Good evening everyone!
Everyone these days seems to worry about money, and believe me when I say that I too worry about money. I do not however let lack of money stand in my way of a great time! Below I will list a few of my trips and the amount of money I used to survive on them!
1 week in Vegas to work for Justin Timberlake's golf tournament (100 dollars split between 2 people)
3 days in NYC on 100 dollars split between 2 people
4 tours with a band averaging a week to a week and a half on tour with roughly 1 to 200 bucks left to spend after paying for gas and things like hotels and whatnot....
Did my lack of money mean I got to do nothing fun? Oh hell no!! Here are some of my tips...
Coupons!!! These things save lives! In New York we had a buy one get one free wax museum pass. That saved like 20 bucks right there. In Vegas, the hotel we stayed at had a players card. If you signed up for it you got discounts in the food places and the gift shop... They sold alcohol in the gift shop and with the discount we bought a few bottles of champagne for way cheap!!! Every place you travel things are different, so keep an eye out for things like this...
Specials!!! Drinking out with friends can be a lot more fun than staying in your home. It can also get expensive. What you need to do is do some research! In Vegas there was a bar that had 1 dollar margaritas all day long... you can guarantee I got my moneys worth from that! There are also bars here in my home city that have happy hours and reverse happy hours that have drinks for a buck or two. Take note of these nights, so you won't over pay!
Food!!! You can find food specials just like you find drink specials. Just know your surroundings. Places like Denny's have value menu's as well as the fast food places. Also, if you get a group of friends together and you all go in on a meal that makes it even better. Think of things to make that may last several days, such as chili, or stew. If you are a breakfast person buy eggs. Those can be made in lots of ways and they last for awhile. Also, know where to shop. Dollar stores do carry some foods, but if you can find the discount grocery stores such as Aldi or Save a Lot... Idk what Florida has... but they have good products for cheaper than other grocery stores... Walmart is pretty reasonable too.
Ladies!!! Not going to lie... being a girl sometimes does have its advantages... If you are in to dancing or even just hanging at the bar guys do take notice. I have gotten drunk many a night on someone else's dime. Just make yourself look pretty!! :)
Last few notes... On some of these occasions such as in Vegas or on tour I sometimes only ate like once a day if that. If you keep yourself super busy you may just forget to eat... One day I spent on tour I was so tired in the morning I just had an energy drink... On the way to the venue I stopped and got a coffee. During the show I told myself we will get out in time to grab something on the way back to the hotel. There was an emergency with the tour bus after the show sending us on an errand that kept us busy until nearly 1 am... I drank a mountain dew and called it a night... I will just eat tomorrow. I am not saying this is healthy, but being busy does help things. Buy things like granola bars to keep with you in these cases. For things non food related, make lists and double check them before you leave. This will make sure you don't have much to buy when you get down there.
I hope this helped! If you have any questions please feel free to message me!
Peace, Love, and Disney!
Jenn
Monday, October 29, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
I'm Going to Disney World!... But before I do...
Hello people!
As I am completely over the moon that I got accepted into the Disney College Program a few worries have been floating around on the various pages and I am going to put my two cents in for a few of the questions. Please take into consideration that this is my point of view from my experiences.
*As a CP we are over worked and under paid*
There are so many jobs out there that are what I call thankless jobs, most are customer service oriented. I have been a manager at a few fast food restaurants and let me just tell you for the amount of work I did and responsibility I was given my salary did not reflect that... There were many days I worked almost 12 hours sometimes and didn't have a break. Disney may be considered the "happiest place on earth" but it is still an amusement park and thus does not pay big money for simple jobs such as fast food and merchandise or operating a ride. But hey look on the bright side, you get into all the parks for free when just a one day pass is over 80 bucks!!! I believe right there is worth the hard work!!!!
I know a lot of CP's are new college students and they probably haven't had a lot of work experience, so if that is the case, then yes the work that will be done at Disney may seem horrible. Welcome to the world of working!!!!
