<human>: Can you condense the text into a few key points?

It has been a while since dating. I am a 38 year old male. A few weeks ago I was out with a buddy and two women came and sat next to us. I exchanged numbers with one of them. Since then I texted and asked if she wanted to hang out sometime and we agreed to meet up this wednesday. I followed up with her yesterday to confirm we are still on and she said yes. She asked when and where. I responded with a couple different happy hour spots, and also added the ideas of taking a walk and watching movies. She said she would like one of those two happy hour places and then a specific movie after. 

Now my question is regarding who pays. I do not mind paying for my date. However, I am wondering if there is a tactful way for a guy to tell the woman that we are each paying our own way. 

I am aware that some people feel the person who asks the other on a date should offer to pay for both. I also know some people feel it is best for the guy to pay for the first date to not look cheap. 

I have a few reasons for this question. I plan on asking multiple women out over the next month or so, so it will be much more affordable to pay for myself but not both people on all dates. I am also aggressively paying off some credit cards so my budget is fairly limited while doing so. Also, I know some women go on dates to try to get free food and drinks and I prefer to not be taken advantage of. This specific woman seems nice but not sure how interested I truly am in her. Perhaps if I was super interested in her I would pay for her without even thinking twice. 

And yes, I also know people can go on free and/or almost free dates.
<bot>: for a first date, how can a guy tactfully tell his date that he wants each person to pay their own way?