Eating Out of Hand
The below article contains some of the tips from the food chapter of Party Like a Rock Star. You'll need to buy the book for more...
It’s your friend’s birthday and he wants to go out for dinner at that new small-plate fusion restaurant with the industrial-chic design and the waiters who look like soap-opera stars. You’re broke, but think you can pay for your meal and chip in for your friend’s. Then five minutes after you sit down, somebody orders a top-shelf cocktail, followed by the most expensive seafood appetizer plate “to share.” Four bottles of wine, fancy food, desserts, and espresso for everybody later, your part of the bill comes to 150 bucks. Next year, your friend is only getting a card.
You’d feel guilty skipping out on a friend’s birthday, but it’s not fair that your participation in it costs half your entertainment budget for the month. Here are a few ways to lessen the financial damage.
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It’s your friend’s birthday and he wants to go out for dinner at that new small-plate fusion restaurant with the industrial-chic design and the waiters who look like soap-opera stars. You’re broke, but think you can pay for your meal and chip in for your friend’s. Then five minutes after you sit down, somebody orders a top-shelf cocktail, followed by the most expensive seafood appetizer plate “to share.” Four bottles of wine, fancy food, desserts, and espresso for everybody later, your part of the bill comes to 150 bucks. Next year, your friend is only getting a card.
You’d feel guilty skipping out on a friend’s birthday, but it’s not fair that your participation in it costs half your entertainment budget for the month. Here are a few ways to lessen the financial damage.
Read the rest of the article here
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