It is a few days before Valentine’s Day and you are broke! Or maybe you are saving for a new house, baby, trying to pay off debt, or an unexpected bill that came up. Boy has this happened to my husband and I several times. I came up with 70 ideas on what to do on Valentine’s Day when you are broke to share with you.
Yeah, I know Valentine’s day is commercialized! But let’s face it… if you show up with nothing your wife, girlfriend, or significant other is upset because it was an afterthought in your mind. Which makes them feel like an afterthought as well.
It is not about the Day it is the THOUGHT!!
For me, it has always been important because it is my birthday. So my husband has double duty! But remember I said that we were broke several times during this time. Thankfully I had many birthday freebies to take advantage of here is the blog post if you like to sign up for freebies as well.
So we had personal experience of what to do when you are broke or low on funds and you want to make it special for your significant other.
With some initiative and creativity to add along with these ideas, your Valentine’s Day should be memorable and probably the best one yet when you look back on it years later.
Just an FYI: If it is a true and valid reason why you are broke (I really didn’t know how to write this sentence any other way) and you are in a healthy, stable relationship and none of these examples suffice…then you may have an entirely different situation on your hands. I am not a relationship or marriage counselor just a wife that has been married almost 16 years, birthday on Valentine’s Day, and my love language gifts.
So if I got through it…we got through it (Husbae has a job on his hands) you can too! This may be only temporary, so don’t get caught up in your feelings and what everyone else is doing on social media. Don’t be fooled by the hype!
Here are some examples of some things we did and more!
Some of these examples pertain to after things get back to normal, just to keep that in mind.
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Things to do on Valentine’s Day when you are low on funds
- Go to the library
- Go to the park
- Pray together
- Go to church or online church service
- Listen to a new Podcast
- Start a Podcast
- Start a YouTube channel
- Have Bible study
- Picnic in the park or car (if it is cold)
- Netflix or Hulu with pizza (Little Caesars $5 Hot and Ready pizzas)
- Workout at home together
- Go to the gym
- Cook together
- Go to the museum
- Color (adult coloring books are nice) or draw
- Play board games
- Binge watch a new show or series (try watching something your significant other would like)
- Puzzles
- Ride bikes
- Fishing
- Create a DIY project
- Bake a cake
- Make homemade cards for each other, family, neighbors, or assisted living residents
- Make a TikTok video
- Go Hiking
- Volunteer/give to the needy
- Cleanup
- Give each other massages
- Have a cup of coffee or tea together
- Go to a Coffee shop
- Go to Bookstore
- Try on clothes
- Window shop
- Go house shopping
- Make a vision board and write out your goals, then talk about them
- Talk about the Future (I love this one!!)
- Talk about your past (keep it positive… not too many Ex’s stories)
- Write a poem to each other
- Write a love letter to each other
- Do each other’s hair
- Give each other a facial
- Do a mini photoshoot and dress up
- Watch YouTube
- Watch Comedy shows on TV
- Go on a car test drive
- Clean out the car together
- Test and smell out cologne and perfume (My oldest son gave me this one, lol!)
- Walk the Trail
- Together play a sport
- Play video games
- Play games on your phone
- Visit relatives or friends (After Covid goes away)
- Go for a drive
- Sit outside and just talk
- Go to the Mall
- Listen to music
- Karaoke at home
- Take a bubble bath
- Play cards
- Go couponing
- Eat food samples at local stores (when they come back after the Rona)
- Fantasize (My husband gave me this one.)
- Play with your kids
- Play with your pets
- Go through old photos or videos
- Job hunt (My husband gave me this one too. smh)
- Search Pinterest & create a board about something you want to work on
- Go to the Dollar Store
- Read a book together
- Give each other a manicure and/or pedicure
- Have a Zoom call with friends
- Start a Blog
- Brainstorm small business ideas
- Look up classes that you both would like to take
Most gift-giving days or holidays are commercialized and they do not have to celebrate. It is simply the thought that counts, a day out of normalcy and to feel appreciated. I hear people all the time saying that they celebrate such and such day every day and not just on that particular day. Well, that would be nice across the board but it is simply not the case in reality. These simple things just highlight how just taking the time out to do small, everything things together can be memorable and more meaningful than spending so much money. Enjoy your Day!
