Your Top 8 Tips For A Cheap Date In FoCo
So, you finally got someone to go out with you. Nice. But, here’s the catch: You’re in college and you’re broke.
Don’t fear! Welcome to your all inclusive resource for the best (cheapest) date that a CSU student can buy!
- It’s a date, right? So you’ve gotta step up your wardorobe. Luckily, Express offers a 15% discount when you show your student ID. Online, or in-store.
2. Ok, you’re looking good. How about some flowers for your date? You don’t have to go to a florist’s shop for these. King Soopers has flowers year round, and often for $5 or less. Talk about ballin’ on a budget.
3. The worst part about first dates? That awkward silence during the car ride. Avoid weirdness by signing up for a music streaming service. Both Amazon Prime and Spotify offer discounted student subcriptions for $4.99/month. Go ahead, give your new beau the AUX cord. You can afford it.
4. Time for dinner. OH WAIT, you’re broke! Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. Go ahead and download two of Fort Collins’ most popular money saving apps: Pocket Points and Hooked. Both offer great coupons to local restaurants. Guess you get to pick up the tab, you chivalrous dater, you.
5. You’re done eating, but the night is still young. How about a movie? The Cinemark Movie Bistro and XD offers a regular 15% student discount on tickets any night of the week. However, you may want to go on Tuesday, when they offer seats for as little as $5.75 per ticket.
6. Wow, this must be the best date ever. You still have time to go to a sports game. Luckily, CSU students get free admission to athletic events. Go support your Rams and flash all the cash you’ve saved on your date.
7. Congratulations. You killed it. Your money saving skills and suave nature really impressed your date. Now your date wants to meet up for drinks. Where should you go? Well, Thursday night is the time to go out for drink deals in FoCo. Check out the new $10 Ram Band deal for unlimited wells and domestic drafts. Or, if money is really tight, hit up Tony’s for Ladies Drink Free from 9pm-11pm.
8. BONUS: Feel like buying your new hunny a present? Go hit up Honey! Honey is a web application you can install on your browser. Once installed, it automatically searches the web and applies coupon codes to your online shopping purchases. Because, let’s be honest, who of us isn’t addicted to shopping online?
