Post by savvymommy on Aug 25, 2010 18:28:00 GMT -5
I am a widow and mother to a beautiful "Disney loving" DD9. We experienced Disney World together for the first time in September of 2009 and are anxious to get back in 2011. Shortly after we returned from our trip last year, I discovered the "Couponing to Disney" site and thought what a fun challenge it would be to see if I could save enough money for our next vacation using only "found money."
I have booked our trip for September 18-25, 2011 at Pop Century with the Free Quick Service Dinning promo. The total came to $1349. I use my Disney rewards card to pay for everything I possibly can and pay the balance off each month. Therefore, I had 128 Disney Dollars to use towards the $200 deposit. The other $72 was from loose change I have been saving. Based on our last trip, I am factoring in another $300 for gas, souvenirs, etc. This brings my total savings goal to $1649 with a balance of 1449 remaining.
Some of the ways I will be saving for the trip are yard sales, rebates, and money left out of the monthly budget. My daughter always saves her own spending money for vacations. We do a yard sale once or twice a year and she gets to keep the money for whatever she sells. This is a great way for me to get her to clean out her toys and get rid of stuff. ;D In addition to her allowance she also earns money doing extra stuff around the house (i.e raking the yard, etc.) Last year she saved over $100 of her own money to take on vacation. She wants to do the Secret Star Makeover at the BBB, so she is aiming to save at least $150 this time.
I have booked our trip for September 18-25, 2011 at Pop Century with the Free Quick Service Dinning promo. The total came to $1349. I use my Disney rewards card to pay for everything I possibly can and pay the balance off each month. Therefore, I had 128 Disney Dollars to use towards the $200 deposit. The other $72 was from loose change I have been saving. Based on our last trip, I am factoring in another $300 for gas, souvenirs, etc. This brings my total savings goal to $1649 with a balance of 1449 remaining.
Some of the ways I will be saving for the trip are yard sales, rebates, and money left out of the monthly budget. My daughter always saves her own spending money for vacations. We do a yard sale once or twice a year and she gets to keep the money for whatever she sells. This is a great way for me to get her to clean out her toys and get rid of stuff. ;D In addition to her allowance she also earns money doing extra stuff around the house (i.e raking the yard, etc.) Last year she saved over $100 of her own money to take on vacation. She wants to do the Secret Star Makeover at the BBB, so she is aiming to save at least $150 this time.
