5 Inexpensive Valentine’s Day Gifts for Women

You don’t have to spend a lot of money on Valentine’s Day to make it special. This is especially true if you’re married or dating a money conscious women. In fact, I would be appalled if my husband “surprised” me with an inexpensive gift. I would much prefer a thoughtful gift that is easy on the budget.

If you’re low on money but still want to do something special for your wife this Valentine’s Day here are five inexpensive Valentine’s Day gifts for women.

A Card

If your wife is sentimental and appreciates something that she can hold onto then a card (and maybe even a box of chocolates or bouquet of flowers) is a perfect solution.

Just do yourself a favor and spend some time reading through the cards and select that one that really speaks to you.

A Clean House (**My Favorite!)

My favorite option, and one that I’m sure many women would appreciate, is a clean house.

Cleaning is an everyday chore for many women and is even harder when small kids are involved. Get your wife out of the house and surprise her by letting her come home to a clean home. If you have kids try and get them involved in the cleaning action.

A Dinner Cooked By You

There’s something special when a man goes way out of his comfort zone to do something special for his wife. So, even if you aren’t a great cook your wife will love seeing you at least attempt to make a meal for her.

A Movie Night

I’m a big fan of horror movies but my husband hates them. I know that whenever he’s happily agreeing to watch a horror movie it’s purely for my benefit and I appreciate it.

Your women would probably also appreciate you choosing to cooperatively watch with her whatever she’s interested in. Pick out a movie together or choose one you know she’d love and set up a movie night. (You could also make it a dinner + movie night.)

Do Something She Always Asks For

For me the simplest gifts can be the most meaningful. Your significant other probably feels the same.

If there’s something that your wife or girlfriend always asks of you but you never manage to get around to then go ahead and do it for her – it will be the perfect inexpensive gift!

source: everybodylovesyourmoney.com

Worth the hype: The Beef at Hole in the Wall

MANILA -- The Beef serves what is arguably the best burger in Metro Manila.

There are really, only three items in the menu: the hambuger (P275), the cheeseburger (P295), and fries (P85).

But The Beef, which stands right next to Chef JP Anglo’s Liberation Shawarma at Hole in The Wall in Century City Mall, gives its diners the option to have the burgers with fries, like a meal set (starts P350). It also offers extra patty (P180) and extra cheese (P50) for heavy-hitters.

The menu should clue in the diner that at The Beef, it’s all very simple and straightforward. This is exactly The Beef’s burger philosophy: to unclutter the burger. You’ll see this as its mission on its menu board: “The best uncluttered burger on this side of the planet. No insecure oversizing. No customization. No fancy topping.”

On a slow Friday afternoon, we went to try The Beef’s cheeseburger with fries (P395 including service). We only had to wait less than five minutes, but that’s also because there were no lines. It was a slow Friday afternoon.

The order comes with ketchup and herbed aioli. The fries had a nice crisp to them. They were a bit too chunky and cut too largely for our preference, but they’re fries. Being too chunky and large is hardly a sin.

The first thing we noticed about the cheeseburger was the bun — holy hell, it was a soft and buttery brioche with a cute crackle on the toasted edges. It was then that we realized bread is an often overlooked component in the burger business. We’re just too happy to report that finally, someone remembered and paid enough attention to it.

And then comes all the pretty things in the middle —the ample amount of vegetables, the cheese that glues all of it together, lending a nice level of salty creaminess to it all, some bits of bacon that is always a good thing, and the star of the show, the beef patty.

Oh boy, the beef patty. I was told it was made with beef chuck from cows raised in the US and beef back fat from local Wagyu beef. No wonder it pulled a rich and solid flavor.

Its dripping should tell you how juicy juicy juicy the patty was. But despite that juiciness, the burger didn’t crumble. It’s a good thing that came very much appreciated — the dripping was messy enough.

If only Kalayaan Avenue wasn’t such a bitch to navigate, we’d probably have The Beef at least once a week. But that’s not the case, so we’re making a deal with ourselves to try and see if we can manage a bi-monthly trek.

The Beef, Hole in the Wall, 4/F Century City Mall, Makati. 10am-10pm

This story was originally published on Coconuts Manila.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com