{"id":14319,"date":"2015-02-09T16:28:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T20:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/?p=14319"},"modified":"2015-02-09T16:28:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T20:28:25","slug":"money-saving-monday-february-9","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/money-saving-monday-february-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Saving Monday: February 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Money-roll.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Money-roll-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Money roll\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Money-roll-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Money-roll.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We're quickly approaching the most romantic holiday of the year. This week, we round up tips for your best - and more budget-friendly - Valentine's Day yet.<\/p>\n<p>First, check out these <a href=\"http:\/\/money.usnews.com\/money\/the-frugal-shopper\/2015\/02\/05\/8-cheap-valentines-day-gift-ideas\" target=\"_blank\">eight gift ideas for Valentine's Day that won't break the bank<\/a>, from US News Money.<\/p>\n<p>Going with flowers? Skip the boring, very high-priced roses and choose one of these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/best-flowers-for-valentines-day-2015-2\" target=\"_blank\">unique bouquets<\/a> suggested by Business Insider.<\/p>\n<p>If you're nervous that your partner will put you in the doghouse for being frugal, think again: our survey found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/243351\/a-great-valentines-present-isnt-diminished-by-a.html\" target=\"_blank\">the majority feel it's appropriate to look for ways to save on a Valentine's Day gift<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you're popping the question this holiday, be sure to read this Kiplinger article on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/article\/spending\/T050-C011-S001-how-to-buy-a-diamond-online-for-less.html?rss_source=rss\" target=\"_blank\">buying a diamond online for less<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Already engaged and panicking over the cost of your upcoming nuptials? Popsugar tells us why a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/smart-living\/How-Save-Money-Destination-Wedding-36799079\" target=\"_blank\">destination wedding might be cheaper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Valentine's Day!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taxbrackets.org\/images-of-money\/\">Image credited to TaxBrackets.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/money-saving-monday-february-9\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"excerptimage alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>We're quickly approaching the most romantic holiday of the year. This week, we round up tips for your best - and more budget-friendly - Valentine's Day yet. First, check out ... <a title=\"Money Saving Monday: February 9\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/money-saving-monday-february-9\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Money Saving Monday: February 9<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2391,2390,648,703,2060,2056,1724],"class_list":["post-14319","post","type-post","status-archive","format-standard","hentry","category-frugal-articles","tag-cheap","tag-diamond-rings","tag-flowers","tag-frugal","tag-money-saving-monday","tag-save-money","tag-valentines-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14319\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}