97819 55 Business & Finance Personal Finance Fast Cash true Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:15:47 -0800 /system/videos/1/19/78/09/97819.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, throw, throwing, rent How To Throw a Rent Party http://www.howcast.com/videos/97819-How-To-Throw-a-Rent-Party http://www.howcast.com/videos/97819-How-To-Throw-a-Rent-Party/edit approved 114 1280 720 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=97819"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=97819" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 8 BatSquid_Studios http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/97819/Picture_8_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 1521 false false false 51483 1 25 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/97819/25.jpg Pick a location Pick a location for the party. You want a large place—more guests mean more cash.

]]> 51484 2 32 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/97819/32.jpg Invite people Decide if the party will be invitation-only or open to the public. If the latter, knock off some flyers and distribute them to your friends, friends of friends, and around the neighborhood.

]]> 51485 3 43 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/97819/43.jpg Plan the menu Plan the menu. Traditional foods include fried chicken, ham, macaroni and cheese, biscuits, baked beans, potato salad, corn bread, collard greens, red beans and rice, peach cobbler, and sweet potato pie. Beverages include fruit punch, soda, coffee, and sometimes beer.

]]> 51486 4 63 Tip Save money by cooking everything yourself.

]]> 51487 5 66 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/97819/66.jpg Decide the cover charge Once the food and drink budget has been established, figure out how much you need to charge at the door to clear enough for your rent.

]]> 51488 6 74 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/97819/74.jpg Let friends do the music Enlist friends to DJ, sing, or play instruments. Jazz and blues is the traditional music, like Fats Waller and Duke Ellington.

]]> 51489 7 82 Tip You can find used CDs of rent party music online.

]]> 51490 8 86 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/97819/86.jpg Take turns at the door Have friends take turns covering the door, hat in hand, to collect the admission fee.

]]> 51491 9 93 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/97819/93.jpg Don't anger the landlord Have fun—but make sure the party doesn’t get so rowdy that you anger your landlord. You’ll want him calm and happy when next month’s rent is late!

]]> 51492 10 105 Fact The going rate for a Harlem rent party admission was usually 25 cents, plus extra for the homemade concessions sold in the kitchen or hallway.

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