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The evolution of the idea was probably inevitable. Once people got comfortable using sites like Kickstarter to crowd fund creative projects, someone was going to launch a pooled-money platform for funding the social activities of groups of friends. That site is Crowdtilt.

When AmberDawn McCall got her invitation to the prom in Tri-Cities, Washington, she jumped at the opportunity. "A chance to dress up and go out dancing with my husband? Sign me up!" she told WalletPop. Yes, you read that right. McCall has a husband -- and six children -- and is part of a growing...

Create your own red carpet event for an Oscar-viewing party on Feb. 27. Celebrity event planner Mark Addison, who's worked with stars such as Kelly Ripa, Drew Barrymore and Queen Latifah, knows how to throw an Academy Award bash on a budget. Addison shared his tips on how to make a viewing party...

They say necessity is the mother of invention. But for the young entrepreneurs behind WePay.com, necessity looked less maternal--and more like a confusing mishmash of cash and checks as they tried to collect money from friends to cover a bachelor-party tab. Their solution--a group payment epiphany...

Hospitality analysts say this season's year-end celebrations are more numerous and a bit more lavish than the past several years. Champagne is replacing sparkling wine, and better food is getting served. Signs, they say, of an economy on the mend.

With Thanksgiving behind us, the December holidays have become the focus of many people's attention. In the workplace, this is often the month for company-sponsored office parties, a way for bosses to say thanks for a job well-done and to inspire team loyalty among co-workers. Of course, the...

Despite the worst economy in decades, tons of people are still heading to la playa, but we're not talking about the beach. By most accounts, the annual Burning Man get together, which started Monday in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, is showing no sign of feeling the economy's pinch. By the time the...

It truly will be just champagne wishes and caviar dreams for most employees at their holiday parties. Big corporations like Viacom, Hearst and ABC News, which used to book Hiltons and serve booze galore, have either canceled or scaled back party plans. Now small businesses are following suit in...

It started as an innocent-seeming question on my "sustainable living on a budget" listserv. A mama wanted ideas for sustainable party favors for her four-year-old's birthday party.I was a little surprised that the first several answers were rather unoriginal but sweet ideas: have guests bring used...

I just finished reading an article on CNN about individuals who send out invites to their friends for a party without asking them to pay for any of it and then expecting the friends to go dutch when the bill comes. For a second I felt like I was reading a bad chain letter forwarded to me by a...