Surviving Seminar without Breaking your Business Budget!

I’m sure you are all starting to feel the seminar “buzz” already. Year end is just upon us and we are all working to finish up our Mary Kay Seminar goals! So I thought it would be appropriate to share some tips on how you can attend Seminar and still stay within your Business Budget.

1. If you need to fly…look for tickets NOW.  The longer you wait the more expensive it usually gets. Have a little flexibility in WHEN you can travel…this can help bring costs down as well.

2. You gotta stay someplace right? Find other consultants or directors to room with. The cost of the room can be a fraction when you share the cost with your Mary Kay sisters!

3. Use the Mary Kay provided transportation. Cabs can get expensive. Mary Kay Corp provides a shuttle service. Yes you may have to wait, but think of all the wonderful women you can meet and share success stories with while you do. Bring your walking shoes and your patience and you’ll see that cab fare isn’t really worth it.

4. Your registration includes some breakfasts and lunches. Take advantage of the meals the company provides. You can even be just like Mary Kay herself and pack some food you can eat in your room to save money. There is no need to go out for a $35 dinner if you don’t have the cash for it! You can make sandwiches, have energy bars, you name it…get creative!

5. Bring your cell phone or if you don’t have one get a pre-paid calling card. It will be MUCH less than using the hotel long distance services!

6. Avoid impulse buying…Yes those vendors are wonderful and oh so tempting. Be a collector or catalogs. IF you still like the item when you get home you can always order from their website. At least you’ve given yourself time to think it over. You’ll find that once you get home you may not have NEEDED that wig!

7. Make a spending plan BEFORE you go. Yes try to predict what you will need to spend money on and set limits for yourself. Carry an envelope to collect your receipts and write down what you have spent. Once a day you can find a computer and enter your information into Ascend Live. This might help keep you on track!

There are TONS of great benefits and reasons to attend Seminar…with a little pre-planning of HOW you intend to spend your hard earned money… the trip doesn’t have to break the bank!  Have a fabulous time in Dallas! I may even see you there!