Have A Night Out For Less! by Finance News Bulletin

Published: 15/11/07

A friend of mine phoned me a pair of nights ago to complain about the lack of occasion she and her partner seem to get together Since having a baby a couple of existence ago they've found themselves on a taut budget, so a simple night out has become a actually big dealWhat's more, she explained that after paying a babysitter, and taxis to and from where they're going they could easily have spent £40, without having done anything Indeed, I know she's not the only one feeling similar to this as anyone having to exist on a tight budget needs to be careful and watch where every currency goes

But, as I explained, the canny can still have a great nighttime out when on a tight budget So here are a few of the suggestions I gave her to show how you can pay less for a night outIf anyone is paying full price at the instant in Pizza Express I'll be astonished For a start The Times is currently running a promotion that gives a free main serving of food when two populace dine there - and the most expensive meal is free (snip out the voucher in the newspaper)

The Times offer only runs from Sunday to Thursday, so if the babysitter is booked for a Friday or Saturday look to your trusty Nectar points in its place - you can currently get a voucher for a free major meal (the cheaper one is free) when two eat dinner for just 500 points and the offer can be used on any daylight hours of the week You'll need to apply for the coupon and the offer expires at the finish of NovemberIf Pizza isn't your thing and you have a Tesco Clubcard, check out the deals it has on offer Convert those points to Clubcard Deals and for every £2

50 you'll get £10 to spend in Cafe Rouge, HaHa Bar & Canteen, Bella Italia, Caffe Uno, Harry Ramsden's, Ma Potter's Chargrill, Ortega Tapas bars Santa Fe, Tootsies and Dexter's, advantage many more Note that the vouchers must typically be used against foodstuff purchases only, so you'll need to pay for food and drink separatelyAnd if you live near a Wagamama's, keep in mind to register and check the site every now and again Its promotion room has offers on for different restaurants every week, from free main serving of food offers when two people dine, to free drinks and side instructions

Simply print out the vouchersIf you fancy seeing a movie for less high-quality old Nectar comes up trumps again For 1,000 points you can get an adult Vue movies ticket (900 points for a youngster's ticket) outside London (adult tickets for London cinemas or gold tickets price an extra 300 points)on the other hand, check out Lastminute

com -- it has standby tickets for any of the London Vue cinemas for now £425 - not awful when you'd pay over £11 full priceBetter still; why not see a film for free If you're in London, the Prince Charles movies is hosting a free, four week movie festival with Film4

Two movies are being screened every Thursday on around 615pm and 845pm) for free -- just turn up and claim your free label on the night Free movies to see this Thursday are "My Beautiful Launderette" and "Last King of Scotland"

And if you're attractive flexible and like the idea of seeing films before they're free for gratis, why not sign up to SeeFilmFirst The company is second-hand by major film companies and the media to distribute tickets for movie previews By signing up you will be emailed the latest showings on offer -- but you need to be quick as it is first come, first servedIf you're in London and fancy seeing a engage in recreation or show, check out Lastminute again; it has a variety of deals with theatre tickets from just £10

Current offers include "The lady in Black" and "The Country companion" for just £10Alternatively, you can snap up tickets to see "The 39 Steps" and dinner at Tiger Tiger, or "The noble of the Rings" and dinner at Fire and Stone for just £20 You won't get the most excellent seats in the house for these prices, but if you're crafty you can use sites such as TheatreMonkey to find out where the best seats in your section are when bookingwith any luck these give you just a few ideas of habits we can have cheap evenings out by planning ahead

And don't forget you can currently increase your Nectar points sum by 100 points by taking their surveyMy friend and her associate have now decided to book an evening out, and will be having banquet at Pizza Express, followed by a film at their restricted Vue cinema, all good manners of their trusty Nectar points What's more, as her silent has volunteered to babysit, and they're planning to take the bus to and from municipality they reckon they'll be able to do it all for less than £20 I'll be very interested to see how she does

The opinions expressed here are those of the individual writers and are not representative of The Motley FoolEven more gratis cinema tickets, register on to Moneysavingexpertcom and subscribe to the free preview cinema meeting for free tickets all around the countrySome friends and I are big fans of the T

V humor panel show QI, hosted by Steven Fry We had a unbelievable night out back in May of this day as members of the audience for £250 for all four of us

When we think how much we paid to get into a famous humor club once Anyway, I got our tickets by registering with Applause store, who give absent audience tickets for some top shows such as Top gear, Ant and Dec shows, The X issue (which I'm going to this weekend but usually has a 2 yr waiting catalog, got my tix last week) amongst many others

I registered with them in being at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, but it may be worth checking out their site wwwapplausestorecom to see if you can sign up for some freebie tickets All they inquire for is a £2

50 booking fee Good fortune KarynOr you could even socialise with your neighbours

The aforementioned £40 would pay money for you 9 good bottles of wine from a well known superstore (3 for £10), and more snacks and Pizza’s than you could eat The babies doze upstairs (not 100 yards away) and a good occasion is had by all© Copyright 1998-2007, The assorted Fool Limited All rights kept

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