There are
ways to offset this cost, such as getting a membership to the climbing gym, or
using a punch card if it is available. The gym I climb at offers a punch card
with 20 punches for $220, $10/climb.
It also helps to own the necessary equipment. I have a harness that was given to me when I was in high school, as well as a belay device. I also have a pair of climbing shoes that I purchased a couple years ago.
When
I moved to Colorado (2 years ago!) I bought one of the 20-climb punch
cards. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I just used the last
punch....
Anyway,
I need a new one. Alex and I had a bit of an issue figuring out where
the $220 for the card would come from in the budget, since we are really
trying not to spend any extra money.
Here is the breakdown of where that money is going to come from:
$120 - Sara's slush fund
$50 - extra food budget
$50 - entertainment budget
We have also decided that I will cut down to climbing once every other week instead of once every week, to make the punch card last longer.
