May 30 2008
Frugal Birthday Parties
These days, parents are under a lot of pressure to hold lavish birthday parties for their children. Some parents are spending $5,000-10,000 on a birthday party for a small child! While this is hard for me to believe, it is happening (and not just for children of celebrities; these are ordinary families we’re talking about.
Where is the pressure coming from? Mostly from other parents, and then from kids who have been desensitized and think it’s completely normal to have a limo or a band at their birthday party.
Are you facing that kind of pressure? If so, check out the site Birthdays Without Pressure . It’s a great resource for parents who want their children to feel special on their birthdays, but don’t necessarily think that it should cost a lot of money. The site gives examples of the kinds of out of control parties that are happening, and also gives tips and ideas for keeping your children’s parties simple .
Check it out.
2 Responses to “Frugal Birthday Parties”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Not A Member? Register for Free!
I am going to post you on my blog roll, please post me on yours. I will be posting you in the top of my blog roll with other Today bloggers, please do the same with me. If we do this, we can potentially generate enough views to help one another. My thinking is we will be stronger working together than apart.
Frugalmoms.today.com
Great site. It amazes me how out of control birthday parties have gotten. I don’t know if I ever even had a “party” for my birthday–nothing close to todays standards anyway. To me, parents who allow their children to think that kind of lavishness is normal and okay, have a lot of work today in their financial planning.