Crowns
Crowns let you do many things in Wizard101. You can use crowns instead of membership, buying the areas that you need membership to go to. This solution does cost more. You can also use crowns to buy Hoards, such as the hoard of the Hydra, giving you a chance at rare items, such as the 3 player hydra mount so you can quest with 3 of your friends at once. You can buy Henchmen, to assist you in the hard battles that you just can't complete, and clothes; such as hats, wands, robes or boots. You can also buy mounts to help you travel faster through your quests (+40% speed). You can buy crowns here.