11/26/2011 EARLY Bananahead reunions cruise

[mruhaak]

top page!!

Those are pretty funky ship trip tickers you got there Greg...

 

[jd99]

oh no. Not another vacation.

Ok...if I must....

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Morning Jeff,

I knew it would be a tough decision for you to take another DCL cruise

Soon you have done as many as we have. Your probably getting close now


Kathy

 

[jollyg]

oh no. Not another vacation.

Ok...if I must....

Guys like us are soooo under appreciated!

 

[lvstitch]

Woo hoo check out my ticker

 

[jollyg]

Those are pretty funky ship trip tickers you got there Greg...

Yeah, but now the Oasis of the Seas cruise is in doubt?.....if we end up doing this 2011 Nanahead reunion we'll drop the Oasis......unless my wife and I do it and leave the kids at home?

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Ok! Haven't posted on disboards in a looonnnggg time!

But wanted to have a presence on the new board and I am hoping by posting it will mean we get to go on this cruise!!!

Yes you can do it!!

Start saving now. Here is what I do to help for cruise money.

I have a special piggy bank and ALL change goes in it. NO exceptions! Plus all $1 go into a zip lock baggie and when I get $25 they go into the safe and we NEVER touch them. They cease to exist once they are in the baggie. No Exceptions.
I know most dont use cash anymore so I make sure every payday I get out at least $20 cash. I use it for bread and milk type things and once I break it I put away the change and ones.
If any of the 20 is left by next payday it goes into the safe too. You dont miss a little at a time.
Here we have bottle deposit and when i take in the cans and bottles that goes into the vacation money.

One last thing that really adds up fast. We have a cash back rewards credit card. I get double on gas and groceries. I use it constantly for what I would normally buy, never buy just to use it.
When I use it I deduct it from my check book as if i used my debit card so when the bill comes I ALWAYS PAY IT OFF No interest that way. No bill adding up.

Since last Novembers cruise until now I have around $500 saved between doing those things. I may not have enough to pay for a cruise but I can pay for tips, excursions, souvenirs, hotel the night before the cruise etc..

That really helps. Many have garage sales too.

So YES you can do it. Start now and you will amaze yourself at how the little things add up.


Who else has tips for helping to save for a cruise? Every tip can help everyone to save for it. I am always looking for ways to cut back and help pay for another cruise


Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Woo hoo check out my ticker

That is reall cool. I may have to try to get one like that.
was it hard to do?

Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Yeah, but now the Oasis of the Seas cruise is in doubt?.....if we end up doing this 2011 Nanahead reunion we'll drop the Oasis......unless my wife and I do it and leave the kids at home?

You can leave them for the 2010 TA too. They survived without you while you were in Aruba?? Who cares about school

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Guys like us are soooo under appreciated!

I can think of a better word for it than that. But this is a family board so I wont say it.

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

I think we are close to the top so going to try for it.

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

YES I DID IT!!!

Greg if you look you will see i beat you on the 09 board too

This is just too easy to beat the guys to the top.

LADIES RULE THE BOARDS

 

[jollyg]

YES I DID IT!!!

Greg if you look you will see i beat you on the 09 board too

This is just too easy to beat the guys to the top.

LADIES RULE THE BOARDS

Well I have to give you a top now and then or I wouldn't be a gentleman!

 

[lvstitch]

Yes you can do it!!

Start saving now. Here is what I do to help for cruise money.

I have a special piggy bank and ALL change goes in it. NO exceptions! Plus all $1 go into a zip lock baggie and when I get $25 they go into the safe and we NEVER touch them. They cease to exist once they are in the baggie. No Exceptions.
I know most dont use cash anymore so I make sure every payday I get out at least $20 cash. I use it for bread and milk type things and once I break it I put away the change and ones.
If any of the 20 is left by next payday it goes into the safe too. You dont miss a little at a time.
Here we have bottle deposit and when i take in the cans and bottles that goes into the vacation money.

One last thing that really adds up fast. We have a cash back rewards credit card. I get double on gas and groceries. I use it constantly for what I would normally buy, never buy just to use it.
When I use it I deduct it from my check book as if i used my debit card so when the bill comes I ALWAYS PAY IT OFF No interest that way. No bill adding up.

Since last Novembers cruise until now I have around $500 saved between doing those things. I may not have enough to pay for a cruise but I can pay for tips, excursions, souvenirs, hotel the night before the cruise etc..

That really helps. Many have garage sales too.

So YES you can do it. Start now and you will amaze yourself at how the little things add up.


Who else has tips for helping to save for a cruise? Every tip can help everyone to save for it. I am always looking for ways to cut back and help pay for another cruise


Kathy

I used to do the same thing with my change but then I felt to guilty and started donating it to charities.

What I do now is just have money every week automatically transferred to my saving account. If I need it to pay bills, I just transfer it back. The money adds up pretty fast this way.

I also pay for the cruise on my Disney Visa, which gives me 6 extra months to pay it with no interest.

That is reall cool. I may have to try to get one like that.
was it hard to do?

Kathy

Nope it's really easy, Mickey paths does it for you. You just follow their directions for multiple counters.

 

[dsparks]

Hi Nanas! You can pencil us in.

 

[cruisemutt]

another cruise? on an even bigger ship???? I'll never be able to find mom to get compromising pictures.... I won't be able to hide the salmon mousse or the boozey coffee from my wife. And lets not forget the friggin crank calls!!!! If I ever find out who's been doing those....heaven help him (or her).

ok, I'm in.

 

[Dixielady908]

Yea....its lookin like a lot of us nana's will be hitting the high seas again!!!

I'm really looking forward to it.


Denise

 

[Dixielady908]

Kathy....I'm gonig to mention it to Sue....this should give us all time to save for this cruise....

Plus, I need to have them take me off the 2010 cruise list!!!!! I said it just wasnt the same posting over there......they just dont get the TOP of the page thingy

 

[Dixielady908]

another cruise? on an even bigger ship???? I'll never be able to find mom to get compromising pictures.... I won't be able to hide the salmon mousse or the boozey coffee from my wife. And lets not forget the friggin crank calls!!!! If I ever find out who's been doing those....heaven help him (or her).

ok, I'm in.

yippie!!!!

 

[disneediva]

I guess its something to consider