Should you renew?

Work out what it really cost

Take what you paid for the plan. Subtract what came back from games you sold. That's your real cost for the season, and it's usually a long way from the invoice.

Include the fees the marketplaces took, and anything bundled into the plan that isn't a ticket: parking, a membership fee, a seat licence payment.

Divide by nights, not games

Not the 41 you were invoiced for. The ones you actually went to, times the seats you actually filled.

That gives you a cost per night out, which is a number you can compare to things you already choose to spend money on. A concert. Dinner. A day somewhere.

Then ask the honest questions

Did you go less than last year? Were you selling games you'd have liked to attend, or ones you were never going to make? Did the seats get used by people you were glad to give them to?

A season that costs more but gets used well is an easier renewal than a cheap one you kept forgetting about.

If the number is uncomfortable

Consider a partial plan rather than dropping out. Fewer games, usually the better ones, and you keep whatever tenure your account has built up.

Giving up seats is easy to do and very hard to undo, especially anywhere with a waiting list.

Decide on a number, not a mood

Renewal season lands right when the last one has faded and the next one is all promise. A number from the year you actually had is worth more than either.