How to fight becoming fiscally challenged in winter apparrently :)I was pretty grateful when this newsletter arrived so thought i'd share these useful and some of them pretty funny tips on my blog!"The intrepid staff at Women24 have come up with some useful tips for countering this problem. Most are a little silly, but hey... for serious, go to Fin24. - Abandon dinner parties and simply have more sex instead. (The
vleis kombers option we mentioned a while back.) It's free and if it isn't, well, you have other problems you should attend to before reading this list.
Make friends with lots of PR people. They will invite you to launches and things where free food and booze are usually on tap.
Develop a witty, slightly risqué personality and a reserve of amusing anecdotes, so that you will be invited to other people's dinner parties rather than having to throw your own. Be prepared to make a lot of stuff up.
Pretend to like people who tend to throw lots of dinner parties. (This was suggested by the Food24 Deputy Editor, Ilze, and as she has eaten at my house twice in the last month, I am feeling less bad about feeding her my chilli both times.)
Play more Boggle, because it is always makes for a fun night, even if you are by yourself. (This was from our gossip columnist Jenna. We worry a little about Jenna.)
Get really good at soup, and then cover up your inner cheapskate by saying that you are seriously into the slow food movement.
Throw DVD parties. Popcorn is even cheaper than beans.
Freewheel down hills on the way to dinner parties.
Bring empty wine cooler bags to dinner parties, but busy yourself at the fridge as soon as you arrive. Assuage your host's suspicions as to your lack of contribution by sidling up to her later, and pointing out that Tom at the end of the table has been REALLY knocking it back. well like i said i know it's a little late as most friends i know have already been suffering winter blues but i hope this gave you a laugh anyway!
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