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Post by saving4wdw on Jul 2, 2010 10:09:07 GMT -5
Hi everyone!
I am taking a second annual trip in December with my best friend! We are staying at the Pop Century with Deluxe Dining! We are going December 6-12th. I only have to pay for myself to go since well we are splitting everything down the middle.
Hotel,park passes,dining plan : $1074.65 - less deposit = 974.65 due by October 23rd.
Flight: approx $350 we have no purchased them yet
Spending: $200
Other: $100 (tipping, and other things that might come up)
Total: $1624.65
Saved as of 7/2/10: $250 in disney gift cards
$10 proctor and gamble visa g/c
$ 20 in disney dollars
$ 250 cash from yard sale
Total = $530 / $1624.65 (leaving me a balance of $1094.65)
that doesn't include my change jar.
The plan is to purchase at least a $100 disney gift card every other week.
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Post by tanya on Jul 2, 2010 10:11:55 GMT -5
I like the idea of purchasing the Disney Gift Cards. I may do that!
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Post by saving4wdw on Jul 2, 2010 11:05:58 GMT -5
I like doing that only because there are only 3 possible places for me to spend the money. At the disney store, online or at WDW. AND you can pay for the trip with the gift cards so it makes it a great savings plan for those that have trouble saving money as I do.
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Post by tanya on Jul 2, 2010 13:13:08 GMT -5
Where do you usually purchase your cards?
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Post by saving4wdw on Jul 2, 2010 13:18:23 GMT -5
I have been purchasing them online (disneystore.com) but I know a few people who buy them at the grocery store and put it towards the stores money off gas promotions. Which I might start to do. I just moved into my first apartment so I hadn't needed to do grocery shopping but I do now..
I like online because they have a wide variety of card designs but if you are just using them to save up and pay off your trip and dont care about the card design then the basic Mickey design is prob just fine
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Post by saving4wdw on Jul 2, 2010 13:28:54 GMT -5
Saved as of 7/2/10: $250 in disney gift cards
$10 proctor and gamble visa g/c
$ 20 in disney dollars
$ 250 cash from yard sale
Total = $530 / $1624.65 (leaving me a balance of $1094.65)
I've had a pretty slow day today not much going on (I'm a teacher so I'm on summer break till camp starts on the 12th) so I counted my change jar and checked my Disney Visa Card Reward Dollars. So to add to my $530 I have:
change jar- $90.88
DVCR$- $34.99
which brings me to $655.87/ 1624.65 (balance of = $ 968.78)
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Post by tanya on Jul 2, 2010 14:37:54 GMT -5
Thanks a bunch!!!!!
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Post by cupcakeninja on Jul 2, 2010 19:55:26 GMT -5
How widely accepted are Disney gift cards in the parks? I read the FAQ on them online and they just say at select locations.
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Post by ryann on Jul 2, 2010 20:24:02 GMT -5
Love the GC idea. And it reminded me we have a $50 to add to the fund  |
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Post by couponsanta on Jul 2, 2010 21:01:29 GMT -5
When I went to WDW they accepted gift cards at ALL of the retail stores I went to...
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Post by saving4wdw on Jul 2, 2010 21:25:37 GMT -5
I went in december and then again in May (as a chaperone for the senior class trip) gift cards are excepted every where they have a card reader.. the only other places besides that are if they are not disney owned for example the swan, the dolphin rainforest cafe etc... you can even use them as a way to pay off your trip either at check in at the hotel or online or over the phone as forms of payment. also if you plan to use your key to the world for charging purposes you can also set up the gift cards for that instead of a credit card just remember to keep a tally of what you spend.. upon check in just hand over what ever gift cards you want to put on your kttw it is added to your account and viola you have charging privileges with out racking up a credit card bill... and what ever is not used at the end of your trip is given back in cash..I generally will keep about $20 bucks for using at the airport if needed and the rest i will just go to the gift shop and buy a new gift card (starting increments is $25 bucks) and with that I am well on my way to saving for my next trip
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Post by cupcakeninja on Jul 3, 2010 2:22:35 GMT -5
Ah great to know that it's not as restrictive as they lead you to think it is. Maybe I'll have relatives give that instead of the misc crap they give my kids during bdays and holidays. Sure beats trying to sell yet another Zhu Zhu Pet on Craigslist.  |
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Post by saving4wdw on Jul 3, 2010 8:59:35 GMT -5
yep they make awesome stocking stuffers |
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Post by saving4wdw on Jul 6, 2010 10:07:08 GMT -5
Hotel,park passes,dining plan : $1074.65 - less deposit = 974.65 due by October 23rd. Flight: approx $350 we have no purchased them yet Spending: $200 Other: $100 (tipping, and other things that might come up) Total: $1624.65 With the extending of Disney's Free Dining I called today and go it added to my package we saved $386 and change it broke down to 191.98 each which is AWESOME! so now my total due on my disney package is $782.98 and it looks like our flights will also be much much cheaper so that is a huge plus! Hotel package: 782.67 Flight: 300.00 Spending: 200 Other: 100 Total : 1382.67 saved: 655.87 / 1382.67 (balance of 726.80) |
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Post by saving4wdw on Jul 6, 2010 12:28:52 GMT -5
my mother had to cancel a flight and re-book her dates that the flight was much cheaper SO she said that I could have her southwest credits ... $331!! OMG my flight is only 299.34 so I added the early check in this is turning out to be a great day! First free dining now free plane flight!
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