How much do you spend on a night out?

[packrat]

When we take the kids w/us, we go out to eat and it's like $40-$50. We took them to see Mr. Peabody the other night but ate here in town so even w/the movie it was about the same.

If JD and I go out to eat, it's $30-$40 or so...we rarely go to a movie b/c my parents don't want to watch the kids that long.

 

[wakingdreams53]

Night out easily sums up to ~$200. Example: Basketball tickets ($110) + Dinner ($60) + Drinks ($40)
Maybe once a month we splurge on something of the sort, be it theater, concert, or something else comparable.
Our city isn't cheap.
A nice dinner & drinks is easily 100. If we go a cheaper route (ex: olive garden) we can successfully spend only $40.

Writing that out makes me realize that we live pretty well haha. (written from the ugliest studio apartment ever)

 

[JaneSmith]

Depends how many hookers I pick up.
As I get older and uglier they charge me more.

No seriously, if we go out to dinner it'll be $20 to $40 for the two of us.
We never go out drinking or to films, concerts or shows.

About once every other year we'll splurge on a fancy restaurant and the bill will total maybe $70.
That's very fancy for us.
I don't even own the kind of clothes that are the norm in the nicest restaurants.

Are you sure you're gay?


Anyway, what is this 'going out' you speak of? I've had one dinner out with just my husband since my daughter was born. I'm not sure I even know how to drive at night anymore.

 

[misskittycat]

Special occasion night out: $80-$100 on babysitting, possibly $2-300 on dinner. That's for birthdays, anniversary etc.

Normal date night: $60-80 on babysitting, $20 on movies $30-50 on dinner.

We go out for nice evenings probably 6-8 times a year and date night maybe once a month.

 

[chrono]

Our night out usually includes the children and so we tend to frequent mid-range places, spending around $40 since we do not order drinks and are small eaters. My children share my food since there is no way I can finish mine and it is impossible for them to finish theirs if they order separately.

 

[asscher_girl]

Depends on where we go to dinner. If we're just going to one of our fav local sushi spots for some sushi and beer, we average $60. We do that about twice a month. We go out to a nice dinner every 6-8 weeks or so, and that's typically $150 - 200. Hubby eats out a lot due to his job (entertaining clients), however we both love to cook so we end up cooking and relaxing at home on the weekends if we can.

 

[Dreamer_D]

*slowly backs out of thread*

*cowers in corner, feeling poor*

+1
We hardly ever go out to eat.One reason is we live in a vacation area and season is from Oct-April so the wait for a table is crazy.
The other is I'd rather cook, it's cheaper. I enjoy cooking and trying new recipes .

DH did get over $500.00 in random restaurant gift certificates as Christmas gifts from his swimmers( he is a coach) so when we do go it's free!!!

DH is bringing in dinner tonight, seafood from Lobster Lady

I love eating out, and there's not a lot of fancy places around here. We're pretty low budget, and it's just the two of us.

The thing that gets me... Several people are paying their babysitters as much as I make at my job.

I spent most of my adult like so far earning under the poverty line and I too cringe at the cost of babysitting. But that is the rate for someone good. There is no other option for us, other than just NOT going out at all. And that isn't good for our marriage. We know because we could not afford to go out for the first four years we had kids!

These types of added costs are a major reason why marital satisfaction generally takes a nose dive post-kids -- all work and no play isn't very good for a relationship!

 

[Sky56]

$23 at the highest for dinner including tip. Two entrees - always vegetarian ethnic food (Thai, Chinese, Mexican, Middle Eastern or Indian). We don't drink alcohol. Our nights out are easy on the wallet. Sometimes we go out to movies, plays and concerts, but mostly we are entertained by the living room big screen.

 

[armywife13]

We usually swap babysitting with friends, so charges for a babysitter usually do not need to be factored in. But when we do need to hire a babysitter, it is usually $10/hr and we aren't out for much more than 4 hours when we got out, so $40. Movie tickets/snacks are around $40. Dinner is $100 max, including drinks. That brings our night out to $180. Most often our nights out are under $100 though.

 

[Roxy]

We both prefer nights in, but once a month we do something on our wedding date (we call it our "monthiversary" ). There's no set spending limit because it depends on what we're doing, but it's rare to spend more than $40-50. If we do splurge one month, we cut back for the next few.

 

[ckrickett]

We eat out a lot! (about 5-7 times a week) but we spend between 15-30 dollars for the 2 of us. SO doesn't drink, and I rarely drink (and when I do one glass of wine) so it's usually pretty easy on the budget, except we do it very often.