Novel and Cheap Ways to do Valentine’s Day
As a student, Valentine’s Day is an unnecessary expense that you are glad only comes around once a year (assuming you have a girlfriend). The male population tend to suffer more heavily due to their belief that Valentine’s Day is unnecessary and the burden that they have to get something for their partners. Girlfriends also tend to become frustrated if what they received had little thought go into it and if it was inexpensive. But the worst crime of all is to leave it and get your appropriate other nothing. Here are some ideas as to how you can do Valentine’s Day on the cheap but also make it look like you’ve put some effort into it –
Handmade cards
Nice cards nowadays can be very expensive for what you get, so a nicely designed and appropriate handmade card can express your feelings for a fraction of the price. It will also subtly show you care as you haven’t just gone out and bought a run of the mill card, you have actually tried.
Stay away from Personalised
The idea of something being personalised is often very nice but it will usually cost you around 3 times more than the item itself would’ve cost you if you had bought it without the personalisation. Things with generic messages on them can be just as good if you give them to your partner face to face.
Make them enjoy their day
Simple gestures throughout the day, such as saying I love you and other simple solutions will increase their opinion of you and they’ll be much happier for the rest of the day. Sorting things out for them or doing jobs that would normally be theirs to do are other ways of making that special person feel even more special on Valentine’s Day.
Flowers
Usually where most of the cost is concentrated, but it needn’t be. The price of roses and other Valentine’s Day related flowers will sky rocket around this period, so other nice flowers could be an option that are a fraction of the price. A fair while before Valentine’s Day find out what your partners favourite flowers are and then go and buy some on Valentine’s Day, hopefully they won’t be in the typical price hike and she will probably enjoy them more than a typical rose.
Hopefully these hints should help you not spend an arm and a leg this Valentine’s Day, but if you have got some extra cash, why not spend it on the person who makes you feel special and make them feel special.