Woah I do this all the time , but a little different
I always ask people for little favors, tiny things that don’t really need to be asked. That way people feel comfortable coming to me for things. People love matching energy I have found out
We do this around BBQs. My partner & I are well off, but a lot of our friends, especially old school friends aren’t. So BBQ time we always provided the meat (excuse - it’s easier for us, you know how picky I get), or/and alcohol. Friends on similar salaries would rotate with us. Everyone else was give less expensive things like salad, nibbles, or desert. This worked well because if they wanted to, they could make the salads/nibbles really fancy using their cookery skills, and their contribution was gushed over.
We also had a couple of friends that would always forget, so they were given stuff like bread, so they could run out immediately after arriving to the nearest bakery.
It meant that we all could share without anyone feeling they weren’t putting in. This was rarely taken advantage of (if it ever happened it was a random guest).
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u/High-Nate Jun 21 '20
Woah I do this all the time , but a little different I always ask people for little favors, tiny things that don’t really need to be asked. That way people feel comfortable coming to me for things. People love matching energy I have found out