Pulling off a surprise party takes skill, organization, stealth and a fair amount of luck. If you want to plan one for a relative or friend, you’re likely to find the task is difficult, but immensely rewarding. Should it go off without the guest of honor finding out, you will feel doubly rewarded for the effort.

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Filed January 12th, 2009 under Entertaining

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Family, friends, full tummies. Yes, the holiday season is fast upon us. But don’t run and hide from that high caloric intake or those out of state relatives you haven’t seen for a year. No…throw a holiday party! Better yet, throw a holiday movie marathon!
But, before you butter the popcorn and pop in a DVD, you’ll need to answer the following questions:
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Filed December 5th, 2008 under Entertaining
The thought of tipping leads most of us to question a few things…Do I really need to leave a tip? Just how much is this person making? Is my tip too cheap or too generous?
It’s difficult to know the proper tipping etiquette for every situation but here’s some basic tipping advice.

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Filed November 19th, 2008 under Money