Guys, always make sure that you have a hand in picking out the place in which you will dine. You should be able to have some influence since you will be picking up the bill. Also, make sure you treat your date extremely well. She could make this a night that you can't forget or a night that you will spend years trying to forget. So, make sure you act like a gentleman.
Dances tend to suck the money from the already empty pockets of teenagers.
If you have a girlfriend, you have no way out. You will go to the dance. Hopefully, she can understand you're cheap. If you don't want to be cheap, I hope that you are loaded. You will be spending money and lots of it.