There are a lot of contradictory feelings about Valentine's Day: some people love it, others loathe it. The one thing most everyone can agree on is that Valentine's Day is expensive, and it is easy to spend a lot of money on something as simple as cards—which is madness. With so many people in debt with student loans or medical bills, spending money on Valentine's Day is ridiculous when there are smarter ways to spend money. Here are a five reasons why you should not spend your hard-earned money on
Valentine's Day:
It Is An Insignificant Holiday
People often feel obligated to celebrate Valentine's Day, even if they are single. So they go on a date or go out with friends, when really they do not need to go out at all. No one needs to eat one heart shaped thing if they do not want to. This is an unimportant holiday. In an ideal world, it would be completely unnecessary because all couples be grateful for the love they share, and tell the ones they love they appreciate them on a regular basis. But there are 364 other days in the year you can appreciate them, Valentine's Day is just another day, and you have no obligation to celebrate it whatsoever.
It's Expensive
The thing about Valentine's Day is it's expensive. If you even get some cute small things for your group of girlfriends, let's say you have five close girlfriends, a card and some cute heart shaped things quickly add up to $50 or $60. Which is nothing compared to flowers, teddy bears holding hearts, dinner reservations or heart-shaped jewelry. I'm not even mentioning all the other heart shaped gifts you can receive. It's smarter to save the money, the heart shaped candy will be much cheaper on the 15th.
You Have Better Things To Spend Your Money On
In the grand scheme of life, Valentine's Day is not important. There are things you'd rather have than a stuffed animal or an overly priced bouquet of flowers, and things you need like rent, clothes, car payments, student loans, toiletries, a waffle maker and other random items that bring you joy that are more practical and more important. In so many ways, it is a holiday meant to boost the economy in February, but you do not have to participate. You can save your money, or spend it on something smarter than Valentine's Day.
It Is A Terrible Day/Weekend To Go Out
It is a universal truth in the restaurant business that Valentine's Day is one of the worst days of the year. It is completely slammed from open to close, there are almost exclusively parties of two which requires breaking down and reorganizing the whole dining room, couples are rude, demanding and linger forever. It is generally speaking a hilariously unromantic atmosphere. From a customer's perspective everywhere is jam packed while it is freezing outside, everything is expensive, and if you happen to not be in a relationship it is a weekend that can make you feel self-conscious about it, when your relationship status is not something you should feel self-conscious about.
It Is An Insignificant Holiday
People often feel obligated to celebrate Valentine's Day, even if they are single. So they go on a date or go out with friends, when really they do not need to go out at all. No one needs to eat one heart shaped thing if they do not want to. This is an unimportant holiday. In an ideal world, it would be completely unnecessary because all couples be grateful for the love they share, and tell the ones they love they appreciate them on a regular basis. But there are 364 other days in the year you can appreciate them, Valentine's Day is just another day, and you have no obligation to celebrate it whatsoever.
It's Expensive
The thing about Valentine's Day is it's expensive. If you even get some cute small things for your group of girlfriends, let's say you have five close girlfriends, a card and some cute heart shaped things quickly add up to $50 or $60. Which is nothing compared to flowers, teddy bears holding hearts, dinner reservations or heart-shaped jewelry. I'm not even mentioning all the other heart shaped gifts you can receive. It's smarter to save the money, the heart shaped candy will be much cheaper on the 15th.
You Have Better Things To Spend Your Money On
In the grand scheme of life, Valentine's Day is not important. There are things you'd rather have than a stuffed animal or an overly priced bouquet of flowers, and things you need like rent, clothes, car payments, student loans, toiletries, a waffle maker and other random items that bring you joy that are more practical and more important. In so many ways, it is a holiday meant to boost the economy in February, but you do not have to participate. You can save your money, or spend it on something smarter than Valentine's Day.
It Is A Terrible Day/Weekend To Go Out
It is a universal truth in the restaurant business that Valentine's Day is one of the worst days of the year. It is completely slammed from open to close, there are almost exclusively parties of two which requires breaking down and reorganizing the whole dining room, couples are rude, demanding and linger forever. It is generally speaking a hilariously unromantic atmosphere. From a customer's perspective everywhere is jam packed while it is freezing outside, everything is expensive, and if you happen to not be in a relationship it is a weekend that can make you feel self-conscious about it, when your relationship status is not something you should feel self-conscious about.
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Theresa Todman, Managing Partner/CEO of B&M Financial Management Services, LLC . Theresa works with small business owners and entrepreneurs to assist them with financial management and creating organized systems and procedures. She specializes in bookkeeping, accounting, QuickBooks solutions, small business tax issues and consulting.
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