What I spend money on when I'm on vacation
I've been OOO from Consumer Misbehavior for the last two weeks, so let's talk about what I spend on vacation and whether I'm saving money in the process.
I spent the last two weeks on vacation in Colorado for a friendās wedding and a group ski trip. This year, the tour covered Denver, Colorado Springs, Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, and Keystone.
Like many of us, sometimes when Iām on vacation, I feel like spending money doesnāt really count as spending money. Itās āfun moneyā or āa little treatā 800 times over and over.
My Consumer Misbehavior brain also goes on vacation, but it never totally shuts off. Hereās what I spent the most money on in Colorado, and hereās what the Consumer Misbehavior brain had to say about it.
Ski passes, lift tickets, and rental ski gear
Ski passes vs. lift tickets:
Iām not proud of how much I spent per day skiing. If I had gotten an Epic Pass early on, it wouldāve been about $700 for basically unlimited days to ski. Instead, I ended up spending over $1,000 on lift tickets.
This isnāt a flex; it was a test. I couldnāt ski last in 2023 because of ACL surgery, so this year, I didnāt get an Epic or Ikon pass because I ā¦
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