BONUS // 10 Cheap Birthday Party Ideas For Families On A Budget

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Chelsi Jo

Kids & Family, Parenting, Entrepreneurship, Business, Kids & Family:parenting

4.7 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

After my oldest daughter's 7th birthday party rang in at a whopping $500 for a piddly 2-hour party, my husband and I looked at each other and said, "something has to change." I was a single mom and a crafty one for many years, so making grandiose birthday parties for a baby, then toddler, then kindergartner wasn't that big of a deal. But she then acquired friends, and preferences, and expectations, and wants. We were stuck with giving and giving and giving, which meant spending and spending and spending. This episode is all about how we went from overspending because of cultural expectations, to wise, thoughtful spending of our money to celebrate birthdays for our kids. The 10 ideas in this episode are just the short list of creative options out there and it's sure to get you thinking about how you can approach your little ones upcoming party. xoxo, Chelsi Jo . . . Join Our Free Systemize Your Life Community www.facebook.com/groups/systemizeyourlife Successfully Manage Your Home + Business Without Feeling Pulled In All Directions Watch The Free Workshop Here www.chelsijo.co/workshop Get Your FREE Time Blocking Workbook Here www.chelsijo.co/timeblockingworkbook Get Your FREE Fundamental Needs Workbook Here www.chelsijo.co/myprioritiesworkbook . . . Ready To Jump In And Get Results ASAP? JOIN THE SYSTEMIZE YOUR LIFE ACADEMY HERE www.chelsijo.co/academy

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0:00.0	Did somebody say bonus system? Yep, sure did, because if you're going to systemize your life with Chelsea Joe, then you need to know all the details.
0:12.8	This bonus episode is going to give you the down and dirty in 10 minutes or less on a straightforward system that's proven to make at least one part of my life less
0:21.8	like World War II and more like the zen you get after an hour of hot sweaty yoga. So if you're
0:27.3	looking for some snappy tips and tricks, then come kick it with me in this bonus episode.
0:32.6	Okay, so here's the deal, you guys. I am actually really going to try hard to keep this episode under 10 minutes.
0:39.6	I always say that. I'm just long-winded. Sometimes I just got to tell you guys all the things.
0:44.6	But today I'm really, really excited about this one. I am giving you my system for swapping out your traditional birthday party with some other alternatives so that you can actually
0:56.8	be on a budget. Not long ago, well, actually a long time ago, as soon as Blaine and I were started
1:04.3	dating, we started talking about how we would be managing our finances and then we got married
1:08.4	and he moved in. I already had a kid. We were in our 30s.
1:11.8	Like it was just a lot of talking about how to get on a budget and we totally agreed how to do it.
1:17.6	But it took us a while to get serious about it. We follow the envelope system with Dave Ramsey and we have
1:23.3	sinking funds for all of the big spending, big ticket items that we do every year. And when we
1:28.6	started calculating it and tracking it, every single year, these birthday parties would come up and
1:34.0	they were a huge expense. For Frankie, I was giving her big, grandiose birthday parties from
1:40.9	her first birthday party on. I ran an event design company and a floral design
1:48.1	company with my mom for years. And so I love to host and I love to give big parties. And most people,
1:54.5	most moms feel the pressure to keep up with the Joneses and they want to give big birthday parties.
2:00.4	And it's this huge ordeal.
2:02.4	And I don't know if you've ever sat down to look at it. But my mediocre birthday parties that I was
2:10.1	throwing were costing at least $500 for a two hour party. You know, I mean, it's just ridiculous. So even though I was super crafty
2:21.6	and I did a lot of DIY stuff and I was keeping the cost down in that way, there still is this
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