Frugality at it's best.

I was staring at the calendar on my phone, oh shoot! In two weeks, it will be my turn to host the club. I couldn't miss or skip it because doing so would incur a hefty fine.

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My phone's ringtone indicating an incoming call, distracted my thoughts. I looked at the caller ID and saw that it's my girlfriend and fellow club member, Mary that's calling.

" Hey girl what's up?” I said as I picked up the phone.

"I'm doing fine dear. I called to remind you of your hosting rights, hope you have not forgotten?" She asked.

" I've not forgotten o but looking at the harsh economic conditions now, I'm scared of the cost in hosting this event and I know missing it would cost me twice as much, so I'm stuck" I lamented.

"Come on girl, why are you allowing the economy stop you. I've known you for nine years now and if anyone can pull this off, then it's you. I believe you can look for inexpensive and fun things to keep the club members entertained for three hours. It's no biggie for a brainy like you ok" she said confidently.

I replied in the affirmative, hung up the call and began to task my brain cells. Usually when any club member hosts, there is a lot to eat and drink, from jollof rice or fried rice to soft drinks and malt drinks. Getting those right now cost an arm and a leg and going ahead to do so against my better judgement would bore a deep hole into my savings, which to me is not a wise idea. Time to put on my thinking cap, I sighed loudly.

What are sone inexpensive and fun ideas for entertainment?

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I brought out my writing pad and began to jot down some points.

For refreshments: Thinking about drinks to serve, I decided to opt for Zobo and tiger nut drinks which I can make pretty well by myself at home. I would ensure that they are served chilled.

Then I moved to food: I thought of going out of the box to prepare healthy snacks rather than cook the conventional rice. With this in mind, I wrote down, fruit salad, cabbage and carrot fritters (I learnt from @george-dee) and some plantain pizza. I smiled inwardly as I knew these delicacies were mouth watering and would serve the house well.

Moving to the entertainment part, I quickly wrote down some interesting games that I would get everyone to play in such as;

Truth or Dare
Solitaire
Scrabble
Chess
Mimicry

I could even sweeten the pot by turning some games into a competition. This would be so much fun, hehe

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For the venue, it would be held at my place, my garden to be precise. I would only need to set up a tent which would serve as a form of shade whilst we all enjoy the cool breeze.
For music, my mp3 speaker and phone would do a great job, all I needed was to select my playlist and it's all done.

Looking at what I had written down, I smiled confidently. Mary was right, I could pull this off, no matter what the economy is like.

Thank you all for reading..shalom

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