155. How To Be Awesome At Maximizing Your Party Budget

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How To Be Awesome At Maximizing Your Party Budget!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Celebrations, especially kids celebrations, are so much fun… and they can also be so expensive.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Lindsay is sharing all the things she's learned about how to choose where to spend the money for the greatest impact.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She's sharing the process she goes through in planning and how she decides what to do herself, what to hire someone else do, what to buy and what to rent.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s amazing how much you can stretch your dollars if you plan ahead of time and do it strategically.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re talking about how to get creative with a part of your party when it’s just getting too expensive.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we are talking about party budgets and throwing really special events that don’t cost nearly as much as they look like they do!  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First, we brain dump and get allll our inspiration and ideas together and approximately how much each will cost.  Then we eliminate what we don’t need or could do ourselves and focus what’s most important to you and what will be the most special to your little birthday boy or girl.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lindsay says…</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Full disclosure!  I spend my money on kids parties and organic food!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For me, at this stage in my life, I prefer to send money on moments and experiences with our family and friends… then on more stuff.  I don’t need more stuff, my kids don’t need more stuff… so I go really light on gifts and spend more on parties and activities at the parties that the kids can help me play and set-up and look forward to doi