Replying to A guide to being able to afford skiing when you are done with college

then here is my advice to you. best time to start saving.....as a freshman in high school. but not everyone is that young anymore. here is the break down. remember it is possible.

you should have 4000-5000 saved and you will be all set!

i did this and so did a bunch of my friends, so this is based on what we had to pay.
most of my friends had these lil studio one room places with a bed, couch, tv, kitchen area and table. they all lived there alone!  each in their own and loved it! it was in a hotel so it had a pool and hot tub and free internet and a fireplace in the common room. its all you need!

figure you are going to do this for a 6 month period.

$500 a month for rent =                                       $3000
(what my friends paid for their studio places)
$300 a month for utilities =                                  $1800
(i like to over estimate things)
total for the basics =                                            $4800

if you have this much saved up you can afford to do this important things that will allow you to have the best season of your life:

NOT be committed to living in employee housing. If for some unforeseen reason you lose your job, you will still have a place to live.

NOT be committed to working 40 hours a week to pay for your rent and utilities. if you are taking off a year of your life to ski, you want to be able to ski! if you want a weekend off to go somewhere or do a comp, you can take it off without having to worry about being evicted!

ALLOW yourself to only work weekends
This will entitle you to - your free pass
this will allow you to work when you dont want to be skiing anyway, who wants to deal with those life lines on saturday? not me. this allows you all the perks of discounted food, free skiing, possible free/discounted tickets for friends nad family, and the freedom to not be fully committed to the ski school director and his power trip. (the key is to not let your boss know you are free during the week if possible!)