Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and the National Retail Federation estimates that the average consumer will spend $126 - up $10 from last year. It’s not surprising considering that sending a dozen red roses on the big day will set you back up to $125 dollars. The Christian Science Monitor has offered a cost-saving solution: They suggest making February 15th your “personal Valentine’s Day” so you can get roses for a lot less.
- Of course you may have to pay for a cleaning service after your significant other hurls the vase at you.
- Call me romantic, but I’m going to do what I do every year: Take my wife thru the drive-thru at McDonalds and get her a “You-Make-Me-So-Happy Meal”.