Special Occasions on a Budget
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#1 thing is to think ahead! If you know ahead of time you're going to have a party, wedding, birthday, a baby, an anniversary, or in advance of holidays - plan ahead of time for it. Whether it is saving money, buying supplies, making handcrafted items, or whatever it is, don't wait until the last minute or just give up, and say forget it. Do something now. Make a list of everything needed. What you will wear, food, decorations, supplies, travel costs, etc. Whether it is a wedding or just a birthday, a list will save your sanity.
I'm thinking way ahead on this first one---young ladies need to have a Hope Chest. I never had a real one, but I had boxes that I kept things in for when I got married, and had a home. It surely wasn't expensive items, but the little things I bought or made and saved were special to me. And having a box or chest for other special occasions can be a way to save money or at least not spend a lot of money at one time, or go into debt when the time comes for the event.
The next thing that comes to mind is get yourself a savings account, a cookie jar, or a piggy bank and put back a certain amount of money each week. When my sister and I were little, our dad gave us each a little pig. We helped raise those pigs and sold them after they got bigger. We got $25 each for them, which we put in a savings account at the bank. We also worked for our dad at his meat processing plant after school, on the weekends and during the summer. We made $1 per hour and we were allowed to keep 25 cents but we had to put 75 cents in the savings account every week. The accounts drew interest every month or maybe every quarter, and by the time I was 16 years old I had $75 in mine. I used the money to buy my wedding dress.
You would be amazed at how much money you can accumulate if you save a certain amount of money each month. Go online and find a calculator or use this one HERE.
For ladies who stay at home and are not employed, making money, save a certain amount each week from your grocery and household budget money.
The next thing that comes to mind is get yourself a savings account, a cookie jar, or a piggy bank and put back a certain amount of money each week. When my sister and I were little, our dad gave us each a little pig. We helped raise those pigs and sold them after they got bigger. We got $25 each for them, which we put in a savings account at the bank. We also worked for our dad at his meat processing plant after school, on the weekends and during the summer. We made $1 per hour and we were allowed to keep 25 cents but we had to put 75 cents in the savings account every week. The accounts drew interest every month or maybe every quarter, and by the time I was 16 years old I had $75 in mine. I used the money to buy my wedding dress.
You would be amazed at how much money you can accumulate if you save a certain amount of money each month. Go online and find a calculator or use this one HERE.
For ladies who stay at home and are not employed, making money, save a certain amount each week from your grocery and household budget money.
More coming soon. . .and in the meantime, I'm sure you'll think of other ways to save for the big day!