My partner and I want to try something new. We are kinda on a budget but don’t want to waste money on something we don’t like. What do you suggest we try? We have some basic toys but were thinking about exploring something kinky.-Poor But Pervy
Cleveland, OH
You mean we aren’t all rolling in money? Impossible! Contrary to popular belief, we are not all millionaires. In fact, most of us have to stick to a fairly strict budget and unfortunately sometimes adding to your sex toy collection can be a pricy venture. Not to worry though, luckily you’re talking to a bona fide bargain shopper and grad student budget queen. But I like enhance my sex life as much as the hotel heiress, so I get around the sticker shock of a sales tag with a little Do It Yourself (DIY) mentality and these helpful hints.
Exploring kink does not always have to cost you an arm and a leg. Sure, there are a ton of really good quality kinky toys out there to blow both your paycheck and your wad on, but there is also a whole world of super hot ways to enhance your sex life without draining your bank account.
First up. Lets talk common sense about senses. You’ve got five of them – taste, touch, hear, smell and see – all which are perfect for playing with! You can touch all the right nerves with a little DIY temperature play. Just grab a couple of cubes of ice and voila, you’ve got yourself a basically free way to heat your partner (or yourself) up by running the ice over their nipples, genitals and everywhere in between! And don’t forget along the neck and by the ears – two highly sensitive erogenous zones. Try this with a super soft feather as well to drive your partner crazy with light, tickly touching.
Moving on with the senses, an amazingly simple way to get the most out of your partner’s sight is to cover it up. Grab a silky scarf, bandana or even a thicker necktie and loosely tie it around your partner’s head, making sure that their eyes are totally covered. Then just lick your way around, making your next move totally unpredictable so their body will be totally surprised by where your tongue trails next. Plus, as we all know, when one sense fails, the rest heighten to compensate for the deficit, so prepare for your partner to be super sensitive to your touch. Make it even more interesting by adding the ice here as well to make it hotter than hot!
If it’s something a little more kinky you are looking for, how about using that scarf to tie your partner’s hands to the bed? Restraining your partner’s hands gives you the opportunity to tease their body (and yours) with no interruption by their roaming hands and lets you have your dirty way with them without allowing them to have a say how. Of course this is all consensual sex we are talking about here and should be communication heavy. Remember to check with your partner to make sure they are comfortable and not tied up too tightly. Make restraining you partner even more exciting by blindfolding them here as well. Down two senses = double the fun!
Talking about toys, if it’s those pricy floggers and paddles you lust after, try landing some perfectly placed swats with the cheapest smacking toy around - your own hand! Or you can go for the ultimate Catholic school fantasy with a few sharp swats with a wooden ruler. Just watch out for any splinters! What you don’t want to do is buy anything that says novelty on it, like the whips you find at the costume store around Halloween. Good quality sex toys are expensive for a reason, and the $6.99 whip you see is inexpensive because it’s probably cheaply made and will fall apart and possibly hurt you after the first few cracks. Remember, it’s cheaper to pay sometimes.
The name of the budget game is to be creative with what you already have at home and take advantage of substituting an expensive toy for something as simple as your own hands. Sure this may get mundane after a while, but it gives you time to save your pennies to pick up that Liberator Shape of your dreams!
Keepin’ the piggy bank in tact.
J.D. Bauchery
