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My mom's turning 40 on Sunday, March 15 and she wants my sister, my dad and myself to make this birthday of hers really special and memorable. We've come up with ideas but nothing that just pops out and is truly amazing. We are kind of budgeted. Does anyone have any ideas?
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have an easter egg hunt for her. buy plastic eggs and inside them, put money, jewelry, makeup items that fit (nail polish, eye shadow, etc). make your own coupons and put them in to give her time off. do dishes for the week or vacuum, laundry, cook things along that line. Maybe she wants to take art, dance or music lessons. Maybe you can get a gift certificate for cooking lessons. There must be somethings she has mentioned over time that you can fulfill for her. a day of beauty package at a spa. Help her pick out a new hairtstyle. shower her with flowers. each day a new bouquet in the week leading up to her birthdate. hand make birthday and thank you mom cards. get her tickets to hear her favorite singer (eventho the date may be later in the year) and if it is out of town, overnight hotel reservations. maybe she wants a flower bed planted or yardwork done. Maybe have a study or hobby room set up for her. hope this helps.
have an easter egg hunt for her. buy plastic eggs and inside them, put money, jewelry, makeup items that fit (nail polish, eye shadow, etc). make your own coupons and put them in to give her time off. do dishes for the week or vacuum, laundry, cook things along that line. Maybe she wants to take art, dance or music lessons. Maybe you can get a gift certificate for cooking lessons. There must be somethings she has mentioned over time that you can fulfill for her. a day of beauty package at a spa. Help her pick out a new hairtstyle. shower her with flowers. each day a new bouquet in the week leading up to her birthdate. hand make birthday and thank you mom cards. get her tickets to hear her favorite singer (eventho the date may be later in the year) and if it is out of town, overnight hotel reservations. maybe she wants a flower bed planted or yardwork done. Maybe have a study or hobby room set up for her. hope this helps.
How much money on average should you bring to New York. Just spending money.?
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Don't include money for hotel, transportation, and the flight. Just regular sight seeing and having fun. New York is a vacation.
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It really just depends on how long you'll be there and what all you want to see. Another major factor would be how much you pay for in advance; like getting tickets to shows, tours, etc.
I went for a week before and thought I needed a lot of money but I doubt that I even spent $200. I saw the statue of liberty on the free ferry rather than a tour, went to coney island, went to nightclubs (got on the list for free or discounted admission through e-mail, party promotor websites), went to the wax museum by using a coupon from the visitors center in Times Square - it actually turned out to be on a higher level than other pre-paid passes because it allowed us to skip the line AND get discounts while there, I saw most of the sites by using subways....cabs are cheap too....even hopped on the bus.
Buying a "metro pass," is a huge help. You can ride the buses and subways unlimited...just buy one from the booth or if you use the machine, make sure you use a debit card because if it's something wrong with it they won't refund you. I actually had to call customer service, and they mailed a new one to me that I had to use within a year. Luckily I went back a little less than a year later and used; but I feel bad for working people who would've had to shell out another 25 bucks to get back & forth to low paying jobs.
Anyway, back to the sightseeing. My cousin told me that all shows (plays) have what's called a lottery. You have to stand in line early in la manana and so many tickets are sold for like $25 so they aren't denying the poor an opportunity at culture & arts. The only thing is everyone in line want automatically get the tickets.You can also use TKTS.
All in all it's not as expensive as you'd think....living is what's expensive - hotel, rent, real estate. But I found everything else to be average and some things cheaper than other places. Like the hundreds of nice nail salons with spa pedicures for $20, massages in Chinatown for $10-30, even corner stores that sold some grocery and clothing items cheaper than most chains.
So again, if you plan on going on tours and to see shows...and your transportation is paid for in advance - you won't need much more besides to eat & shop or buy souvenirs.
It really just depends on how long you'll be there and what all you want to see. Another major factor would be how much you pay for in advance; like getting tickets to shows, tours, etc.
I went for a week before and thought I needed a lot of money but I doubt that I even spent $200. I saw the statue of liberty on the free ferry rather than a tour, went to coney island, went to nightclubs (got on the list for free or discounted admission through e-mail, party promotor websites), went to the wax museum by using a coupon from the visitors center in Times Square - it actually turned out to be on a higher level than other pre-paid passes because it allowed us to skip the line AND get discounts while there, I saw most of the sites by using subways....cabs are cheap too....even hopped on the bus.
Buying a "metro pass," is a huge help. You can ride the buses and subways unlimited...just buy one from the booth or if you use the machine, make sure you use a debit card because if it's something wrong with it they won't refund you. I actually had to call customer service, and they mailed a new one to me that I had to use within a year. Luckily I went back a little less than a year later and used; but I feel bad for working people who would've had to shell out another 25 bucks to get back & forth to low paying jobs.
Anyway, back to the sightseeing. My cousin told me that all shows (plays) have what's called a lottery. You have to stand in line early in la manana and so many tickets are sold for like $25 so they aren't denying the poor an opportunity at culture & arts. The only thing is everyone in line want automatically get the tickets.You can also use TKTS.
All in all it's not as expensive as you'd think....living is what's expensive - hotel, rent, real estate. But I found everything else to be average and some things cheaper than other places. Like the hundreds of nice nail salons with spa pedicures for $20, massages in Chinatown for $10-30, even corner stores that sold some grocery and clothing items cheaper than most chains.
So again, if you plan on going on tours and to see shows...and your transportation is paid for in advance - you won't need much more besides to eat & shop or buy souvenirs.
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