Christmas party ideas: How to host a budget-friendly party when you're nearly broke

Christmas is just around corners and it is a mandate that you start your planning right away if you are Christmas host this year. This is to ensure that you don't get last-minute anxiety about party planning. Christmas party is basically full of carols, exchanging gifts, Christmas decorations, baked goods, and Santa med events. Here are some ways by which you can have a Christmas party even when you are broke as it is end of month.

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Budget-friendly tips for hosting a Christmas party

• Activities- If you are planning to host a Christmas party on a budget n focus more on including a variety of activities and games instead of spreading out a series of a platter for your Christmas party.
• Desserts- Serve bite-size dessert dishes so that your guests can fill up on sweets as sweets turn out to be more filling as compared to dessert options.
• Budget- Prepare your budget well ahead of party and always keep that in back of your mind, so whenever you feel urge to spend your savings you will have a budget to look back to.

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• Cut back alcohol- Cut back on your alcohol expenditure by installing hot cocoa in your house with baked goods as snackable around it. 
• Guestlist- Invite only those who matter to you. Revise your guest list according to that.
• Prepare food at home- Don't order party food from outside and prepare it at home. 
• Potluck party - Potlucks are best way to save time and host best party of year while being on a budget.
• Watch a movie at home- Prepare a projector and a white screen to project your movie on a big screen. Arrange for drinks, popcorn and snacks that go along with your crowd. 
• Customised gifts- Gift each of people a personalised gift according to what y like, this will show how much you care about m as well as focus of your party will shift on gifts instead of food platter.

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