1 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: tip is to find a place to be long. Become 4 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: a member at a local destination you enjoy, and you 5 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: will be able to give yourself and your family an 6 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: appealing entertainment option for even short periods of time. On 7 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: my other podcast, Best of Both Worlds, my co host 8 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: Sarah and I recently shared what we called a long 9 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: weekend with Little Kid's Survival Guide. One of the tips 10 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: was that being a member at a fun, local place 11 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: can make weekends easier. Not so much that you plan 12 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: a trip to the local children's museum as your big 13 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: adventure for the day, though of course you could. It's 14 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: more that being a member makes the marginal cost of 15 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: going zero. You aren't going to pay an admissions fee 16 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: for that particular trip, so you are more likely to 17 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: go even if you don't have much time or there 18 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: is a high possibility that your visit will be cut short. 19 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: You can see how this plays out. If you are 20 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: paying one hundred twenty dollars to take your family to 21 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: the zoo, you are going to want to stay there 22 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 1: all day. You are going to be upset if your 23 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: kids start screaming that they hate the zoo fifteen minutes 24 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 1: in and just won't stop, this, of course, being the 25 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: kid who absolutely loved the zoo the last time you went. 26 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: But if you are a member, the extra cost to 27 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: go for a visit is nothing, so you could go 28 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: for a short time. Let's say your kid wakes up 29 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: from their nap at three pm and the zoo closes 30 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: at five pm. Not a problem, get your snack, get 31 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: in the car, and enjoy your hour long visit. Even 32 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: if you didn't get there until four fifteen, it would 33 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: probably be fine. You could see two exhibits and leave. 34 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: Given how important it is to have something interesting and 35 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: fun in that post nap slot, this can be a 36 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: very useful thing. Indeed, Or if you are a member 37 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 1: at the children's museum and your kid has a total 38 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: meltdown ten minutes into a visit, you can follow through 39 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: on that threat to leave. There's no marginal extra cost 40 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: to that visit, so why not. Even for adults, it 41 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: is nice to have a membership. You can see a 42 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: single exhibit at an art museum on a lunch break, 43 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 1: for instance, rather than thinking you should stay at the 44 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: museum for hours, as you might if you are paying 45 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: for admission. When you want to get your money's worth, 46 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: you won't go for a short period of time, but 47 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: that might mean that you won't go at all. Better 48 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: to pay the money up front and then go in 49 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: the little marginal bits of time now. Obviously, a membership 50 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: tends to be a little more expensive than a single visit, 51 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: though it might not be much more expensive than two visits. 52 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: So with the holidays coming up, you could be strategic 53 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: and ask from memberships to places as gifts. If grandparents 54 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: are looking to give your family something, a zoo pass 55 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: and an aquarium pass might fill a lot of weekends, 56 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: whereas a toy might get discarded after an hour. When 57 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: you have somewhere you belong, it makes weekend fun, free, easy, 58 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: and reliably appealing. So find somewhere to belong and you 59 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: will probably enjoy that place more In the meantime. This 60 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's to making the 61 00:03:54,880 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: most of our time. Thanks for listening to before Breakfast. 62 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach 63 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast 64 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, 65 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: please visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you 66 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 1: listen to your favorite shows.