3 Money Saving Tips for Your School Ball or High School Formal
Set a school ball budget and stick to it.
With school ball and high school formal tickets costing any where between $95 and $115 and limousine hire costing between $60 and $140 a head, students are spending between $155 and $255 on their night of nights before they purchase what they are going to wear, accessories, beauty, hair, makeup and corsages etc.
All of these purchases and services are being made and paid for at different times, generally over a period of approximately six months.
During this time kids tend to lose count of what they have paid for each of these items, nether lone the total amount they have spent unless they are recording it.
A good way to keep on top of where you are at is to create a spreadsheet to record your school ball expenses or download a school ball expenses tracker or school ball budget.
By doing this each time you purchase items for your school ball or formal just key the amount into the pre set category items eg ball dress, suit hire, shoes, hair, and the pre set formulas entered into the spreadsheet/expenses tracker will automatically calculate your spending to help you stick to your budget and be aware of what you have spent to date.
It is mind blowing how quickly it all adds up.
Shop for your ball dress early and SAVE! A lot of ball gown shops have sales or offer discounts in the months leading up to the school ball season.
They will discount the previous season ball dresses to make way for their new season ball gowns.
Some shops will have discounts on both last years and the coming years' ball gowns.
School ball guide websites and high school formal websites will generally advertise when ball dress shops are having sales and post the information on their Facebook pages to help you find out when and where they are on.
If you miss the ball dress sales, you can save a lot of money by buying a recycled ball gown, hiring a ball gown or borrowing a ball dress from a friend or relative.
Hair and Makeup Group discounts.
Getting a friend, your sister or Mum to do your ball hair and makeup will obviously save you a lot of money, however, if you want to get your hair and makeup done by a professional you will pick up good discounts by getting a friend or two together at one house and it is a fun way to get ready.
With school ball and high school formal tickets costing any where between $95 and $115 and limousine hire costing between $60 and $140 a head, students are spending between $155 and $255 on their night of nights before they purchase what they are going to wear, accessories, beauty, hair, makeup and corsages etc.
All of these purchases and services are being made and paid for at different times, generally over a period of approximately six months.
During this time kids tend to lose count of what they have paid for each of these items, nether lone the total amount they have spent unless they are recording it.
A good way to keep on top of where you are at is to create a spreadsheet to record your school ball expenses or download a school ball expenses tracker or school ball budget.
By doing this each time you purchase items for your school ball or formal just key the amount into the pre set category items eg ball dress, suit hire, shoes, hair, and the pre set formulas entered into the spreadsheet/expenses tracker will automatically calculate your spending to help you stick to your budget and be aware of what you have spent to date.
It is mind blowing how quickly it all adds up.
Shop for your ball dress early and SAVE! A lot of ball gown shops have sales or offer discounts in the months leading up to the school ball season.
They will discount the previous season ball dresses to make way for their new season ball gowns.
Some shops will have discounts on both last years and the coming years' ball gowns.
School ball guide websites and high school formal websites will generally advertise when ball dress shops are having sales and post the information on their Facebook pages to help you find out when and where they are on.
If you miss the ball dress sales, you can save a lot of money by buying a recycled ball gown, hiring a ball gown or borrowing a ball dress from a friend or relative.
Hair and Makeup Group discounts.
Getting a friend, your sister or Mum to do your ball hair and makeup will obviously save you a lot of money, however, if you want to get your hair and makeup done by a professional you will pick up good discounts by getting a friend or two together at one house and it is a fun way to get ready.