Tightwad Tuesday: A Frugal 4th
We generally spend a frugal fourth of July with our church family. Fortunately, our church has a large parking lot and a grandfatherly gent who loves to buy lots of fireworks!
We gather outside around 8-8:30 and everyone brings munchies. This year we’re having a “movie” theme. I’m bringing nacho cheese that I’ll keep warm in a crock pot and others are bringing tortilla chips. Others will bring Whoppers, Milk Duds, Dots and the like. And, of course, we always have watermelon.
We pool all the firewarks and have a couple of designated pyrotechnics set them off. (This safety precaution was learned the hard way after our pastor’s wife ended up getting her eyebrows singed by an escape firework) We start with the “little kids” stuff and work our way up.
The adults are able to sit on lawn chairs and visit and enjoy the show. This is low-key and inexpensive and our kids LOVE it. So what about you? What do you do for a frugal 4th? Be sure and share your ideas at beingfrugal.net.
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