Social Saturday

This week for Social Saturday, I thought we would talk about ways to throw a dinner party without spending an extreme amount of money. Let me assure you, this in no way means chips, dip, and beer!



When I have people over, I love to go all out. Because usually I am just cooking for myself, and I hate leftovers. So when I can go big, I go big!

What I like to do is:

Pick a theme- this helps narrow down the options, once I did a candy and desserts theme I made cupcakes, brownies, rice krispie treats, and had a bunch of small bowls of candy. Very inexpensive and always fun!

You don't have to go over board on the menu- Steak would be nice (when isn't it?) but pick a steak that is cost effective yet delicious when made right such as skirt steak, and use fruits and veggies that are in season.

A Dinner Party does not mean you have to all sit down and eat- go with heavy apps and a dessert buffet instead- those are always the best parts of every party anyways. Make sure you have 4-6 of each app per person.

You do not have to go out and buy special plates/cups ect. Use what you have, you want people to feel relaxed in your house, so make it as homey as possible.

Exchange Kids Clothing?

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Right now when you sign up your first box is free, you just pay the shipping of $10.95. Then you pay $5 a box plus $10.95 shipping for every other box.

I think this is very interesting!

Walgreens Toy Sale

If you happen to be in Walgreens make sure you check out the toy section! Looks like there is some good deals to look for.


Thanks Jen!

Don't forget to enter the Giveaway

Make sure you go here to enter to win the CSN gift card!

Amazon Diapers

I just bought 140 Huggies Diapers from Amazon for $33.59
I used the Subscribe and Save option- Saved $10.08
I used 2-20% off coupons from BabyTalk Magazine- Took a total of $13.44 off
Then I used my Swagbucks Amazon gift cards to pay for the other $10.07+tax

In total I paid nothing out of pocket.

A few notes about this:
Subscribe and Save is an option that can be canceled at anytime- even as soon as your order ships
The 20% off coupons had to be from two different months- I used the past 2 issues.

Target Valentines stuff 50%-75% off

I just got back from Target and most of the Valentines day items are 50% off for the candy and 75% off for items like: napkins, plates, towels, blankets, pillows, crafts, clothes, and cards.

They had some super adorable stuff. I was strong willed and only bought a t-shirt that says "I wear my heart on my sleeve" super cheesey I know, but for $1.25 it will be cute to wear to bed :)

* On a side note Kraft Shredded cheese is $2.04 a bag. Use the $1.50 off 2 bags coupon found here, to get 2 for $2.54!