Posted on September 13, 2007 12 Comments
Now that wedding season is drawing to a close (sort of), it’s time to start thinking about our fall social calendars. Unfortunately, seeing how we recently blew our budgets on frothy dresses, pampered presents and suburban “out of town” weddings, a Budgeting Babe’s fall lineup needs to be cheap. Lucky for us, cheap doesn’t need to mean boring.
Here are some great ideas for cheap fall weekends.
1. Visit a pumpkin patch with your best girlfriends. Drag out the fall sweaters and mittens – you’ll need them for the hayride. Warm up with some hot cider and apple doughnuts. Finish up by hosting a pumpkin carving contest at home. Relax and enjoy the company.
2. Leaves change around October (in the Midwest). To grab a change of pace, pack a picnic and head to a state park or arboretum with a friend. Breathe in the cool, crisp air and listen to the leaves rustle. Beats the sound of angry horns, noisy trains and traffic whistles, doesn’t it?
3. Enjoy a big-city festival. Chicago alone hosts several Oktoberfests, Celtic Fest, a Cheesecake Festival and a few neighborhood fall fests during September alone. While summer festivals get all the big press here, fall festivals are probably less sweaty and taste just as good.
4. Host a keg party. If we were 19, we’d be at one right now. Why stop when we’re 28? Invite old friends and watch the guys get lost in beer pong. Cheap tequila shots for everyone! No need to spend money on food, of course. And charge everyone $2 per red plastic cup.
5. Make a Halloween plan. Every year, my friends and I occupy our entire October by brainstorming and planning our Halloween costumes. Last year I ended up on stage at a karaoke bar dressed in a ninja suit singing “Living on a Prayer” to a viking and a banana. All I can say is, the better your costume is, the better your night will be. Plus, it really balances out the expensive pomp of the summer bridesmaid bonanzas to act like a complete jackass for a night.
While this surely isn’t a comprehensive list, it’s enough to show you that living on a budget needn’t bore you. Just because summer’s over doesn’t mean you have to sit around your house all season. While fall tis the season to save (between summer weddings and winter holidays), have fun with it. Get creative! Be inspired by the changing of the seasons! Live your life! And above all, enjoy yourself.
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September 13th, 2007 @ 11:34 pm
Be careful with charging per red cup for booze. Illegal in my state, probably illegal everywhere.
September 14th, 2007 @ 1:00 pm
Um, she said “charge per cup”, not for the booze. It’s not illegal to charge for a plastic cup! And anyway, who HASN’T done that?
September 17th, 2007 @ 4:52 am
Illegal to charge for cups? Really? Crazy. Who knew?
September 19th, 2007 @ 11:42 pm
You could always ask for “contributions” or “donations” instead of charging for cups.
Great article, BB. By the way where’s the header to link up to this article?
September 20th, 2007 @ 4:17 am
Some pumpkin patches offer Halloween haunted house /field events. Basically you pay money to have people jump out and chase you.
September 24th, 2007 @ 9:05 am
hahaha $2 per red cup… cool idea…will try … thanx for sharing cool thoughts… Dan
October 2nd, 2007 @ 6:07 pm
Don’t forget apple picking and then baking apple pies for everyone at work!
October 5th, 2007 @ 4:43 pm
ah, my roommates and i are hosting our very own Oktobeerfest complete with kegger tomorrow.
So much fun for only $30 each! And everyone talks about the party for weeks after!
It’s so great to pretend you’re still in college when you’re well past college age!
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