How to get prepared for Valentine's Day

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January 16, 2018 2:51 PM

How can you save for that special day to give bae the best treat?

Valentine’s day is in a few weeks from now which means a lot would be going through the mind of people especially in the minds of young people, wondering how they can save for that special day.

Things like how to get money to treat bae right on Valentine’s day, where to take bae to and what to get bae for Valentine’s day.

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This is where the money comes in. How can you save for that special day to give bae the best treat?

Here are ways to save for Valentine’s day

1.Set a spending budget

Valentine's day is a big and serious deal for so many people especially young people so the first thing to do is to set a spending budget for the special occasion.

How much do you want to spend on gifts and outing on the on that day?

Setting a spending budget will help you figure out how much you want to spend on a budget and also make sure go overboard with your spending.

2. Start comparing gift prices

The earlier you start comparing prices of gifts for valentine’s day, the better.

Go online or go out just to check and compare prices of gifts. This would give you an idea of how much you need to spend on gifts.

You need to compare different prices of items.

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It can be of help, so you don't have to buy something at a very expensive rate when you could have gotten it at a cheaper rate somewhere else.

3. Look for special deals and offers

Shops and outlets, restaurants, gift stores would be giving special deals and offer for Valentine’s day.

Find out where you can get nice deals on gifts and meals for that day. Go online, surf the web for nice deals or go into a random outlet, to check if they give special deals.

4. Create a mini savings

Since Valentine's day just comes just once in a whole year, you can set up a small savings to start saving for it.

You really don’t have to open a new savings account for that purpose, you can just have a piggy bank where you put in some money every time.

5. Cut down cost

You need to look for ways to cut down cost on your normal day spending. This would help you save more on things which you don’t necessarily need for that period.

You can put the money you save on cutting down on stuff into your mini savings.

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