Did you catch our Savings Segment this morning on Fox? We are honored to be a featured on Good Day Tampa Bay each Sunday to share our knowledge about coupons and how to get the most for your money! This week's topic was all about saving on those super fun (yet possibly cost prohibitive) Football Tailgate Parties. Click the image to watch the video!
Here is a little more information for you:
- Go Home-Made, Not Pre-Made – Pre-made salads, sandwich platters and appetizer platters are easy, but they are also wayyyy more expensive than making them at home. Mark up is at least 100%, make party trays at home. Did you know that homemade potato salad is the same price as a bag of chips (and healthier)? One 5 lb bag of potatoes will make 20 (large) servings of potato salad- which is only 25 cents per serving, but chips with dip are 50 cents per serving!
- Cater To The Size of the Group – Serve foods that cost less by the serving. How about a Taco Bar or a Potato Bar? You make the ground meat for tacos or bake the potatoes then just serve all the separate ingredients (cheese, sour cream, veggies, etc) for the sides. Or make a ton of Chili (think two giant crock pots) and serve over nachos.
- Pick Cheaper Meats – You will spend less if you choose to make bratwursts, hot dogs and hamburgers instead of chicken wings, pork chops & ribs. You should only spend $2 (or less) per package of Brats & Dogs, and $3/lb on Ground Beef for burgers.
- Don’t Wait to Stock Up – the closer we get to the Super Bowl the more willing you will be to pay full price. Start stocking up now with items that are at their lowest so you can party for less!
Basically, there is NO reason you can't have large parties this year due to cost! Just get creative in your planning and your wallet will thank you as much as your guests!
View some more of our Fox Saving Segment Videos HERE.
~Go Bucs! {I couldn't help it 😎 }
