Those Pilgrims Had the Right Idea

Well, it’s that time again, folks!  Luckily for us, there is a holiday coming up in this brisk month of November!  This means instant blog theme for the week with no creativity on the parts of either of us.  So without further ado, I give you the numbers on the stomach stretching Thanksgiving!

Well, think about it.  If you weren’t the one to make Thanksgiving dinner last year, how much did your host/hostess spend?  How many people were there?  Some people spent $186 on a dinner for 6 people.  And, that menu was not at all that complicated.  What if you’re feeling a bit more initiative and want to create everything on this menu?

I realize that the more people that are there, it actually gets cheaper per person, even though that seems counter-intuitive.  But think about it for a second.  If you’re going to make all those different dishes, how much more would it cost to throw another potato in the mashed taters and get another person at the table?  You get to divide the cost by one extra!

But everything isn’t all that golden and happy, even though I hope your turkey will one!  Last year, in 2008, the price of the average Thanksgiving dinner went up a little over 6%... and that was just for the supplies.  With the state of the economy then (as well as now), that increase was likely to be felt a little more than anyone would really like.

But never fear, we are here together to try to stave off the awful food bill.  And think about all the extra benefits with saving on Thanksgiving… holiday shopping is just around the corner…

First of all, sometimes it doesn’t even matter what specifically is on the table.  After all, aren’t holidays like this mostly about enjoying being with friends and family?  (Cue awwws or groans).  But, if you’re really worried about what’s on the plate, here is a great place where you can get ingredient information and everything to create a meal for 8 under $80.

Also, there are many different ways to save money on Thanksgiving.  From using decorations from the back yard to scoring a free turkey… they’re all out there.  Just keep on reading all this week because that’s what we’re going to be exploring!

If you have a head for more numbers than anything else, you can use this site.  After you interpret what everything means (I had some issues with it), you can find the perfect cost for your Thanksgiving dinner.  I wish you luck.