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10 Cost Friendly Ways to Show Your SO You Care This Valentine’s Day

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UCLA chapter.

Being on a college budget is rough. You want to let your boo know how much you love him/her this Valentine’s Day, but it’s difficult when all of your money is going towards textbooks, rent, and groceries. Here are 10 cost friendly ideas of what to do for your significant other this Valentine’s Day that he/she might appreciate even more than a dinner at Nobu or a Tiffany bracelet.

  1. Plan a picnic at the beach or your local park with sandwiches you made yourself

  2. Make a pinboard your honey can hang in his/her dorm with all of your favorite pictures of the two of you

  3. Feeling deep? Write bae a poem or a letter

  4. Cook a homemade dinner with one of these cheap wines https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahburton/im-drunk-but-im-pretty-sure-these-are-the-best-red-wines-und?utm_term=.nbQLR9LRX#.qaRNOaNOb

  5. Breakfast at Denny’s– the pancakes are bomb

  6. Send a pizza to his/her house with “I Love You” or one of your inside jokes written with M&M’s

  7. A package with all his/her favorite snacks wrapped with a giant bow

  8. A one hour personal massage coupon

  9. A handmade friendship bracelet. Learn how to make one here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YujvDp5BJ78

  10. Take bae to late night In-N-Out                                                                                                                              

    *Photos from parade.com,Giphy.com,66.media.tumblr.com,4.bp.blogspot.com, dangerdame.com, recipe4living.com, acrosseplayground.com, images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com,38.media.tumblr.com,Giphy.com

Hannah Wren is an English major and Digital Humanities minor on the Dean's Honors List for outstanding academic performance at UCLA. Hannah loves to write and has ample writing experience outside of school. Currently, she works at 7 Generation Games where she creates content for their website to engage and inspire their users. When she is not writing or working, she enjoys spending time with her family, bonding with friends and reading. After she graduates college, Hannah hopes to become a UX designer, entertainment journalist and publish a novel.
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