dtb
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affording to go to a jamfest........
first....pick one. Jamfest7, Analfest4, SOVfest4 (Ithink).....closest to ya....
Lee and I spent 162.00 in gas (1400 miles round trip), and another 65.00 for a room coming home. Now all the other crap....beer, ice, foodstuff, we do every day, so that's a given. We both work. We both got the time off by planning ahead, and just ASKING for it.
My wife read some crap stuff on saving money in the early summer. The deal was never spend your change, always use paper money, and just hord all the change. She's got 116.00 already in like 4 months.
Donations.....first off...if you aren't able to donate anything, and have just enough to get there and back, then that's fine. It's always been a "policy" to make donations "non-mandatory"........we had an amount early on, where by figuring if all attendees gave 25.00, this jamfest would be covered completely. Working the sign in table for 3 days, I had folks give 5, 10, 15, 25, and more. The raffle ticket sales were really big this year, and it's no wonder, cause there were some great items donated. Just remember....it makes no difference if you donate or not.....you will be taken care of, food wise, and sleep wise.
All I can say is, make a plan, and hold yourself to it, and you'll be going to a "fest" near you. And as usual, life can, and will get in the way. It hasn't happened to me yet, in 5 Jamfests, and 3 Analfest, but I realize it could.
first....pick one. Jamfest7, Analfest4, SOVfest4 (Ithink).....closest to ya....
Lee and I spent 162.00 in gas (1400 miles round trip), and another 65.00 for a room coming home. Now all the other crap....beer, ice, foodstuff, we do every day, so that's a given. We both work. We both got the time off by planning ahead, and just ASKING for it.
My wife read some crap stuff on saving money in the early summer. The deal was never spend your change, always use paper money, and just hord all the change. She's got 116.00 already in like 4 months.
Donations.....first off...if you aren't able to donate anything, and have just enough to get there and back, then that's fine. It's always been a "policy" to make donations "non-mandatory"........we had an amount early on, where by figuring if all attendees gave 25.00, this jamfest would be covered completely. Working the sign in table for 3 days, I had folks give 5, 10, 15, 25, and more. The raffle ticket sales were really big this year, and it's no wonder, cause there were some great items donated. Just remember....it makes no difference if you donate or not.....you will be taken care of, food wise, and sleep wise.
All I can say is, make a plan, and hold yourself to it, and you'll be going to a "fest" near you. And as usual, life can, and will get in the way. It hasn't happened to me yet, in 5 Jamfests, and 3 Analfest, but I realize it could.
