A Valentine’s Day Tip

This is a Valentine’s Day tip for all of you Startup Daddies and Startup Mommies out there.  The best way to show your spouse you really care about them is to do the little things that take a more thought than money.  At least that is how it is in our house.  Go buy a Valentine’s Day card, and mail it to your spouse today.  If you mail something to someone in the same city, it will get there the next day (that is, everywhere I have lived).  So make an excuse to go to the grocery store.  They all sell cards and stamps now, and most have a mailbox right out front.  You know you need diapers, or eggs, or vodka, whatever.  Fill out the card, and mail it to your significant other.  Get another card, of course, to give them in the morning.  Make sure they open the mail tomorrow, and when they see your thoughtful gesture, instant brownie points.

None of us need a Greeting Card Holiday  to remind us that we love the people in our lives.  It sure makes a great excuse though. Do something a little special tomorrow.  Go out to lunch, buy a bottle of wine to share after the kids are asleep, anything.  The reason we work hard is to make life as good as we can for our family, right?  So stop, and appreciate what you have.  Even if you have no romantic interest in your life, I am sure you have someone you can tell you love them.  So tell them.

What inexpensive things do you do to show the important people in your life you care?