Entertaining is expensive.
I shopped at Aldis for all our staples as they seem to provide the cheapest grocery options within a reasonable driving distance. I got enough stuff for ten people for $50 which would only be five dollars per person for food and no one is going to need to bring anything. This is actually pretty great :) There was some hamburger meat on sale that was a better quality and marked down so we don't have to eat pre fabricated burgers *(blech) and chips, fruit, corn on the cob, and some no bake boxed cheesecake and toppings for those. i could have saved more if I would have noticed that the crust was contained in the cheesecake box... but I didn't :( Oh well, with everyone bringing the drinks I am going to have a pretty good cookout for our frinesd. I'm excited that I could get the food for it without breaking the bank. It isn't going to be fancy, but I don't think anyone that will be in attendance will really care.
This weekend I visited a really cool store in the town over from me. It's called the Flying Pig and everything in it is used/new but donated for charity. It is a charity shop, all the proceeds go to help children in families with terminal illnesses. So the things are very nice and very reasonably priced. There are also two great antique shops that have some reasonable prices that you can ask if they can 'do a little better' on the price for you. I shopped there and my local goodwill on Friday, not amazing finds, but It is cool that I found some new stores that have affordable, 'green' alternatives to typical retail therapy.
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