Celebrating a graduation often means throwing a party or having a family get together. Luckily, you don’t need to spend a ton to give your grad a party to remember.
How to throw a thrifty grad party
1. Invite online
Send your invites via Facebook by creating an event or use an online invitation service like Evite.com or PaperlessPost.com. This saves money on paper invitations β and your guests receive them right away!
2. Throw the party at home
Don’t rent out a venue. Throw the party at your house to keep the party personal and your spending down.
RELATED: How to host a holiday party on a budget
3. Make the food yourself
Prepackaged food is often more expensive than cooking at home. Search for dip ideas and easy recipes to satisfy your guests’ cravings.
4. Make it a potluck
If you aren’t so keen on preparing food for a large party, invite your guests to participate potluck style. If you’re using a Facebook event page, ask guests to post what they are bringing. If not, you can create a sign-up list with a website like SignupGenius.
5. Buy dollar store soda
You can get a 3-liter bottle for a dollar and your guests won’t know the difference.
Check out this 3 for $3 deal on 2-liters at Dollar General!
6. Create a signature beverage
Making a punch is a great way to cut cost. It keeps you from having to buy too many different beverage options. Most non-alcoholic punches can be easily doctored with alcohol for your over-21 crowd, too. Just be sure to label which is which if you make them both in advance!
7. Improvise on decorations
You don’t need a million miniature graduation hats scattered around the room for your guests to know the party theme. Instead, grab some streamers, a few balloons and a poster board from the dollar store. Guests can write messages to the graduate and it becomes a keepsake for this monumental event in their life.
Best of the Week
-
Here are the best Walmart deals happening now!
-
16 of Clark Howardβs favorite deals
-
The best deals at Amazon right now!
-
125+ of the most useful items that can make life easier
-
18 eco-friendly items you can reuse instead of buying over and over
-
The best deals of the Loweβs Spring Fest Sale!
-
The best deals of The Home Depotβs Spring Black Friday Sale
-
The best deals on grills right now
-
The best deals on laptops right now