Comments on: Buying (and splitting) a museum membership to save money

By: Sense to Save » Blog Archive » Share expenses with a friend!

Sense to Save » Blog Archive » Share expenses with a friend! — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:44:52 +0000

[...] recently mentioned how I split the cost of a museum membership with a friend. We’re both saving money and reaping the full [...]

By: Lauren @ Hobo Mama

Lauren @ Hobo Mama — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:19:20 +0000

In Seattle, you can add an aquarium membership to the zoo one for a discount, so we’ve gotten the combined family membership for this winter. The aquarium has indoor space, so it works even on cold and rainy days (Seattle, you see), and we feel like we can bring our 2-year-old there for just an hour or two as we want to instead of seeing the whole thing each time. We end up saving money as soon as we go more than twice in a year to each.
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By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:09:34 +0000

“How do you save money at museums or zoos?” I have this friend named Kacie…oh, hi! Thanks again, Kacie. I’m sad I didn’t get a picture of Roanin and Johnny together in the “Silver Cloud” room. We’ll just have to go back!

By: Bargain Junkie

Bargain Junkie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:21:29 +0000

Every museum has one free night a week. Also, most people don’t realize that when there is a charge, it is often optional. My Danish niece was in town, and invited a group of us to the Museum of Natural History for the big Lizard show. We were six adults and four kids, and I saw her hesitate when she saw the suggested ticket prices of ten dollars for adults and six bucks for children. I pointed to the “suggested” word, and explained that she could pay what she could afford, which she did.

The next day, I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with my friend Sheila. Again, the admission fee was optional, but we chose to pay the full price because there were only two of us, and we wanted to support the institution. I’m not always as cheap as you might think.
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By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:14:26 +0000

Brilliant idea, Kacie!
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By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:54:32 +0000

Good tip! Thanks
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By: vm

vm — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:40:34 +0000

We live in DC, where many wonderful museums are free, but we still buy a family membership to the zoo (which is free as well) because it feels like the right thing to do since we seem to be there once every 2 weeks. The perks for membership are also great, especially the free parking. It’s tax deductible, too.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:39:06 +0000

I buy a zoo membership for my brother and his wife for Christmas. I’m not sure if they’ve gotten quite the value out of it, but I’m sure they will as my nephew gets older. I think they went enough times last year to cover the cost of the pass, plus a trip to a reciprocal zoo in Ohio.

I’ve never bought anything for myself though… I don’t go often enough, and there are no museums close enough to consider for frequent trips.
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