Is hosting your own party a waste of time and money?

Some people enjoy having a lot of friends over in order to celebrate their birthday or some other milestone in their lives. This will mean that you will need money to buy food and drinks which might cost a few thousand Rands depending on the number of people you have invited to your party.

I have come across people who say that they would never hosts a party of their own as it is just a waste of time and money. Firstly you will have to send out invites, which means you will have to buy invites or have them specially made, in some cases you will have to hire a venue, buy food and drinks; which are really not that cheap nowadays. These people say that they would rather use that money on something else such as going on holiday or buying something that will last, rather than feeding a bunch of ungrateful people because at the end of the day you will have nothing to show for it.

I have mix feeling about this as there are advantages and disadvantages of hosting your own party, as firstly I would like to think that if you can afford to have a party why not go ahead and have one if you want to celebrate with your friends and family. Emphasise the need for your guests to bring you gifts so that you also get something in return. Secondly being the party host usually brings a lot of stress, as you are constantly checking if everything is going well and your guests can be very demanding, it can really get annoying as at the end of the day it’s not like you owe them anything.

The bottom line is if you want to have a party, go on and have one don’t worry about what other people have to say about that. If you would like to celebrate your special day or achievement with the most important people in your life, I certainly don’t see anything wrong with that.

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