4 Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day ona Budget

by Allan Oulate

Valentine's Day isone of the most

popular, celebrated,and

overall...expensiveholidays worldwide.

The averageAmerican spends

$146.84 ofValentine's Day

gifts.

It is expected that atotal of $19.7 billion

will be spent onValentine's gifts this

year.

So, what can you doto alleviate the

financial stress ofValentine's Day and

still impress yourloved one?

Here are a fewideas:

MemoryBox

A memory box willallow you and yourloved one to share

your preciousmemories for years

to come.

Simply find a metalor wooden box and

place as many itemsthat you can that will

remind you both ofthe experiences you

two have shared.

The best part aboutthis gift is that youand your loved will

be able to continue touse the memory box

for many years tocome.

PersonalizedGifts

Personalized gifts arenot only heartfelt,but they are also

inexpensive.

There gifts can rangefrom personalizedmugs, t-shirts, orpicture frames.

Dinner atHome

More often than not,it can be

unreasonably hard tomake reservations

for Valentine's Day.

Many couples maketheir reservations up

to 6 months inadvance.

To avoidunnecessary crowds

and maybe thedisappointment ofbeing unable to getreservations at all,

try having aromantic dinner at

home instead.

Rain Check

Manyestablishments

double their pricesduring holiday's,

especiallyValentine's Day.

The cost of flowers,meals, chocolates,

and jewelry arepriced higher as

well.

So, why not celebrateValentine's Day

another time?There's no rule

stating that youmust celebrate onthe same day aseveryone else.