All you have to do is post why you are not at Anthrocon.

My reasons are

1. With $20,000 in bad debt, have no business going to a con

2, Furries have champagne taste; I do not.

3. Unemployed I need a job firsts.

This dovetail to Two Problematic F Words in the Fandom Other Than Fetish Part two: The word is Finances. (Part One here) With $2000.00 fursuits and four-star hotels, Furries have a champagne taste that bothers the hell out of me. Beside we are probably the one fandom that revolves around going to convention It is almost as if one cannot go to a convention one is not a furry.

 Listening to Dave Ramsey and the calls form bill collects have changed how I look at debt and the fandom.  If others and I finance con going with debt, we have no business gong to conventions. Another issue is furry conventions is not my normal mode of travel. I know the ways of the backpack, youth hostel, and the Lonely Planet. I would normal never pay more than 30 to 50 dollars a night for a room. Heck I heard that Further Confusion, one was pay around $199.0 a night when factoring in parking and other charges. Anthrocon is a better, but why the Westin. $199.00 can by me four days of lodging and food in Thailand and two day in the US with money to spare.

 Yes there is some sacrifices, include not having a quite space to go to.

I wish furry fandom change its focus from working itself up for the next big furry convention to cultivating local meets and participation local conventions including anime   and science fiction.   For me,  I will be sticking to local con and meet scene.