Collect upfront, before you book the venue or buy the supplies — one host holds the money, guests pay their part by card, and everyone can see who's actually in. A guest who has paid is a guest who shows up.
Everyone says they're coming until it's time to put money on it. The host books the venue for twenty, twelve show up, and the host quietly covers the difference — every time. That's why people stop hosting.
The messiest part of hosting is the maybes — the guest bringing a plus-one, the friend who's "gonna try to make it." A paid-in list cuts through all of it. If a plus-one costs the host money, that plus-one has a share too, chipped in by the guest who's bringing them. The maybe who hasn't chipped in isn't counted in the headcount you book against — no hard feelings, just the record.
It also lets the host price honestly. A day party with a bar tab and a rented space can have a real per-head number instead of a guess, and everyone sees exactly what their part covers. When the night's over and something came in under budget, the leftover is right there on the record for the host to send back — instead of quietly disappearing into "thanks for hosting."
The host holds the money — it lands with them through Stripe — and TableCash is the visible record that keeps it all clean.
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