A comment over at Airbag suggested taking the money you would be using for dinner/partying New Year's night and instead Donating it to the Tsunami Relief efforts.

Speaking of end of year and donations the federal tax law regarding vehicle donations changes in 2005. If you have an old car you can donate it here , with the proceeds going to your favorite charity. We did this with our old truck a couple of years ago. The hardest part is figuring out the vehicle worth.