The Frugal Dater

The last time we came up with a top 10 list for cheep and free date ideas for winter it was our most popular post. So for spring we decided to do  it again – and not the same list that you you’ve seen everywhere else with things like picnics and going to the movies.

So break out a notepad and get ready to have some frugal fun!!. And if you like this this please share it with others and help us out by supporting our sponsers.

Wii Rock!! Break out that video game console, especially with games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. These make a great date especially if you’re meeting a new circle of friends.

Popularity: 19% [?]

As we continue our series of 10 dates for less then $10 we move on to another of my favorite cities  ~ Baltimore, MD.
There’s nothing like a stroll through Baltimore to get you in the mood for crabs.

	Hit the Harbor There’s more then 10 things to do at the harbor all by itself but we’re going to count it as just one. official link

Popularity: 18% [?]

The secret to any date is to make a magic moment, something memorable.

With all the snow that’s come down in the north east in this winter, this presents the perfect opportunity to make one (or more) of those magic moments.

These moments can happen inside or outside and don’t take credit cards, but you might want to keep your digital camera or cellphone camera handy so that you can share your magic moment with all your facebook fans.

Chocolate Kisses With it being so cold outside then why not make some hot chocolate and snuggle up saving the warmth. Special skills needed? Only the ability to boil water. And if you really want to get creative then you can

Popularity: 11% [?]

Guys, If you’ve ever seen a girl’s email box from an online dating site, it’s usually filled with … we’ll put it this way it’s usually filled.

It doesn’t even matter if she has a picture or not she’s getting responses and most are going to look something like this..

How did I take that snapshot? I simply made a fake account on one of the dating sites didn’t upload any picture and boom the mail just started flowing in. The thing about it is girls don’t even have to try and they’ll get their choice.

Ever seen this on somebody’s online profile “Something other then dinner and a movie” near their first date section? It’s almost the trendy think to put near the bottom of your online dating profile these days – especially on the free dating websites.

Never fear though, we’ve gathered a list just in time for the cold winter breezes that are blowing through to help you come up with some great cheap ways (after all we’re all about being frugal and saving money)  to have a memorable and fun date. Most of these make great first date ideas by the way .  Now onto the list:

Wii Rock!! Break out that video game console, especially with games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. These make a great date especially if you’re meeting a new circle of friends.

Popularity: 100% [?]

As a follow up for our FrugalDate alerts for the free and cheap dates, we wanted to provide some idea lists that weren’t as time relevant for some of the different cities.

We looked around at other lists out there and some of them were mostly for things like picnics, writing love notes, taking a walk, and other stuff that was just super generic.

We’ll start off in Atlanta Georgia. (this isn’t a top 10 list, we just did a list of 10, you can rank them in the comments below)

	Go see the Farmer’s market (cost ~Free) official link

Popularity: unranked [?]

So we’re in the middle of the dog days of summer (although here in the southeast, I’m finding it a rather mild summer vs last summer). We’ve found so many free events and freebies that our most popular post (by a looong shot)  has been the schedule of free outdoor movie listings that we were able to compile around the country.

Although some of them have finished their run, a good number of them continue (some even til September) .  That’s because we’ve been working on ways to make things even better.

Don’t you hate when you’re out on that first date and the conversation comes to that lull? Well we’ve come up with a list of XX questions that you should be able to remember at least a few of to keep both of you talking.

P.S. People love to talk about themselves ~ I know I do, don’t get me started rambling about my B.S.

1. What is your funniest habit?
2. What famous person would you like to have dinner with? What would you talk about?
3. What drives you absolutely crazy?
4. What do you like to do when you’re bored?

UPDATED – 6/13/09 We’ve now added more cities and movie schedules, so if you didn’t see your city before you might want to check again.

There’s plenty of free summertime movie showings all over, now it might not be the latest blockbuster – but I know plenty of girls and guys that think movies are pretty cliche` for a date. That’s why you have to put a spin on it, outdoors in the open air and on a blanket – this is much more social and comes off much better. And the best part is that these come free (and sometimes even with free refreshments).

Popularity: 15% [?]