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Sorry if this has been posted before....
I was just reading on my aol disney yahoo group, the many ways people save for Disney...
so i was just wondering........how do you all save for Disney?
I just made a nice altered paint can and I am now using it as my Disney funds jar......all loose change at the end of the day/week goes in, any lotto scratch off winnings that we get goes in.....
If at the end of the week I have singles I will throw them in, well I will be doing that for the summer for now, might need the singles once school starts back up and the kids need lunch money.
Anyone else care to share? I am always looking for new and unquie ways.
Anyone do any surveys?
care to share some links? thanks!
Danielle
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We usually use airmiles for the booking of the trip, for example our August trip will only cost $5 in Delta each way. We are using DVC points for out stay at Beach club and the only thing we are bringing $ is for food and tips. basically we just cut in other areas such as in Nexflix, also groceries.
I too use a change jar to collect all our change and small bills. I have a Chase Disney Visa that I have just paid off so I'm going to use that for gas and stuff each month and then paid it in full each month but use the Disney Reward Dream Dollars (I currently have $80) for stuff at Disney. I do www.inboxdollars.com and www.sendearnings.com for some added funds (not much but every dollar helps) I also do www.mypoints.com and when I have enough points I get a gift card for a gas station ($25) and take that amount out of my check and put the cash in my disney change jar. I also round up in my check book and when the overage gets to a certain amount I take it out and put it in the disney change jar. It's also nice to have a small cushion in the checking account.
I too use a change jar to collect all our change and small bills. I have a Chase Disney Visa that I have just paid off so I'm going to use that for gas and stuff each month and then paid it in full each month but use the Disney Reward Dream Dollars (I currently have $80) for stuff at Disney. I do www.inboxdollars.com and www.sendearnings.com for some added funds (not much but every dollar helps) I also do www.mypoints.com and when I have enough points I get a gift card for a gas station ($25) and take that amount out of my check and put the cash in my disney change jar. I also round up in my check book and when the overage gets to a certain amount I take it out and put it in the disney change jar. It's also nice to have a small cushion in the checking account.
oh cool, and thanks for those sites, i am going to check them out
i just cashed in my cap. 1 rewards points, got a nice check for 58.00....once i get that in the mail i will put that in my disney piggy bank
I keep a coin jar but on occasion dump it in a shoe box that stays put away out of sight. Never count what you have so far. Out of sight , out of mind.
I use to give the kids Disney dollars for allowances .
I'm considering buying gift cards to pay for our meals this time.
I just got home from selling my old gold. I had very little to sell but did make pretty good money. Enough to pay for a few meals! I made $100 more than I expected .
We just use the points on our disney visa. We charge about anything we can on it and then pay it off the next month. This would not be a good idea if you didn't pay it off.
I just got home from selling my old gold. I had very little to sell but did make pretty good money. Enough to pay for a few meals! I made $100 more than I expected .
thats great!
i did that for my last trip, unfort. i should have waited because the price of gold went up but no biggie, it helped a little for our last trip.
I have $100 from every paycheck deposited into a special "Vacation" Savings account that I don't touch other than to pay for vacation related things. It's nice because I can't take money out at the ATM from that account, so it's kind of like, out of sight-out of mind.
I have $100 from every paycheck deposited into a special "Vacation" Savings account that I don't touch other than to pay for vacation related things. It's nice because I can't take money out at the ATM from that account, so it's kind of like, out of sight-out of mind.
thats a great idea, i might start one soon...
i have an xmas club account, but i am not sure if my bank does vacation club ones, i'll have to ask when i go there friday, thanks!
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thats a great idea, i might start one soon...
i have an xmas club account, but i am not sure if my bank does vacation club ones, i'll have to ask when i go there friday, thanks!
I just opened a secondary savings account and then scheduled a recurring transfer. I did it in about 15 minutes online one night.
I go through my closet and house and round up stuff to sell on e-bay or craigs list. I put it in a savings and don't touch it.
I also make crafts, so I sell those on a website called etsy, and again, don't touch that money.
We also charge everything on our Disney Visa and pay it off at the end of the year. It's been a year since I've gone this time--we are going again in September, and I have about $350 on that which will pay for one AP with the DVC discount.
Sheesh, I put a lot of work into this Disney business!
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