Entertainment spending
A couple of days ago, I met up with my sister and her BF for a lovely dim sum lunch (she treated). They were in town to do a little shopping at IKEA. I’ve stayed away from IKEA for quite a long time now, because you can never just go in and buy one thing. I doubt we’ll be buying anything furniture-wise until we decide to move and buy our own place anyway.
Anyway while at lunch, we all decided to go to a pre-season Canucks game together. BF, too. My sister has never been to an NHL game before, and her BF has only been to one. As for BF and I, we go at least a couple of times per season.
The game we’re all going to is in September, and it’s up to me to find tickets. They shouldn’t be too expensive. There are upper bowl tickets for $35/each, so we’re hoping to find lower bowl for around $60-70/each. It should be doable since it’s just pre-season.
After that, I think the only other game we’ll be going to is the Outdoor Classic in Calgary in February. :)
In other social activities coming up, tomorrow I’m going over to a friend’s house for a BBQ. She said the only thing I have to bring is wine, and luckily I already had a bottle of white chilling in my fridge, so I won’t have to spend anything on that.
And on the weekend BF and I are going to the PNE. I’ll buy tickets online to get the discount, and we won’t be doing the rides this year or going to that Bryan Adams/Beach Boys concert, so that will save some money. The plan is to just buy lunch and mini donuts while we’re there. :)
Also, BF’s family is coming into town for a week at the end of the month. I don’t anticipate doing anything spendy. Maybe a dinner out? Other than that, just probably hang out and play with the kids.
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I can't get over how expensive the PNE is. I haven't been in a couple years for that very reason!!
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Ugh I know!!! It's expensive, but we didn't get to go last year and the year before we got free tickets. :( Not looking forward to actually having to buy tickets, but I think it will be worth it. We always have such a good time there! Now Playland, that's another story. I think we'll be avoiding that from now on.
I can't get over how expensive the PNE is. I haven't been in a couple years for that very reason!!
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Ugh I know!!! It's expensive, but we didn't get to go last year and the year before we got free tickets. :( Not looking forward to actually having to buy tickets, but I think it will be worth it. We always have such a good time there! Now Playland, that's another story. I think we'll be avoiding that from now on.
Entertainment spending is where I cave. I have a very quiet Social life usually so when I,m invited anywhere I want to go sooo badly, after all you only live once. But it,s finding a happy medium.
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Entertainment spending is where I cave. I have a very quiet Social life usually so when I,m invited anywhere I want to go sooo badly, after all you only live once. But it,s finding a happy medium.
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Do you have an "in" to get tickets for the Winter Classic? (If you do, then the rest of this is not applicable, lol.) They are saying on the radio that with the amount of tickets they have to set aside for Flames and Stampeders season ticket holders, and the amount they are setting aside for charity (kids that can't afford to go), they will have a very limited number of tickets left – which they plan to release lottery style. =( I want to go very badly, even though I hate the Flames (yes, we have to agree to disagree about that, lol) but I don't have very high expectations about getting tickets.
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No we don't have an "in" for tickets. For all of us that are going, we just assumed we would try to get tickets once they go on sale and then most likely we'll have to buy them off of StubHub or another reseller. That's where we usually buy our hockey tickets anyway. It's kind of a big deal game because my Flames are playing BF's Habs. So we'd be willing to pay a mark-up on tickets from a reseller. As long as it's not ridiculous.
I've never purchased tickets from a re-seller, but thanks for the tip – and I agree about the mark-up. I can see it becoming pricey since it's a "once in a lifetime" type of event.
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Do you have an “in” to get tickets for the Winter Classic? (If you do, then the rest of this is not applicable, lol.) They are saying on the radio that with the amount of tickets they have to set aside for Flames and Stampeders season ticket holders, and the amount they are setting aside for charity (kids that can't afford to go), they will have a very limited number of tickets left – which they plan to release lottery style. =( I want to go very badly, even though I hate the Flames (yes, we have to agree to disagree about that, lol) but I don't have very high expectations about getting tickets.
My recent post Timeline and Savings Plan
No we don't have an “in” for tickets. For all of us that are going, we just assumed we would try to get tickets once they go on sale and then most likely we'll have to buy them off of StubHub or another reseller. That's where we usually buy our hockey tickets anyway. It's kind of a big deal game because my Flames are playing BF's Habs. So we'd be willing to pay a mark-up on tickets from a reseller. As long as it's not ridiculous.
I've never purchased tickets from a re-seller, but thanks for the tip – and I agree about the mark-up. I can see it becoming pricey since it's a “once in a lifetime” type of event.
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