Thanksgiving has just barely finished and Christmas is barreling towards us with full force. For most, this means a healthy serving of joy with an abundance of stress on the side. Christmas has become a holiday focused on gift giving. And if you are a broke college student like us, that can be terrifying (A.K.A. expensive). There is a solution to spending a lot of money on all your friends during the holidays. That solution is a party.
The Party Plan
You may be thinking throwing a party is expensive. Why would I throw a party, which cost money, and buy present for everyone? Well, the key here is to be in charge of the party plan with a few your closest friends.
*Send invites through facebook to the whole guest list, which cuts back on invitation fees.
*Tell all of your guests to bring their beverage of choice and a $5 gift, a funny gift they don’t want anymore, a re-gift, etc. Be creative with it!
*Decorate your place with holiday decorations, which you already do so that’s no extra cost.
*Create a music playlist, filled with your favorite holiday songs.
*Each friend planning the party should buy finger foods, which are quick and easy. This way people don’t expect a sit down dinner and with the food split up it saves on cost for one person.
Prep Work
Once all of your friends have been invited and know of the $5 gift and beverage plan, you can start decorating and purchasing the food. The decorations will be essential to creating the right holiday mood. Have the party at the party planning friend’s place with the best space and best decorations. Make sure to help out with decorating, even if it’s not at your place (it makes the job more fun and finish quickly). Have one person in charge of music (whoever has the biggest holiday song selection and a keen ear for crowd favorites). Make a list of everyone’s favorite finger foods and divide them up equally, price-wise. Remember, you can find some extremely economic snacks at your local dollar store.
Paaaaartay
Once the date of your party has arrived you can do just that… party. Having a team effort on throwing this festive event helps out a great deal with stress levels and cost. Also, you can rest assured your friends will never think you forgot about them when it’s Christmas gift time. I mean who doesn’t love a good party, good friends, and a hilarious gift exchange?
Have any tips for throwing a holiday party of your own or saving money on gifts for friends? Let us hear all about it. We welcome all suggestions that will save us money and make the holidays a little more joyful and a little less stressful.
Katlin
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