How I Blew $290 on Valentine’s Day With My Wife

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First let me start by saying that my wife and I probably had one of the best Valentine’s Days we have ever had. I would even  say that it is up there with the time I created our own drive in movie, which is still my most memorable Valentine’s Day. It is so easy to get caught up in the consumerism of Valentine’s Day, which leads you to believe that it’s all about the “stuff” you give and the money you spend going out to some fancy restaurant. Over the past 10 Valentine’s Days that my wife and I have celebrated together, I have been guilty of falling into this trap myself. We have done the $300 dinners and the expensive gifts (usually …