{"id":6362,"date":"2020-10-30T09:51:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T13:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6362"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:33:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:33:46","slug":"how-to-boo-your-friends-this-halloween-while-sticking-to-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2020\/10\/30\/how-to-boo-your-friends-this-halloween-while-sticking-to-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"How to \u2018Boo\u2019 Your Friends This Halloween While Sticking to a Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holidays in the times of Corona have everyone feeling a little glum. While Trick-or-Treating might be a little trickier this year, here\u2019s an easy way to spread a little happiness this spooky season while sticking
\nto a budget.<\/p>\n

To start, you\u2019re going to want to want to set a budget. As a college student, money can sometimes be pretty tight. While you might not have a lot to give, Boo Baskets are the gift that keeps on giving. When you start this little project, keep in mind that the person you Boo is supposed to pass the treat along, Booing someone else. For this example, let\u2019s have a budget of $20.<\/p>\n

Once you have your budget set, make a list. On your list, start by putting a festive pail or other cute Halloween bag. Next, add a bag of candy. Aside from these two items, you\u2019re going to want to budget your money in order to add other items to your Boo Basket. Be however creative you want!<\/p>\n

The next step is to find your local dollar store, or any sort of inexpensive store. This example Boo Basket has items found at both the Dollar Tree and Walmart. Just to give an idea of prices, below is a list of each item, price and where each thing in the bucket was bought:<\/p>\n

– Festive Halloween pail: $1 (Dollar Tree)
\n– Cute scrunchies: $1 ea. (Dollar Tree)
\n– Bag of candy: $1 (Dollar Tree)
\n– Cookie crypt kit: $6.98 (Walmart)
\n– 2-pack of festive socks: $3.48 (Walmart)
\n– Halloween hair ties: $4 (Walmart)
\n– Cute Halloween cup with straw: $0.98 (Walmart)
\n– Funny Halloween flask: $1.98 (Walmart)<\/p>\n

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This collage includes all the items found for this example basket.<\/p><\/div>\n

This list might inspire you, but don\u2019t feel that you have to follow the entire list yourself. Feel free to get anything you want. Just be mindful of your budget. Your friends don\u2019t want you to go bankrupt in
\norder to make this basket.<\/p>\n

Once you have gathered all of your Boo Basket materials, go ahead and place them all in the pail. If you\u2019re feeling a little extra, throw in a piece of tissue
\npaper to make it look pretty.<\/p>\n

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Here’s an idea of what a finished basket might look like.<\/p><\/div>\n

When everything is looking as you want it to, bring your baskets to your<\/p>\n

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Don’t forget to capture a your friend’s reaction when you drop the basket off to them! Pictured: Maraia Nason of Sebago, ME. Nason attends UMaine at Orono.<\/p><\/div>\n

friends. Whether they live in the dorm room down the hall, are your roommate or reside across town, drop it off to them. Don\u2019t forget to tell them, \u201cYou\u2019ve just been \u2018Booed!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Holidays in the times of Corona have everyone feeling a little glum. While Trick-or-Treating might be a little trickier this year, here\u2019s an easy way to spread a little happiness this spooky season while sticking to a budget. To start, you\u2019re going to want to want to set a budget. As a college student, money […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7381],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8337,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362\/revisions\/8337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}