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Cheap Date 101: A guide to dating on BSU wages
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You have spent the summer slaving away for some extra cash for college, needless to say . . . it wasn’t worth it. The bookstore is a mini version of the twilight zone, you walk in and walk out of the bloodsucking bookstore and there is no hope, you are broke as a joke. At this point in time you weigh the same amount as your checking account, which isn’t very much. You walk out of the vampire’s den with five books that you know you will not read cover to cover, that the professor has chosen for an education you hope is suited for you, and all those underpaid hung-over hours you worked wasn’t worth a dime.
Okay ladies, you can probably call up “Daddy” and ask for some extra cash, but for you men out there you know you can’t call Mommy and Daddy, at least not when your roommates are around. You begin to settle for the lesser things in life, instead of Corona you’ll drink Busch Light, without the luxury of a home-cooked meal you resort to the 3-minute Ramen noodles. Needless to say, “How will you ever score if you donOt have enough money to take a girl out?”
I have the answer. Welcome to Cheap Date 101. This is one of the most informative classes you will ever encounter at BSU. You donOt have to buy a book for it, there are no tests, and it will not cost you a dime. I cannot take all the credit for the knowledge I have in store for you; I would like to take a moment to thank my wonderful boyfriend, the King of Cheap Dates.
At this point in time I am going to give you a list of many things you can do to have a wonderful date with the budget of only $5. With the use of your student ID you can receive discounts at a few places in town, such as the Galaxy Diner. The Galaxy Diner is a little ’50s restaurant located on Capitol Blvd. Cheap Date #1: at the diner you can receive a 10 percent discount just by showing them your BSU student ID. With a budget of only $5 you can’t take a girl out for dinner there, but your sure can take her out for dessert. The Galaxy Diner has an array of many delightful desserts, but the best is the three scoop Banana Sundae that is out of this world.
Cheap Date #2: the movies. The Reel Theatre, located on Overland, has ticket prices of only $2, and the midnight movies are only $1. The only downfall to the Reel Theatre is that they don’t always play the most recent movies, but heck at a grand total of $4 for the two of you, who could resist?
Cheap Date #3″ Old Chicago. Yes, that is what I said, Old Chicago. Cheap Date #3 is intended for those of you who are 21 and up for those fortunate few who have fake ID’s. Old Chicago has Happy Hour everyday from 4-7 p.m. and during this happy hour there is free pool. Tuesday is Fat Tire Tuesday: $2/pint. If you go on a Thursday, it is Thirsty Thursday, which entitles you to a $2 beer special of the day. On those glorious NFL Sundays you can receive $2 pounders. If you are lucky, your date is a lightweight who can’t finish her beer.
There is no need to thank me for these wonderful words of wisdom, just use them wisely. If you really want to impress you date, you can buy her a carnation for the mere total of $.39. Let’s face it, ladies get roses all the time, but a dozen carnations is priceless.
Erica Ewing