Comments on: Ski. Drink. Giggle. Make it a Girls’ Trip. http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/01/31/ski-drink-giggle-make-it-a-girls-trip/ A personal finance blog for career minded women with small budgets and big dreams. Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:47:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: stocksshock http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/01/31/ski-drink-giggle-make-it-a-girls-trip/#comment-2522 stocksshock Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:16:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=360#comment-2522 <a HREF="http://stocksunlimited1.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Be alerted to the Hottest Stock Picks!</a><br/><a HREF="cashstocks.angelfire.com" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Join Emerging Growth Alert Newsletter</a><br/><br/>By joining the team at Emerging Growth Alert you will be in position to <br/><a HREF="http://stocks.freetzi.com" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">receive stock alerts profiling stocks</a> about to move or already in motion. Our <a HREF="http://financialtrading.byethehost13.com" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">alerts</a> are sent in time for you to research, investigate and make a decision about whether this <br/><a HREF="http://www.zendurl.com/cashing" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">opportunity</a> is right for you.You will not be bombarded with junk mail. There is ABSOLUTELY NO OBLIGATION, and the service is entirely <br/><a HREF="http://financialtrading.byethehost13.com" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">FREE.</a><br/><br/>http://stocks.freetzi.com<br/>http://www.zendurl.com/cashing Be alerted to the Hottest Stock Picks!
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]]> By: Anonymous http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/01/31/ski-drink-giggle-make-it-a-girls-trip/#comment-2506 Anonymous Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:53:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=360#comment-2506 A guy's $.02 - I have a dream of going to the annual pond hockey tournament up in Minnesota (I think it is there?) one of these winters, which I trust will lead to some similar (yet WAY different) sort of male bonding. Good for the soul, no question. There's no insurance that every one will make it, but if we can get a core group of guys there it will be just what you said... sacred time with important people. Thanks for the reminder!<br/>Jerry<br/>www.leads4insurance.com A guy’s $.02 – I have a dream of going to the annual pond hockey tournament up in Minnesota (I think it is there?) one of these winters, which I trust will lead to some similar (yet WAY different) sort of male bonding. Good for the soul, no question. There’s no insurance that every one will make it, but if we can get a core group of guys there it will be just what you said… sacred time with important people. Thanks for the reminder!
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]]> By: SavingDiva http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/01/31/ski-drink-giggle-make-it-a-girls-trip/#comment-2505 SavingDiva Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:32:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=360#comment-2505 Your trip sounds like a lot of fun!! Your trip sounds like a lot of fun!!

]]> By: Amber http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/01/31/ski-drink-giggle-make-it-a-girls-trip/#comment-2504 Amber Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:22:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=360#comment-2504 My college roommate and I moved to separate states after graduating in May. Since we won't see each other any other time, we planned a special trip to Mexico this summer. We're using my parent's timeshare and getting our plane tickets well in advance. <br/><br/>We also coordinated our earned vacation time and decided to go over the Fourth of July weekend, so we are only using 3 vacation days for 6 days of fun in the sun! That was really the key to ensuring we would go. <br/><br/>We'll also set up a budget in advance for activities and day-to-day expenses. Doing a lot of research and planning in advance should ensure we won't overspend (too much.) My college roommate and I moved to separate states after graduating in May. Since we won’t see each other any other time, we planned a special trip to Mexico this summer. We’re using my parent’s timeshare and getting our plane tickets well in advance.

We also coordinated our earned vacation time and decided to go over the Fourth of July weekend, so we are only using 3 vacation days for 6 days of fun in the sun! That was really the key to ensuring we would go.

We’ll also set up a budget in advance for activities and day-to-day expenses. Doing a lot of research and planning in advance should ensure we won’t overspend (too much.)

