Hey what's up so lately I've been super successful with my pickups, getting numbers and setting up dates. My only problem now is I feel like I'm following a sort of formula. I text the girl, set up a date/time, etc and then go on that date with them. I'm a college kid with not much money and I have 2 dates set up this week, with another 2 I'm trying to set up for next week. Financially, this adds up after a while! Do you HAVE to take a girl out on a date every time you first meet them? I feel like some girls already know they want to hook up with you and don't care much for the date. At the same time, I feel like if I were to skip the date and skip right to the "come over to my apartment" I may not get as far, or get rejected. I've read articles where some guys just get a girls number and invite them over asap without doing the date. What are some tips or signs on laying a girl without having to do the first date?

tl;dr I have the basics of pickup/dating already down and want to up my game to skipping that whole part.