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Post by heathermgc on Jun 16, 2011 19:28:21 GMT -5
Hi everyone! My name is Heather and my boyfriend Nick and I are both huge Disney fans but living in Maine we don't get a chance to go very often. We took our first Disney vacation together December of last year and we were hooked! We were planning on going again this September to take advantage of their free dining deal but soon realized we wouldn't be able to pay for it without using credit cards. So we're postponing it until valentines day week of 2012. Our goal is to have saved $3,000 by then. We stayed in Port Orleans Riverside last year and next year we want to try Coronado Springs. My bank has a program called keep the change and whenever I make a purchase it rounds up to the nearest dollar and automatically puts whatever change there would have been into my savings account. I currently have $53.15 in my Disney fund. I'm so excited to get started and learn new ways to add to my fund. This is such a great site to get motivated!  |
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Post by albertamomof4 on Jun 17, 2011 10:52:14 GMT -5
welcome. awesome savings so far
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Post by tanya on Jun 17, 2011 12:37:54 GMT -5
Welcome! This is an awesome group of Disney lovers to support you. Excellent start and keep us posted.
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Post by jamaica4god on Jun 17, 2011 14:32:43 GMT -5
I love Keep the Change! I am trying to use that too, but every time I get a small significant amount in the account, my husband transfers it back into our checking before I get a chance to move it to the Disney fund (separate account). I'm trying to sway him to just leave it alone! How was RIverside? We are wanting to stay at French Quarter in Nov next year. =)
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Post by heathermgc on Jun 17, 2011 17:31:22 GMT -5
Thanks for the encouragement everyone! I absolutely love this site! I found $3 while doing laundry today so I was thinking of starting a Disney tip envelope for all the spare singles I come across to use for housekeeping, restaurant, and magical express tips. New Total $56.15
In response to Jamaica4god. We thought Riverside was wonderful and loved the whole New Orleans feel of it. The only thing I didn't like was that it seemed to have the busiest shuttle bus of all the resorts. Leaving the parks at night our depo would be #13 and the line would go all the way down to depo #9. We took the ferry over to French Quarter for breakfast most days because it was so much less crowded and there was no trouble finding a table. I think you'll really enjoy it!
Okay I have a silly question. I've never really blogged before. Does anyone know how i can add a signature to my account so that my Disney countdown automatically shows up at the end of my post?
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Post by jamaica4god on Jun 18, 2011 15:42:56 GMT -5
If you go up to the menus at the top of the page there is one for Profile. That is your profile. You can add a signature with a ticker URL there. Next to member bio is "modify profile" and about halfway down the page is a section to add a signature. Thanks for the info!
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Post by heathermgc on Jun 18, 2011 18:55:32 GMT -5
Thank You!!!!
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Post by heathermgc on Jun 22, 2011 17:26:48 GMT -5
Great news! The hospital where I work has been insanely busy lately so my boss has authorized overtime for atleast until the end of the month. Thats going to be almost an extra $500 in overtime for the next week and a half. Maybe we'll get to Disneyworld a little sooner than expected  |
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Post by valgoof on Jun 22, 2011 18:24:39 GMT -5
That's great!! My boss asked me last week if I was willing to work overtime the next few weeks on some new projects. And I thought Disney Fund!!!! ;D
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Post by jamaica4god on Jun 22, 2011 20:04:18 GMT -5
Yay for overtime!! =)
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Post by tanya on Jun 23, 2011 7:42:44 GMT -5
Overtime is a blessing! I wish I wasn't salary because I usually always work over 40 a week. At least I do get comp time for it.
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Post by heathermgc on Jun 30, 2011 10:38:15 GMT -5
6/30/11
$25 paypal deposit from Mypoints
$8 deposit from turning in our cans and bottles
$10 now in the tip envelope
plus various keep the change deposites
Total $101.41
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Post by tanya on Jun 30, 2011 14:59:32 GMT -5
Great Deposit!
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Post by rdrichards72 on Jun 30, 2011 19:22:03 GMT -5
Fabulous deposit!
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Post by albertamomof4 on Jul 8, 2011 19:28:53 GMT -5
awesome deposit
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