]]> By: MEG http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/01/31/ski-drink-giggle-make-it-a-girls-trip/#comment-2503 MEG Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:57:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=360#comment-2503 I love the Girls' Trip!! (My name for it isn't as creative as your options.) Me and three girlfriends are going skiing in a couple of weeks; none of us have been since we were little, if at all. I am SO excited about the skiing/hot-tubbing/drinking/giggling. I was also surprised how easy it was to pull together, though cheap it aint. Flights, hotel, lift passes, ski rental, and airport transit are totaling almost $1000 a head. We're staying 4 nights though.<br/><br/>It's way easier to do cheap trips to the beach or other cities though. Last year me and some other GF's went to Vegas. SO FUN! It's cheap to fly there (from TX at least), and though we splurged for a nice room in a cool hotel (The Palms), it was still pretty cheap once you split it. We didn't spend much money at the pool all day and partying all night. (We drank for free all wknd, courtesy of various groups we met who let us share their bottle service. Otherwise it would not have been as cheap). It ended up being a trip full of drama, but great memories still! I love the Girls’ Trip!! (My name for it isn’t as creative as your options.) Me and three girlfriends are going skiing in a couple of weeks; none of us have been since we were little, if at all. I am SO excited about the skiing/hot-tubbing/drinking/giggling. I was also surprised how easy it was to pull together, though cheap it aint. Flights, hotel, lift passes, ski rental, and airport transit are totaling almost $1000 a head. We’re staying 4 nights though.

It’s way easier to do cheap trips to the beach or other cities though. Last year me and some other GF’s went to Vegas. SO FUN! It’s cheap to fly there (from TX at least), and though we splurged for a nice room in a cool hotel (The Palms), it was still pretty cheap once you split it. We didn’t spend much money at the pool all day and partying all night. (We drank for free all wknd, courtesy of various groups we met who let us share their bottle service. Otherwise it would not have been as cheap). It ended up being a trip full of drama, but great memories still!

]]> By: Lilo http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/01/31/ski-drink-giggle-make-it-a-girls-trip/#comment-2502 Lilo Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:35:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=360#comment-2502 I am sure you had loads of fun. My friends live all over the world. Now only if I could get together with them once a year every year!! I am sure you had loads of fun. My friends live all over the world. Now only if I could get together with them once a year every year!!

]]> By: EmilyStarbuck http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/01/31/ski-drink-giggle-make-it-a-girls-trip/#comment-2501 EmilyStarbuck Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:53:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=360#comment-2501 That sounds like a ton of fun. I think the money stuff is the main reason why my girlfriends and I keep putting off trips like that...we all have very different budgets and its hard to organize. But you've inspired me...I need to get crackin' before the marriage and babies happen, too! That sounds like a ton of fun. I think the money stuff is the main reason why my girlfriends and I keep putting off trips like that…we all have very different budgets and its hard to organize. But you’ve inspired me…I need to get crackin’ before the marriage and babies happen, too!

]]> By: Sam http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2008/01/31/ski-drink-giggle-make-it-a-girls-trip/#comment-2500 Sam Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:38:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=360#comment-2500 Hey Nicole,<br/><br/>I do this every summer/fall with four girlfriends from high school. 2008 will be our 6th installment. We call it "girls' weekend," and the rules are simple: no husbands/boyfriends and no kids (unless they're breast feeding). We've had a few years with kids, and a few without. It's actually really fun to have the babies there for one year... we all get a chance to bond with our friend's kid. We change up the location almost every year, but we always try and meet somewhere in the middle (we live all over, from Minneapolis to Madison to Chicago). We've done the cabin thing, the spa/resort things, the big city/downtown thing, etc. I look forward to it all year... it's incredibly rejuvinating and super fun. Hey Nicole,

I do this every summer/fall with four girlfriends from high school. 2008 will be our 6th installment. We call it “girls’ weekend,” and the rules are simple: no husbands/boyfriends and no kids (unless they’re breast feeding). We’ve had a few years with kids, and a few without. It’s actually really fun to have the babies there for one year… we all get a chance to bond with our friend’s kid. We change up the location almost every year, but we always try and meet somewhere in the middle (we live all over, from Minneapolis to Madison to Chicago). We’ve done the cabin thing, the spa/resort things, the big city/downtown thing, etc. I look forward to it all year… it’s incredibly rejuvinating and super fun.

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