It’s high time for more enlightened but cash-strapped men to start doing what savvy women have been doing for centuries: dating for monetary gain.  Thanks to a more level employment playing field for women and the explosion of the “cougar” phenomenon, male gold-digging is alive and well.  Women are a bit trickier to handle than men, so aspiring male gold-diggers should heed the following advice carefully:
1. Seek out the progessive ladies only.  More conservative, old-fashioned types will still want a man who supports his wife and brings home the bacon.  …

Once upon a time, a woman was guaranteed a free ride any time she went on a date, with no obligation to even kiss her benefactor goodnight. Today that is not the case, despite the continued gender wage gap, and her continued responsibility for bearing children. Thanks to a certain 1970s social movement that liberated men from having to pay for stuff, those golden days of rest-assured, free three-course meals are long gone. However, if a girl uses a little tact, she can keep her wallet in-tact after a night …

We’re entering very dangerous territory here my friends.  It might as well be a field of landmines.  How, praytell, can you take someone on a date and then avoid paying the check. 
This one’s mostly for the fellas, but girls keep it in mind in case a man tries to pull this one or “go dutch”.  You may need one of these as a countersuit.  These will be specific to meals, but most can work for other dates.
 1. “Ooooh, darn.  I forgot my wallet”
A classic, but so cliché’ it’s dangerous.  Your date …

1. Feeding the Pigeons in your local park
2. Playing hide and seek in Home Depot
3. See who can get the fullest from the free chicken teriyaki samples at the mall food court
4. Watch a movie at Best Buy
5. Hang out in the parking lot of an outdoor concert.  Tailgating is FUN! (read the article on tailgating)
6. Finding the highest calorie item at the freezen section of your supermarket
7. Bird watching
8. See who can find the highest priced item at Wal-Mart
9. Go to the farmers market and collect cheese and fruit …

Let’s start by saying that there is nothing wrong with using coupons on a date. But, for whatever reason society has deemed it inappropriate when on a date. Here is what you need to do:
1. Be Calm
2. Once check arrives, hand the waiter/waitress your credit card
3. DO NOT give the waiter the coupon at this point!
4. See where the waiter is headed and tell your date that you need to use the restroom
5. Hand waiter/waitress the coupon out of view of your date
6. Presto – Dinner has been discounted
7. Walk …