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Post by dsilva51 on Jul 19, 2010 13:26:03 GMT -5
My kids are jacked! We went to the bank and opened up our account. We have decided that every Monday is deposit day, last week was our 1st week. We had $86.50 in the can, but needed $100 to open. So I wrote a check for the diffence to get the ball rolling.
Our weekly goal is $75 a week in change, rebates, any found money. With a monthly goal of $275. I realize that's less than our weekly, but we are trying really hard to stay ahead of the game.
This week we got $15 in rebate checks and $67.00 in spare change .
So our total to date since 7/12 is $189.50. Thats in one week!
And we have $15 after our deposit today towards our goal. A $10 winning lottery ticket and a $5.00 rebate check.
If I can do $75 a week until we go next August, I will have saved over $4,300!
Wish us luck!
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Post by tanya on Jul 19, 2010 14:15:23 GMT -5
Keep it up! I also take the amount I save in coupons and put it in the fund. So if I save $10 then in goes $10. In one week I put in $83 in just coupons. Also if you see something you want and then decided not to buy put that money in there also. I have been able to put in $1314 so far which averages $146 a week!!!!
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Post by mollybug2 on Jul 20, 2010 6:12:45 GMT -5
I love that your kids are a part of this, too!
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Post by dsilva51 on Jul 20, 2010 6:49:47 GMT -5
I was going through my quarterly stock statements from our broker and we had $219 sitting in a money market account from the dividends from of course our Disney stock, so I asked him yesterday can you send me that check and he said yes. So I know $219 is coming this week!
I have such a desire to go NOW!!
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Post by dsilva51 on Jul 20, 2010 7:35:29 GMT -5
Keep it up! I also take the amount I save in coupons and put it in the fund. So if I save $10 then in goes $10. In one week I put in $83 in just coupons. Also if you see something you want and then decided not to buy put that money in there also. I have been able to put in $1314 so far which averages $146 a week!!!! What I do is I throw in a gift card for Christmas, like Toys R Us, Kmart, JcPenny's etc. Instead of depositing the money I save from coupons. I have a nice stash of gift cards in my house in the event of a birthday party, or to give away at Christmas or shop with at Christmas time. I've got my mom doing the same thing. |
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Post by tanya on Jul 20, 2010 9:52:22 GMT -5
That is a good idea also!  Since we are going in December I may get a few gift cards to give the kids from Santa!! ;D |
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Post by luckydisneygirl on Jul 20, 2010 11:00:13 GMT -5
Good luck! You're doing great so far.
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Post by dsilva51 on Jul 26, 2010 11:37:42 GMT -5
Today's deposit girls is.......$273.38 just in one week!!!
One big check of $219.38 and the rest was rebates that came flooding in and spare singles that I dump in the can after every day. I'm way ahead of schedule!
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Post by cindyrella on Jul 27, 2010 18:49:27 GMT -5
So do you know where you want to stay and how long? Seems like you are already on a roll!
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Post by mollybug2 on Jul 28, 2010 7:20:37 GMT -5
Nice deposit! And how great to be ahead of schedule...
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Post by tanya on Jul 28, 2010 8:29:48 GMT -5
Awesome deposit! It is great to be ahead of the game!
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Post by dsilva51 on Aug 1, 2010 15:38:41 GMT -5
So do you know where you want to stay and how long? Seems like you are already on a roll! I just booked a last minute trip to DW for the last week in August. So in 3 weeks we will be going. Next year is my DH's big 40 birthday, so I think that I'm just going to keep saving and see if I have enough to book a suprise cruise for his bday! |
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Post by dsilva51 on Aug 2, 2010 14:58:53 GMT -5
Today's deposit.... $20.49 all from rebates.
Bringing my 3 week total to:::
$483.37
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