My typical lunch break includes a short drive to the nearby food stalls along with three other colleagues who are also my good friends and lunch-mates. Recently, we made a pact that one person can foot the bill and this cycle is to be repeated for the rest of the members of the group. While it sounded ideal in the beginning, (I thought getting three free lunches was a pretty good idea) we soon realized that this practice does not bode well for the universal financial slump at the fag end of the month.
Also, I have noticed that we’ve started eating at cheap, unclean dhabas more frequently in an effort from certain parties to save money; while maintaining all the time that this place has the best food indeed… 
So it was that one of my friend in the group has finally suggested making a table and entering names in a periodic manner because too many people have started saying Its not my turn today! (I myself recall saying these words too many times to count by now) We are still wondering how to solve this particular problem…
Go back to splitting the bill everyday.
Have a common fund that you contribute to every Monday and use it up to pay for the week’s lunch outings.
You can even have potluck days if you run out of money at the end of the month, where each of you can bring in a different item (cooked, not bought) and have a four course meal for free
Btw, I’ll be sending you my consultancy invoice tomorrow.
@Splitting the bill, yes – if nothing else works.
We’re not THAT good friends to contribute to a common fund, I think
About potluck, the rest are 3 guys. I dont know if they even know how to cook.
Consultancy invoice!?! Oh god, all the way from UK!!! I’m a dead duck.