Ironman 2012??? We'll see

I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get to do the Whirlpool Ironman 70.3 this coming summer. They are SO expensive. This one event is as expensive as all of the events I ran this year!!! Grrrr! Saving my pennies with the hopes of getting in. But if I don't I won't fret about it. I'll be happy to run all the same races I ran this year. Perhaps if I save my $$ I can afford something else; like a family trip rather than a race.