Comments on: Five Ways to Save Money on Valentine’s Day http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/valentines-day/ How to Manage Money More Easily Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:24:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Amy http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/valentines-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1859 Amy Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:22:52 +0000 http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/valentines-day/#comment-1859 I agree completely! There is no excuse to "do nothing" when it's so easy to show your affection for free. I even wrote an article about it here: http://www.ehow.com/how_4749795_spend-valentines-day-save-money.html Love is priceless :) I agree completely! There is no excuse to “do nothing” when it’s so easy to show your affection for free. I even wrote an article about it here: http://www.ehow.com/how_4749795_spend-valentines-day-save-money.html
Love is priceless :)

]]> By: Christine http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/valentines-day/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Christine Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:30:42 +0000 http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/valentines-day/#comment-100 My boyfriend and I are both students, and so we've traditionally celebrated V-day in very frugal fashion. Our first year, we made our own chocolates (small molded chocolates, almond bark, etc). Last year, we had a fruit & chocolate fondue. This year? No plans yet -- we'll probably make and eat a nice meal together. It's not fancy -- but I wouldn't celebrate any other way. We don't need dinners and diamonds to enjoy each other's company :) My boyfriend and I are both students, and so we’ve traditionally celebrated V-day in very frugal fashion. Our first year, we made our own chocolates (small molded chocolates, almond bark, etc). Last year, we had a fruit & chocolate fondue. This year? No plans yet — we’ll probably make and eat a nice meal together.

It’s not fancy — but I wouldn’t celebrate any other way. We don’t need dinners and diamonds to enjoy each other’s company :)

]]> By: Blogger Face-Off: Carnival of Personal Finance vs. Festival of Frugality http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/valentines-day/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Blogger Face-Off: Carnival of Personal Finance vs. Festival of Frugality Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:13:11 +0000 http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/valentines-day/#comment-99 [...] Sound Money Matters, here are five great ways to save money on Valentine’s Day. She writes: “I also recognize that most of the Valentine’s Day pressure is a result of [...] [...] Sound Money Matters, here are five great ways to save money on Valentine’s Day. She writes: “I also recognize that most of the Valentine’s Day pressure is a result of [...]

]]> By: Pete @ biblemoneymatters.com http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/valentines-day/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Pete @ biblemoneymatters.com Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:00:13 +0000 http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/valentines-day/#comment-94 Thanks for the tips. As a romantically challenged husband - I need all the help I can get. Good to know now that doing nothing means "doing something but for less". Or at least a card. Now if I could just learn ESP so I could read my wife's mind! Thanks for the tips. As a romantically challenged husband – I need all the help I can get. Good to know now that doing nothing means “doing something but for less”. Or at least a card.

Now if I could just learn ESP so I could read my wife’s mind!

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]]> By: Tony http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/valentines-day/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Tony Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:23:35 +0000 http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/valentines-day/#comment-75 I really like the making dinner idea. I've always wanted to do that sort of thing, but living with a roommate makes it a problem. I also hear ya on the card issue. One year, when my boyfriend was "financially challenged" and feeling sorry for himself because he couldn't do anything nice, he opted to do nothing at all. That still goes down in our relationship history as the crappiest V-Day ever. I was also poor, but I made a effort to make it a nice day and he complained about my choices the whole time. So, in the end MY complaints were about his complaining and his complete lack of thought or creativity, as opposed to feeling bad that I didn't get diamonds or a lavish dinner. I don't know who else is with me on this one, but I think most girls (and guys) would rather have their mate put some thought into it than spend a lot of money, hence the old adage "it's the thought that counts." Disclaimer: Said boyfriend is completely awesome 99.9% of the time. He's just human and has his moments. I really like the making dinner idea. I’ve always wanted to do that sort of thing, but living with a roommate makes it a problem.

I also hear ya on the card issue. One year, when my boyfriend was “financially challenged” and feeling sorry for himself because he couldn’t do anything nice, he opted to do nothing at all. That still goes down in our relationship history as the crappiest V-Day ever. I was also poor, but I made a effort to make it a nice day and he complained about my choices the whole time. So, in the end MY complaints were about his complaining and his complete lack of thought or creativity, as opposed to feeling bad that I didn’t get diamonds or a lavish dinner.

I don’t know who else is with me on this one, but I think most girls (and guys) would rather have their mate put some thought into it than spend a lot of money, hence the old adage “it’s the thought that counts.”

Disclaimer: Said boyfriend is completely awesome 99.9% of the time. He’s just human and has his moments.

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