Our budget tip Top 10
1. Instead of going dining in a restaurant, you can have a cheap fun meal with your friends. You can set up a potluck where each guest brings one dish (starter, main etc.). You can even make it an evening with a theme. For example Italy or an American style diner.
2. When you want to extend your wardrobe, don’t go running to the shops immediately. Perhaps you can update you old clothing and make them trendy again. Or you can make your own clothing, which is really popular at the moment. You need fabrics (go to the market for cheap fabrics), a sewing machine (second hand is cheaper) and a couple of lessons or a good book to learn how to make your own dresses. Maybe your mother can help you with that, when we were little our mothers made the most horrible clothing for us. But they have got the experience!
3. The summer is coming and we all like to enjoy the sun. An afternoon on a terrace however is very expensive. What we like to do when the weather is good is organizing a pick nick. Pick a meeting place and let everybody bring something to eat or drink and a few mats. The budget afternoon can begin. At the end of the day you have a full stomach and a pretty color on your face.
4. Experience your childhood all over again! When we were young we exercised a lot without even noticing it, besides that we paid almost nothing for it. It is almost summer, so start rollerblading and rope skipping again!
5.
The best make-up tip we can give: You do not need to buy really expensive
labels. The cheaper labels give the same results. Kim is really enthusiastic
about the cheap cosmetic label: Essence.
6. Decorating your home doesn’t have to be expensive
as well. It is actually really fun to create nice decoration without paying a
dime, because it makes you very creative. The pictures show some examples:
Chantal
had a neighbor who created her own wallpaper in the kitchen out of recipes from
a monthly magazine. It looked really fun and creative.
7. When you feel like partying, organize an American
party! In America is it common to bring your own food and drinks when you go to
a party. So make an invitation and invite all your friends, your party on a
budget can start!
8. Instead of going out with your friends or watching
television you can relive old times with board games. We all have played a lot
of board games when we were young and most of us have saved our favorites. So
wipe the dust of the board games and have a really fun night with your friends.
9. Holidays cost a lot of money, however as a student
we have a benefit. We are more flexible in when we would like to go on holiday.
Some weeks are a lot cheaper to fly, so avoid the summer and try to book a
flight for example the first week of January.
10. Don’t go grocery shopping when you are hungry! And
make a clear list of what you need and stick to the list!
