For many people, part of a typical date entails going out to eat. Unfortunately, eating out can be extremely on a college budget. Our informal research showed that many students spend more than $1000/year on dating. It is likely about half of that amount is spent on eating out. Fortunately, there are many possible ways that a person can save on dining out. If an 18 year old made cumulative decisions that allowed him/her to save half of the average $500/semester spent on eating out during dates, this decision could be worth more than $2,000,000 at retirement. Click on the links below to see how you could begin to save on restaurant bills.

1. http://www.restaurant.com allows a person to save a large percentage of the cost of eating out by purchasing discounted gift certificates.
2. http://www.citydeals.com/deals/control/main is a site that allows you to find great discounts at restaurants you love. 
3. http://copycat.cdkitchen.com/ if the restaurant experience is not really that important to you, but you just love the taste of the food, you will love this website. Learn how to inexpensively make the food you buy at restaurants for a fraction of the cost.