As people pursuing careers in entertainment, and thus, destined to live in LA forever, Damien and I like to focus on the positive features SoCal has to offer. We frequently hit up the beach, are constantly exploring dive bars throughout the city and love to bust-a-move at some of LA’s lesser-known, less-douchey clubs. We aimed ... Read the rest »

So Anna and I recently moved to Westlake Village near Thousand Oaks and were very excited to use the Young and Frugal Challenge as an excuse to get out and check out our new town. When we talk about going out its always to a bar or lounge like P6 or Suki 7, a Cheesecake Factory or Chili’s in ... Read the rest »

First off, a hearty congratulations to Chris from Chicago for winning the inaugural multi-city $40 Date Night Challenge! You can read his winning write-up here. For this $40 Date Night Challenge we will put 4 couples from the Dallas area up against each other. The rules are very similar to last time. I challenged them ... Read the rest »

Daniel’s Note: Blaine started his $40 date out in Plano, then moved down to the hip “Uptown” part of Dallas. Last Friday, my friend Jess and I started our $40 Adventure with a trip to Geisha Sushi & Steak at the corner of Coit and President George Bush Turnpike. It was a logical dinner spot, as ... Read the rest »

Daniel’s Note: Matt and Emily’s Date Night was split between Oak Cliff (South Dallas), and the Park Cities (which are two little cities in the heart of, and completely surrounded by Dallas). We decided to find something different to do for entertainment; we aren’t the concert going types.  My first idea, some sort of Sunday ... Read the rest »

On Friday, John and I had a very relaxed and chill date night. Our night started with eating dinner at Hook Line and Sinker, a casual seafood restaurant, which is located in uptown Dallas. Before going, we checked out the Yelp review which ranks it as a 4 out of 5. We both had their ... Read the rest »

In the neighborhoods surrounding Dallas, there are many eateries and things to do on a budget, but I live in North Dallas (aka the boonies) and wanted to showcase some fun things to do that are close to where I live. Tuesday Date Night: My girlfriend, Jessica, and I went to Stan’s Lakeview Taphouse and ... Read the rest »