<div class="block">Do you need some date ideas to help keep your relationship fresh? We&#39;ve got you covered on &#39;Stretching Your Dollar.&#39; Alana McKenzie, dating expert, joined the show to talk budgeting for your fall dates and shared an array of activities you and your partner can take advantage of.</div>

Stretching Your Dollar

Stretching Your Dollar: Planning the Perfect Fall Date

Fall season is in full swing. And if you're looking for cozy ways to enjoy the season with your better half or a potential new partner, there are a lot of options from apple picking, visiting pumpkin patches or wineries. It's hard to know which activities will not put a debt in your budget. So to tell us how to plan a great fall day without splurging, I'm joined by dating and intimacy coach. A lot of MP who is also the author of the art of the feminine seduction. A lot of thanks so much for joining. Thanks so much for having me, Kristen. Glad to be here. What should a person take into consideration to plan a perfect but still reasonably priced fall day? Well, the reasonably priced date is different for everyone. So it's really important to take into account your personal budget. And when you're doing that, you want to think about transportation, food beverages and any entry costs to the entertainment you've chosen and make sure your budget covers all of the areas. What do you think is a good budget to set uh to enjoy the season with another person? That's a great question. I think this really depends on your income and priorities. My husband and I spend around an eighth of our income on date nights and having fun every month. Um But that's 11 reason for that is we have large savings goals and other people recommend that you spend a little more than that, such as Elizabeth Warren, who has that famous 50 30 20 rule where 50% is for your needs, 30% is for having fun and the wants that you have and 20% goes to savings. So it's really important that you think about your own values and priorities. What are some good ideas for an indoor date this fall season? Great outdoor, great indoor day. Excuse me are things like trying out a dance class, getting, moving with your partner but still inside where it's warm and cozy as we said, or you can grab a bottle of wine and play the 36 questions that lead to love game, which is one of my favorites. You can find this on the internet. The 36 questions that lead to love are questions you can ask your partner that theoretically lead to you falling in love with them. So that's a great way to create more connection. Um And if you're really brave, maybe looking for a haunted house. Yeah. Ok. I like this a lot. What about some fun things to do outdoors this fall? So weather permitting, you already mentioned a bunch of them in terms of punk pumpkin patches, wineries and the like. But you could also look for a corn maze or maybe even a haunted corn maze or you could find a bonfire and cozy up around a lovely warm fire outside. Ok. So if you're going on a first date, do you think it's best during this season, Alana to get creative or maybe just to keep it simple, you definitely want to get creative. So whether that's creative financially or around the planning, you wanna be as creative as possible. Creativity is one of the traits that humans find most attractive. So however, you can highlight your creativity. That is wonderful. Ok, I like that. Any good uh first date ideas this fall? Absolutely. First dates. It's good to get a little spooky. It's fall, it's a perfect time. And when you get that adrenaline, it leads to more attraction and more of that kind of juicy falling in love feeling. And so if you want to be creating that with someone, you want to be having a successful date, I highly recommend doing something that has a little edge to it. Ok. Uh Let's talk about websites that might have the best deals, places to kind of save if you do wanna go out on a date this fall season. So entertainment coupon book has a lot of deals for events and entertainment kind of activities you can do. And I personally love Groupon still it's just, they have all of these weird things you never thought of doing like ax throwing that you could check out and try, uh just for fun at a reduced price. Any last tips. A lot of for fun plans to do with the date. Uh, this spooky season. Absolutely. Don't forget about couples costumes. This is your chance there one time of year where it's very common to be planning this kind of costume either with someone or you can use it as kind of a fun. Get to know you question for someone new and experience again, their creativity as we talked about and find out what they would like to do in terms of dressing up with you. All right. Dating expert. A lot of Mackenzie page, a lot of thank you.