I pay the bills around here

For several years, I attended a weekly men’s meeting. We were a small group, eight to 10 regular members. We were able to pay our rent, have (instant) coffee and cookies and send a little money to the local intergroup every now and then. For unknown reasons, attendance started to increase, eventually doubling our regular membership. This raised an issue for the group. We had grown accustomed to each member having an opportunity to share in each meeting. With more people, this was no longer possible.