I finally stopped paying for dates and started a $4 park picnic loop, and our Fridays are way better now

David Henderson · 2026-09-17T11:50:03.422471+00:00

I used to drop $70 to $90 every Friday on dinner and a movie with my girlfriend, and honestly most of those nights felt like a chore. Three weeks ago we switched to a picnic at the same little park near the river in Sacramento, just a blanket, a $4 loaf of bread, some cheese, and a deck of cards. The first time we sat there for two hours just talking, and she said it was the best date we've had in a year. Now we do it every Friday and we've saved maybe $200 so far. Has anyone else made a switch like this and found the cheap version actually beats the expensive one?

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