I have to admit that I am set in my ways when it comes to certain things.  One of them is sports.  I not only love to play sports but for a few select sports, being a spectator is also a lot of fun.

Growing up and traveling have enabled me to enjoy watching top level professional sports.  NHL, NFL, MLB, even soccer (pre-MLS) have given me a lot of enjoyment.  However, the top leagues share one thing - the tickets are expensive.

Minor league sports on the other hand are much less expensive.   That is where my enjoyment of sports hits the budget.  With the cost being so much lower, I always want to be at the games.  This means that I am - and have been - a season ticket holder in one form or another for a combined 10 seasons or more.  Different sports, different cities, different situations.

At $1400 a year for 2 seats to the local hockey team (Go Idaho Steelheads), plus downtown parking and playoffs it does add up.  So it is definitely not on my list of most frugal decisions ever.   It has been worth it.  I've enjoyed the time spent, met a few new people, and it regularly forces me to change my routine and get out and have fun.

All of that was happening before they won any league championships too.  Now that they've won 2, the excitement and fun of those playoffs was even better.

The funny part is that I cannot  explain why it is so much fun.  Boiled down, I am rooting for men I do not know, playing a sport I have not played, to accomplish things I cannot do and paying for the experience.  What an odd world.

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