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Save Money on the Next Party

It can be expensive and exhausting having company over for a gathering. With just a little preparation, some organization and some creativity you can have a great party that won’t cost a fortune and that you can actually enjoy.

Steps to Planning and Saving for a Party

1. Start cooking ahead of time. Having appetizers or parts of the meal prepared and frozen will take a great deal of stress off of your planning. You will also be able to save more money by making your own food.

2. Think outside the box – or maybe in a box. The last gathering we had we asked a local restaurant to make boxed lunches for the event. The food was made and placed in little to-go boxes and delivered right to the event for just $6 per person. It was easy to do (because we didn’t really have to do anything) and even easier to clean up.

3. Buy food that is on sale to use for your event. With a little online research you can make great dishes out of any ingredient. All that you need to do is type in the ingredient name along with “recipe” into your search engine and then start sorting through the options.

4. Use crock pots to cook your dishes. You know the food will stay warm as long as you like, cooking in crock pots takes no time at all and you can cook just about anything (including dessert) in a crock pot.

5. Limit the guest list. You may want to invite everyone you have ever known so that no one gets offended, but that is no way to save money. Cutting back on the guest list will help cut down on expenses AND it will give you and your guests time to visit. Too many guests can be overwhelming to everyone.

6. Skip the alcohol. Offer a mix of tea, water, sodas, lemonade or other punches but avoid anything alcoholic. You will save a lot of money but you will also avoid any liability if a party-goer runs into problems after they drive away from your home.

Be creative when planning your next party and you can save time, stress and money along the way.

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