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Saving up for and engagement ring can take a long time because you still have to pay for all your living, travel and housing expenses etc, each month.  So when the time comes to buy a diamond engagement ring, here are five top tips to make your budget stretch a bit further! 

1 Buy in a Sale
Most jewelers offer deep discounts when sales are slow or when they are making room for new inventory.  Your budget will go further if you buy your engagement ring in a sale.  Look for special offer codes on this site.

2 Buy White Gold Instead of Platinum
Although most of the cost of an engagement ring is in the price of the diamond, choosing a white gold engagement ring over a the very expensive platinum one will make a noticeable difference to the price of the engagement ring.

3 Add Baguettes
If you choose to build your own engagement ring, why not add tiny baguettes to accent a smaller good quality diamond?  This will add a significant amount of extra sparkle for not much extra cost. This is a much better option than simply choosing a poorer quality, but bigger carat diamond, which will have less sparkle and look dull by comparison.

4 Do Not Buy Top Quality
If you cannot appreciate the subtleties between top graded diamonds and those that are next tier down, why pay top dollar for the best?  To the untrained eye, G,H or I color white diamonds are virtually indistinguishable from the very expensive D, E, F grades, making them cost effective choices. 

In the same way, choosing a “good” or “very good” cut diamond, rather than the top priced “ideal” cut, will make your budget go further since the differences in sparkle are only apparent when the various cut qualities are compared alongside each other.

5 Buy Online
Many jewelers use online stores to showcase old stock and are able to offer special discounts because of their lower overheads.  So your budget will go further and you will find the best bargains when you buy your engagement ring online.

If you are looking for the perfect engagement ring, you probably have a very clear idea of what you want.  It does not matter whether you want to surprise her at the proposal or shop together afterwards for the engagement ring, it can take more than one visit to one jeweller to find something close to what you really want. 
So why not build your own diamond engagement ring?

This is not as expensive as you might think.  And it will add a personal touch to the ring that you both hope symbolises your lifelong commitment to each other.  So why not create your own ring?

Some of the best jewellers online, all offer build your own engagement ring services.  If you want, you can buy a ring that is totally bespoke.  But most people find their perfect engagement ring setting in the wide selection of bands designs offered.  This keeps the costs down to a manageable level. 

The range of engagement ring settings includes the more popular styles of solitaires and trilogy styles, in bands ranging from narrow to wide.  And all of these can be made in your choice of metal.  So if you are looking for that very unusual rose gold engagement ring, or something in platinum, it can be done. 

And when you have chosen your setting, you can have fun choosing the perfect stones to set into it!  At the end, you will have a unique engagement ring that will be treasured by you both and your heirs for generations to come. 

Go on!  Treat yourself! 
Start right now to create your own diamond engagement ring.