Yes last fall I spent $450 on a ski pass to 5 mountains in Colorado. That was stupid. Last year I used my pass. A LOT. I enjoyed snowboarding. I was also only working 25 hours a week and have plenty of time to get shit done before work. Now my weekends are sacred. Only 2 days to meal plan, grocery shop, run errands, clean the house, workout (ok I do this during the week too) and most of all relax.
I would love to relax after work but instead I come home, feed the dogs, workout, make dinner, do the laundry, start the dishwasher, get my stuff ready for work the next day (clothes, lunches, etc.) and then go to bed. I read for about 30 mins and its lights out. I hate having to commit a whole day to snowboarding when my legs only last about 3 hours. Factor in the 2.5 hour drive to and from the mountain and an extra 2-3 hours because there is no way my husband is going to the mountain for only 3 hours... and boom the day is shot. I come home exhausted.
Not only is my pass a complete waste but this whole season eats up enormous amounts of money on gas, dining out, hotels and everything else that comes along with the ski weekend. The winter months in CO are making us BROKE!
How is spending money on a hotel going to help us get out of debt? "There are a bunch of us going so we can split it." It is still money going toward a place to stay. You have a place to stay. In fact we are making payments on right now and they are a hell of a lot more than a damn hotel.
It's not just snowboarding. In summer it will be something else like Mountain Biking or Running. Which you would think running would be cheap. You have two legs already right? But no... we have to buy multiple pairs of shoes, pay race fees, a running coach, hotels for the races and in some cases plane tickets to get to the races!
Does the avarice ever end?
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