We operate on envelopes and going to the grocery makes you reprioritize if you really need that $12 bag of shrimp or if you could just sub in some leftover chicken from the freezer, or if you take the time to cut a few coupons because that $6 you saved will allow you to splurge on a bucket of ice cream for the kids.

Go crazy, one year we made cards for a Halloween party with things on them like "do the chicken dance, make an orgasm noise, take a shot, give someone a hickie" and we shuffled them up and handed them out at the door. the throughout the night you could give the card you were given to anyone at the party and they had to do whatever it said on it right then and there no matter where we were (you can also just put all the cards in a hat and make people draw them throughout the night since you're the birthday boy).

@Larry Fried Thank you Larry....a bit overwhelmed with all of the information and where to start as I look through the forums but so glad to have the resource!

@Larry Fried I'm open, but looking at the SF bay area market prices, I might go out of state.J.

Just wondered if everyone is surviving Fri the 13th unscathed.  

@Larry Fried Hi Larry, thank you for referring me to that book. 

@Larry Fried Thanks for the welcome. 

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Hi @Larry Fried...  

The obvious 'Chicken or Egg' scenario here leads many to do their first deals with friends and family rounds of funding.