The inspiration for this amazingly thrifty idea, came from a group of friends of the Thrift-Queen 'The Freddy's Girls'. Essentially the concept behind a Birthday Club is to save money individually, without the feeling of guilt. But the best bit? The birthday boy/girl still receives a fabulous present. It's a win:win senario.
The Freddy's Girls have about eight close friends in their Birthday Club, each with one - three children. That's a lot of birthday presents to be buying throughout the year. Their thrifty solution? Every month each adult pays £10 into a joint account. Then, when it is someone's birthday, there is up to £30 in the kitty to be spent on a gift for them.
The real brilliance of the Birthday Club is that adults and children alike actually prefer to receive a one-off, bigger present, as opposed to lots of little bits. A perfect money saving solution to an otherwise expensive predicament.
Genius!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pippa. I too was inspired by this idea. Queen T x
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