Free Museum Admission

LACMA: (save $10-$15 per person) http://www.lacma.org/visit/tickets-admission

There are several EASY ways to get FREE general admission to galleries and non-ticketed exhibition.
Here's How:
- For Everyone: You can visit them on the secound Tuesday of each month and get in for free
- For LA Residents: Free admission after 5:00pm on Mon, Tues,Thurs,Friday with LA County resident proof.
-Kids/ Teens under 18: Your kid/ teen and one adult can be admitted for FREE if your child enrolls into the FREE Children's NexGen LACMA membership. I did this when I was little and I highly recommend it
(Adult LACMA members get free general admission too.. BUT you have to pay for the membership. So i don't count that as truly being free)

Page Museum: (save $8-$11 per person) http://www.tarpits.org/visit/plan-your-trip

- For Everyone: FREE general admission on the first Tuesday of every month except July and August.
- IF You have any of these:  EBT cardholders with I.D., CA teachers with I.D., and active military with I.D you get in for free.
- Kids: Children under 4 gets in for free.

 California Science Center: http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/GenInfo/PlanningYourVisit/Hours/Hours.php
- For Everyone: Free admission to Science Center's permanent exhibition galleries.

Tip #3 Beware of automatic renewal

Imagine you have $107 in your checking account. You go shopping and you spend $100. You know that you only have $7.00 left in your account so you don't spend any money.  The next day you decide to put money into your checking account and surprise your at NEGATIVE.  The bank has charged you with a $45 dollar overdraft fee because your $34.99 X BOX live automatically renewed your membership as soon as it expired. Your now at NEGATIVE 72.99.
Many companies would make automatic renewal sound grand and wonderful. These companies would try to lure you into doing it by offering a special promotion. Don't fall for them.


To me.. You should stay as far away from them as possible because
1. as soon as you forget, those automatic renewals can slap you in the face hard and do a number to your checking account.
2.  They don't always warn you before they charge your account.
3. Automatic renewal can be difficult to get rid of.

Here is a list of well known companies that has automatic membership or subscription renewals that I try my best to stay away from.

- Barnes and Nobles:Yes I purchase from Barnes and Nobles often and I have the membership but their is no reason to have your account set to automatically renewal your membership.  Have control over when you want to renew your membership especially when they make it so easy to do it online or in store right before you buy a book.

- Magazine and Newspaper subscriptions: These are dangerous. Sometimes when you subscribe to them they would automatically check the automatically renewal box for you.  So be careful. They have a lot of fine print that would say stuff like, " Will automatically renew prior to expiring, unless cancelled."

- X BOX live membership... Just google it. Many players are having a hard time trying to turn off x box live auto-renewal.  Most of the time they have to call in for support and you know how that goes.  Never ending elevator music.

Tip #2 Always pay your debt

If you have the money, pay your debt and IOUs. Don't get tempted into buying luxury items or spending it on activities you don't need to do. Pay your debt off first and as soon as possible. It would be a shame to miss a due date and end up paying late fees (which means loosing more money) just because you decided to put it off and pay it later. Also paying off any money you owe your friends and family would be a good idea. That way they see you as a trust worthy individual and they would be less hesitant to lend you money the next time you might need it.

" A Lannister always pays his debts" ~ Game of Thrones

Tip #1 Don't spend what you don't have

You probably heard this a million times.  Don't spend what you don't have.  Try your best not to borrow money, especially for stuff you don't need. Be careful with credit cards and be sure to check your checking account often so you know how much money you have to spend. This is one good way to avoid overdraft fees.