Join the (Birthday) Club
By Chandra Turner
Admit it. When you look on the calendar and see that your friend's birthday is a week away, don't you feel a bit stressed? You know you have to do something -- and buy something -- but what? You also know that when your birthday rolls around, your friends are thinking the same thing. The solution? Make a birthday pact, pool your money and celebrate once a year with something grand together.
That's exactly what Betsy Stephens, 38, and her two closest girlfriends did. They took themselves out for a big birthday dinner at a Michelin-rated restaurant in New York City -- something they never would have splurged on.
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