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Pity they weren't around in my dating days. We had to figure this stuff out for ourselves without the help of our banks.
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“The key to dating without financial stress isn’t about sticking to a rigid euro amount, but understanding your wider finances and setting realistic boundaries,” says Eoghan O’Hara, Ireland country head with online savings platform Raisin.
“There’s no universal rule for what you should spend on a date, but having some structure can help prevent costs creeping up,” says O’Hara. One of the simplest ways to sense-check your spending is to think in percentages rather than prices, he says.
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“The key to dating without financial stress isn’t about sticking to a rigid euro amount, but understanding your wider finances and setting realistic boundaries,” says Eoghan O’Hara, Ireland country head with online savings platform Raisin.
“There’s no universal rule for what you should spend on a date, but having some structure can help prevent costs creeping up,” says O’Hara. One of the simplest ways to sense-check your spending is to think in percentages rather than prices, he says.