{"id":20571,"date":"2013-12-23T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/?p=20571"},"modified":"2013-12-16T16:49:08","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T21:49:08","slug":"frugal-new-years-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/frugal-new-years-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Frugal New Year’s Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By contributing writer Laura<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Are you looking to ring in the new year without breaking the bank? There are plenty of ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve without forking over money on expensive events, concerts, or dinners out. Here are some creative ideas for frugal New Year’s celebrations.<\/p>\n

Blessing Jar<\/h3>\n

Make New Year’s Eve a time of reflection on all that you have to be grateful for. Set a time when all your family members sit down to share the blessings and memorable events from the past year. Bring out a large jar and designate it as your New Year’s “Blessings Jar.” Ask each family member to write down blessings on scrap pieces of paper throughout this new year and add to the jar. The goal is to collect all those notes so that next New Year’s Eve you can empty the jar and read out loud all the blessings from that year.<\/p>\n

Host an “Around The World” Potluck<\/h3>\n

Get creative and host a small dinner party for a few of your closest family or friends with an “around the world” theme. Have each person bring a dish that represents a new year’s tradition from another culture or from their own family heritage. Some different traditional new year’s dishes from around the globe include:<\/p>\n