2024 Financial Review


I've compiled a report of (almost) all the large events I've worked, as well as how much flights, and accommodations cost. I included two one-day events (which are highlighted in blue) because those two events I had to fly to, so they were very financially similar to three day events. I didn't include any RCQs or similar events because the math on those is just so wildly different. I also didn't include Ubers and food, but my food budget doesn't change dramatically from when I'm at home to when I'm at an event. I tend to take public transit a lot, or split Ubers with others, so I usually end up sub $50 on transit over each weekend.

I usually book 4 people to a room and share 2 to a bed. This year there was a lot of free rooms since I was able to find people who would let me get a floor spot for free, or I stayed with people who lived close to the venue. Finally for a few Head Judge roles, the organizer would sponsor the room.

I fly out of a very small two-gate regional airport on the West Coast of Canada, so for international events I will often have to connect through a larger airport.

Some events will have some very cheap travel costs, that's because I was able to chain the event together with other US events and either drove from the previous event or took a very cheap Spirit or Frontier flight. For those I just split the intermediary flight and assigned half the cost of it to each event.

All costs are in USD, converted using today's rate (1.42)

Some fun facts:

I was not at home for 42% of weekends
I was in lead roles for 64% of the events I worked
I have worked for 10 different large TOs this year

The most organized TO was StarCityGames
The highest paying TO was Face to Face Games
My lowest gross earnings over a weekend were $65 from Punt City

The average accommodations for Thursday to Monday were $76 (but my zeroes probably skewed that)
The average event paid about $871
On average, I earned $537 for a weekend



Event NameFlightsHotelCompensationRoleDateEarningsFood Provided
SCG Cincinnati175701000KeystoneJanuary 5, 2024755No
RC Ottawa110107855Trials LeadFebruary 9, 2024638Yes
NRG Chicagoland50625005KHJFebruary 17, 2024388Yes
Magiccon Chicago1951911389Floor JudgeFebruary 23, 20241003No
Punt City38451500Team LeadApril 6, 202465No
SCG Atlanta3921371000Trials LeadApril 12, 2024471No
MXP San Francisco337501000Sides LeadApril 19, 2024613No
Pro Tour Seattle00750Floor JudgeApril 26, 2024750Yes
NRG indianapolis420067510K HJMay 11, 2024255Yes
SCG Vegas382106750Floor JudgeJune 6, 2024262No
Face to Face Red Deer2220400Floor JudgeJune 15, 2024178No
NRG Chicagoland41805505K HJJune 24, 2023132Yes
SCG Baltimore3211781100Sides LeadJuly 26, 2024601No
MXP Los Angeles3090825Floor JudgeAugust 16, 2024516Yes
Face to Face Regina1550470Floor JudgeSeptember 15, 2024315No
Commandfest Toronto600984Open HJSeptember 27, 2024924Yes
SCG RC DC202161900KeystoneOctober 4, 2024537No
Cubecon2152441200Floor JudgeOctober 16, 2024741Yes
NRG Chicagoland483067510k HJNovember 3, 2024192Yes
RC Calgary110971522RC Head JudgeNovember 15, 20241315Yes
Eternal Weekend525140900One Lead DayNovember 21, 2024235No
MXP Houston3730900Floor JudgeDecember 6, 2024527No
Averages2587687153765% No