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Preparing for BlizzCon: Money -- you're going to need it
BlizzCon approaches! Preparing for BlizzCon is your regular source for tips on how best to prepare for Blizzard's gaming extravaganza.If you have the resources to pick up some extra cash or the space in your budget to save some more over the next couple months, I recommend that you do. The ticket is paid for, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. You already know you need money for lodging and getting there, but here are a few more things for which you are probably going to want to have extra cash in the bank: Food: It really isn't practical to bring your own and in some cases, not allowed by Blizzard. For example, anything in glass, large containers or cans are a no go for the convention. Many hotels consider a tiny box of cereal or a couple slices of toast a "free breakfast", so don't count on them either. The food in the Anaheim Convention Center is convenient but overpriced, as is normal for conventions. In the evenings, most people will be dining at one of the many delicious Downtown Disney eateries, which are great fun and usually pretty expensive. All in all, your food bills will likely be far greater than your normal food budget.
The jacket that says "I can afford a PS3"
E3 is well know for the plethora of free swag that finds its way into attendee's backpacks. Of course, there's also the swag you have to pay for, which technically makes it not swag, but over-priced junk. Why is it that a free t-shirt is a treasured keepsake, while one that costs $20 dollars only makes you think of the downtrodden third worlder who manufactured it for slave wages? At least buying a $200 collectible E3 2006 leather jacket makes it clear to other nerds that you can easily blow $600 on a PS3.
