Saving Money (For Credit Card Debt Elimination) At A Theme Park

My son has a job performing at Six Flags and I got off early yesterday afternoon and went to go see him perform. I was greatly pleased at the performance. I wasn't impressed with the high price of things at the park, however. After spending the afternoon and evening there, I noticed some ways that one could save money at the park.

1. Go In Groups - Parking at the park was $15 a car. Not a party, but a car. If you are going to go there, find out if some of your friends want to go there as well. Carpool and save the money.

2. Pack a Picnic Lunch/Supper - I noticed several families doing this when I was searching for a place to park. I didn't think too much of it until I walked through the park and noticed the high prices for food: A slice of pizza, cheese bread, and a soda for $9.99 + tax. Of course, you could get a souvenir cup with unlimited refills for only $12.99. And I thought that paying $1.25 for a soda to be high. When you pack a picnic supper, you can feed a family of four for roughly the cost of feeding one person inside the park.

3. Buy a Season Pass and Season Parking - that is, of course, if you are going to go often and live within a reasonable commute of the park.

Just because you would like to go to a theme park doesn't mean that you have to break the bank.

Have a GREAT day!

How To Save Money at the Ballpark

In a quest to save money and more quickly pay down my credit card debt, there is a lot of time devoted to looking for ways to save money. Taking time to plan is a way to ensure that you can save money yourself. I make no bones about it, I like to go see the Cardinals in action. My father-in-law bought a package of tickets that are mid-week games and got a good deal on them. About every other week we head down to the ballpark to watch the action. Parking there is $20 a shot. Sure, we could save money by parking further away, but we usually don't make it until the first inning because of my work schedule and we don't want to miss more of the game.

When we first started going to the game, we ate at the ball park. That is at least $12.00 a person. Then we started planning a bit and now we have plenty to eat for about $15.00 altogether (there are three tickets and four people, so somebody has to stay at home). Rather than get a hamburger, fries and a drink at the stadium, we now will get two Subway foot long sandwiches and a trio of sodas from the refrigerator. Yes, it is a bit of a hassle to have to wait for the gatekeepers to inspect our coolers, but the money saving is well worth it. We also used to go to get custard, but for time, weight management, and money savings, we go only once in a blue moon.

Perhaps there are ways that you can still enjoy some of your favorite summertime activities and find ways to do them for less money. Use the savings to pay down your credit card debt, or, at least, to save for bigger items.

Have a GREAT day!