10 Free or Nearly Free Valentine's Day Gifts

Times are tough and if money is in short supply, you may be looking for an inexpensive way to celebrate Valentine's Day for free or nearly free. Since it's the thought that counts, expressions of love do not need to be expensive. Here are some free or nearly free Valentine's Day Gifts you can give your loved one.

1. Sneak on to your sweetie's computer and change the desktop theme to a Valentine's Day theme. Aathemes.com offers several Valentine's Day Themes to choose from.

2. Write a poem or a song for your loved one. Even if it's a terrible poem, the fact that you tried is a gift in itself. If you have any musical talent, set it to music.

3. Send a free Valentine's Day online greeting card or send more than one. Greetings123 offers many free Valentine's Day cards to choose from. Personalize your free Valentine's Day card to make it meaningful.

4. Make Free Valentine's Day Coupons. Use your computer or write by hand and make coupons for a back rub, a home cooked dinner or any other treat you think your sweetie will love. Offer to do chores both major and minor and to do something you don't like to do (like "go to the craft show/car show with you").

5. Plan ahead and record several of your partner's favorite movies to be watched together on Valentine's Day with popcorn.

6. Find an old picture of the two of you and frame in beside a current picture of the two of you. The longer you have been together, the more sentimental this nearly free Valentine's Day gift will be.

7. Plan a surprise date to the place your first met. Take a walk around the university campus, or the mall, or wherever you first saw one another. Reminisce and show you remember every moment.

8. Fill your sweetie's Mp3 player with songs that have meaning to you. Music from your wedding, your first date, "your song". Or Make a CD with music from your romance.

9. Take a day off from work together. Time together is priceless. Use a vacation day to spend time together. With Christmas long past and summer still far away, it's a great time for a mini vacation.

10. Make a heart shaped meal at home. Use cookie cutters to cut meat, bread and even arrange vegetables in a heart shape. The time and effort involved shows you care.

There are many ways to say "I Love You" and they don't have to be costly. Celebrate Valentine's Day without breaking the bank with free and nearly free Valentine's Day gifts.