With the downturn in the economy, not everyone has $250.00+ to spend on a New Years Eve celebration. And that dollar amount is only just the cost of the ticket at some New Years Eve bashes. It is not even touching on the cost of the ensemble – dress, shoes, and accessories or renting an evening jacket or tails. Even couples or singles who have that kind of cashish available are just finding that they are not wanting to spend those dollar amounts on a New Years Eve celebration. Many singles and couples are craving to find ways to ring in a Frugal New Years Eve.
Here are just 3 simple tips for keeping New Years Eve festive and frugal:
1. Avoid the Major City – Party Locally
I feel like those slogans from the 1980s, “Think Globally, Act Locally.” Well folks, party locally. Who needs to schlep it all the way into Chicago, New York, or San Francisco. Find a fun even at the local Hilton or Boutique Hotel near where you live or a classy restaurant bar where you live. You will either experience a drastically reduced cover charge price or have none at all. Many of the hotels will still have a cover charge which might approach $75.00 – $100.00, however, that is still significantly less than a major city.
2. Party with Friends
Either host a celebration or attend a soiree at a friend’s house. You can still keep it festive and frugal and completely avoid the cover charges. If everyone is feeling spent after the holidays and their hosting budgets are spent, remember you can always do the soiree’s nibbles as a potluck. Additionally, but keeping it closer to home, you all will avoid the drunks who might be driving and avoid accidents, ringing in the New Year by keeping it safe.
3. Deck Out Your Home and Stay In
For couples who have already paired off or who are married, go ahead and stay home, just do find ways to have fun, be festive, and be frugal. Costco is offering great prices on champagne from Chandon to Don Perignon. String your Christmas Fairy lights up around your balcony, your back patio, or even the living room if you live in a super cold Northern climate. I bet you two have a dressy outfit somewhere in your closets. Who cares if the party dress you have dates back to the late 199os and his dark suit is from the same fashion era, dress up, doll up, dim the lights, dance around the Christmas lights and you’ll be so busy canoodling you won’t even notice the outmoded clothes. Be sure to insist on waiting until midnight to kiss just to keep things teasing, flirtatious, and romantic.
Happy Dating and Relationships,
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We did just as you mentioned and stayed in (somewhat) on New Years Eve. Our original plan was to go out with another couple to watch a band that a mutual friend of ours plays in. We left about 9:30, picked up our friends, watched the band for a little while but then left, picked up our friend’s son from the babysitter and headed back to our house. We stayed in for the count down and had a great time.
Lisa McLellan
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I have always had the BEST New Years Eve’s by staying in! Partying with a few neighbors or family and not having to worry about the weather or the other possibly ovr imbibed drivers!!We have done fondues, lobster boils, casino nights, etc…the ideas are endless for what you can do close to home!!!!
Sonya Lenzo
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