{"id":16963,"date":"2017-04-24T10:54:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T14:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/?p=16963"},"modified":"2017-04-24T10:54:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T14:54:42","slug":"money-saving-monday-april-24","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/money-saving-monday-april-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Saving Monday: April 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/wedding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/wedding-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Saving Money on a Wedding\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/wedding-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/wedding-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The arrival of spring means wedding season is just around the corner. Whether you're planning your wedding, standing up for a family member or close friend, or have a number of events to attend this year, we rounded up the best advice to keep your spending in check:<\/p>\n<p>This article from WeddingDresses.com is the perfect place to start with <a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdresses.com\/wedding-planning\/wedding-on-a-budget-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">60+ tips to plan a wedding on a budget.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If that's not enough, PopSugar has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/smart-living\/How-Save-Money-Wedding-23603315\" target=\"_blank\">130 ways to save money and still have the wedding<\/a> of your dreams.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times reported on a survey that reveals how much each region of the U.S. ponies up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/21\/your-money\/wedding-gift-planning.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">a wedding gift<\/a>. Keep reading for budgeting tips.<\/p>\n<p>If your spring to-do list includes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneycrashers.com\/plan-bridal-shower-ideas-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\">planning a bridal shower<\/a>, MoneyCrashers has the ideas and checklist you need to read first.<\/p>\n<p>One sneaky cost of weddings is the expense of flowers - it can really add up. Cosmopolitan offers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a9261300\/diy-wedding-flowers-tips-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\">21 Bridal Floral Hacks<\/a> that will save you a ton of money.<\/p>\n<p>At NY Magazine, five tried-and-true experts share their <a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/thecut\/2017\/04\/5-wedding-experts-share-their-industry-advice.html\" target=\"_blank\">wedding industry intel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, being a bridesmaid can be a blast - and a budget killer. Woman's Day shares <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womansday.com\/life\/work-money\/g2897\/ways-to-save-as-a-bridesmaid\/\" target=\"_blank\">9 easy ways to save money<\/a> when you're stepping up for the bride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/money-saving-monday-april-24\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"excerptimage alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>The arrival of spring means wedding season is just around the corner. Whether you're planning your wedding, standing up for a family member or close friend, or have a number ... <a title=\"Money Saving Monday: April 24\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/money-saving-monday-april-24\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Money Saving Monday: April 24<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2145,262,703,2060,1263,3235,3234,3236,1761],"class_list":["post-16963","post","type-post","status-archive","format-standard","hentry","category-frugal-articles","tag-advice","tag-budget","tag-frugal","tag-money-saving-monday","tag-personal-finance","tag-save-money-as-a-bridesmaid","tag-save-money-on-a-wedding","tag-save-money-on-wedding-gift","tag-wedding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16963\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}