Date: 21 Nov 2009 Comments: 0

So you’ve got a big celebration coming up, and you want it to be special. Only thing is, since the economy took a turn for the worse, the pennies are kinda tight at the moment, getting in caters or calling your local Chinese restaurant is never cheap. Your event can also go off with a bang, without you having to spend loads.

• Cook the food yourself. Usually with an event you’ve got hundreds of things to organise, and if you can get someone else to worry about the food, thats one detail taken care of. BUT, you gotta save the pennies, and your not liking the prices the outdoor catering firm has quoted. Another chore to be taken care of by you, but itll be cheaper for you to do it this way. This may work out for you, as you now have total control over what you want to serve to your guests. So you can make a vegeterian dish for the only vegeterian there.
• Start calling in the favours. Now that youve decided to do this on your own back, you’ve got to get the hired help, depending on the size of the event. Those favours your owed? Time to call them in, because you need all the people to help out that you can get. All hands on deck for this one, and the more hands you have the quicker it gets done and you can move onto something else.
• Use a cheaper brand when shopping. Your guests probably wont even noticed if you swap for a cheaper brand if you dont mention it. During a recession we really shouldnt start being snobbish over eating a cheaper brand of food. This will save on some more pennies, allowing you maybe to buy more or put that money saved into something else.
• Use you house as the venue for the event. Probably not what you had in mind, but it can still be a memorable party. The money you’ve saved on not booking a hall can be put back into the bank. For bigger events you could even use a location out in the countryside for a touch if class, if you can get permission.