Browse Day: February 22, 2006

The Value of Money

I want to go to Disneyland. As a kid, I practically grew up there and also worked there after high school as many other Southern Californians did. I also remember going with my cousin and being able to survive all day (including admission) with the 20 dollar bill that my mom dropped me off with. However, for the past 12 years, I haven’t really gone much and have been limited to about 0-1 times per year. Now that the 50th Anniversary Celebration is almost over, I’ve been itching to go. The question of the week has been: “Do I get ripped off at $79 for one day or do I pay $229 for the whole year?” Hmm…that’s about three and a half visits. Then that got me thinking about all our trips to Mammoth and Tahoe. Without even a flinch, we’ll pay $70 for a lift ticket on top of perhaps a $140 roundtrip flight and all the other stuff we spend money on in one weekend. It’s funny how money is no object with one activity and then feels like a rip-off for another. I still wanna to go to Did-nee-lan.