*Will working for Disney ruin the Magic of the parks*
Honestly yes it probably will... this may be my first time to work for Disney, but I have experienced other jobs that before I saw behind the scenes had *magic* to them. One would be a radio station... before I spent a lot of time up in a radio station I had no idea how everything worked... I won't ruin that for my readers, but I think twice before trying to win a contest or even listening to the radio...
I have also toured with bands... behind the scenes of that is not so glamourous. It is awesome to see so many fans love the group and how many people want to get "backstage" or just talk to the artist... Sometimes it is fun yes, but other times it is one big headache. Once you know the truth about *insert artist here* it may change how you think of them.
I am not trying to discourage people here... this isn't what my blog is about...I am just saying it is not all smiley faces and rainbows....
*Rules Rules Rules*
Disney puts the rules they have in place because they need to not only protect themselves but also every one who works there. Don't consider them mean because they won't let you have your best friend stay in the housing with you... That could very well be a liability waiting to happen... if your friend were to get hurt they don't want to be responsible for that.
The random room checks, while it might seem like an invasion of privacy, they just want to make sure everyone is following the rules... A lot of apartment complexes give random searches in various places. If you are following the rules, you shouldn't worry.
Disney is a huge company that employees thousands of people. In order to keep things in order more rules have to be in place compared to say a small retail store in a mall or something like that.
I am looking forward to the experiences I am going to have and I hope everyone else does too...
See you all in Florida!!
January 15 to May 10 Merchandise!
Best,
Jennifer
As I am completely over the moon that I got accepted into the Disney College Program a few worries have been floating around on the various pages and I am going to put my two cents in for a few of the questions. Please take into consideration that this is my point of view from my experiences.
*As a CP we are over worked and under paid*
There are so many jobs out there that are what I call thankless jobs, most are customer service oriented. I have been a manager at a few fast food restaurants and let me just tell you for the amount of work I did and responsibility I was given my salary did not reflect that... There were many days I worked almost 12 hours sometimes and didn't have a break. Disney may be considered the "happiest place on earth" but it is still an amusement park and thus does not pay big money for simple jobs such as fast food and merchandise or operating a ride. But hey look on the bright side, you get into all the parks for free when just a one day pass is over 80 bucks!!! I believe right there is worth the hard work!!!!
I know a lot of CP's are new college students and they probably haven't had a lot of work experience, so if that is the case, then yes the work that will be done at Disney may seem horrible. Welcome to the world of working!!!!
*Will working for Disney ruin the Magic of the parks*
Honestly yes it probably will... this may be my first time to work for Disney, but I have experienced other jobs that before I saw behind the scenes had *magic* to them. One would be a radio station... before I spent a lot of time up in a radio station I had no idea how everything worked... I won't ruin that for my readers, but I think twice before trying to win a contest or even listening to the radio...
I have also toured with bands... behind the scenes of that is not so glamourous. It is awesome to see so many fans love the group and how many people want to get "backstage" or just talk to the artist... Sometimes it is fun yes, but other times it is one big headache. Once you know the truth about *insert artist here* it may change how you think of them.
I am not trying to discourage people here... this isn't what my blog is about...I am just saying it is not all smiley faces and rainbows....
*Rules Rules Rules*
Disney puts the rules they have in place because they need to not only protect themselves but also every one who works there. Don't consider them mean because they won't let you have your best friend stay in the housing with you... That could very well be a liability waiting to happen... if your friend were to get hurt they don't want to be responsible for that.
The random room checks, while it might seem like an invasion of privacy, they just want to make sure everyone is following the rules... A lot of apartment complexes give random searches in various places. If you are following the rules, you shouldn't worry.
Disney is a huge company that employees thousands of people. In order to keep things in order more rules have to be in place compared to say a small retail store in a mall or something like that.
I am looking forward to the experiences I am going to have and I hope everyone else does too...
See you all in Florida!!
January 15 to May 10 Merchandise!
Best,
Jennifer
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