Cheap Movies

My wife and I are big movie buffs. When we were dating we went to the movies almost every weekend. But since we got married and had our little girl, time and money have been a lot harder to come by. So we had to find cheaper ways to enjoy the movies we love.

Here are a few simple tips we used that can help enjoy cheap movies:

1. Catch a matinee. We used to always go to dinner before hitting the movie theater. But with a one-yeard old at home we couldn't stay out as late. So instead we switched to a late afternoon followed by dinner. We save money because matinee seats are less expensive. Plus there are usually no long lines to deal with.

2. Stay home and rent a movie. Turn the lights down low, and make a package of popcorn and you'll pay a fraction of the cost of a night out at the movies. Tickets, sodas, popcorn, and other snacks quickly make the movie theater an expensive evening.

3. Join Netflix.com and you will never have to deal with long lines or late fees again. Starting at just $9.99 per month, you can rent as many movies you want and have them delivered directly to your home. No going to the video store in bad weather, no postage fees, no standing on line, no fees for bringing movies back late. And at only $9.99 per month, you only have to watch 2 movies per month to break even (Assuming your local video store charges $5 per movie like mine does). If you think about it like that, all the movies you rent after the first two are free! How can you lose?

4. Pick up a copy of The Entertainment Book. Inside you'll find coupons for movie tickets as cheap as $5.50 per ticket. Plus there are hundreds of dollars of savings on all sorts of restaurants and merchants. The books are regionalized, so you buy the copy for your region and it has coupons that will help you save money on meals, products, and services in your area. You can search the book for your region for free to see which merchants participate and how much you can save.