11/26/2011 EARLY Bananahead reunions cruise

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Hi Nanas! You can pencil us in.

YEAH!!!! another nanahead has spoken

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

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.

We had trouble with crank calls too.
Never did catch the varment.

But we will be on the look out this time

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

I guess its something to consider

Hope you can join us

 

[cruisemutt]

no more nana counting either! We'd probably be in the gazillions....

 

[jollyg]

I said it just wasnt the same posting over there......they just dont get the TOP of the page thingy

Yeah, some people just aren't as sophisticated as we are?!

 

[dsparks]

Yeah, Greg, speaking about the top of the page!

 

[mruhaak]

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?

I vote for option #2...

Man... I miss the smileys on facebook!

 

[mruhaak]

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

Kathy,
I know this works! I did it really well back when I used to get a paycheck. Now that I work for myself it's a little harder because there isn't that every 2 week reminder... I started doing it and then we needed cash for something...

I need to get back into that habit!

When I had a job I had $125 every 2 weeks going into a savings account. And a lot of that went towards vacations.

 

[jollyg]

Yeah, Greg, speaking about the top of the page!

I've got to many threads to keep up with!

 

[Dixielady908]

Yeah, some people just aren't as sophisticated as we are?!

now aint that the truth!! it takes some sophisticated people to become nanaheads......!!!! and we sure is a bunch of sophistacted people!!

 

[cruisemutt]

now aint that the truth!! it takes some sophisticated people to become nanaheads......!!!! and we sure is a bunch of sophistacted people!!

Hoo boy its getting deep....

 

[cruisemutt]

Now we need to get the rest of the gang on board....wheres my bubba???

 

[woogal]

Good gravy! Page 4 already??? This should be an interesting 2.5 years!

Hey Denise, when does practice packing start?

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Hey Shell,
I can be packed in 10 minutes flat
I'm ready to go!!

 

[jollyg]

Good gravy! Page 4 already??? This should be an interesting 2.5 years!

I think we'd better call DCL and just charter the entire boat for our Nana reunion cruise......in 2.5 years 95% of the folk on board will be Nanaheads anyway?!

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

 

[jollyg]

Oh, that is good!....I like it!

 

[MoranClan]

WOW. Four pages allready??

 

[cruisemutt]

ya just have to wonder how many threads this thing is gonna have...

Ok, any predictions, speculations as to where this new ship is gonna take us, whats gonna be cool on it, whats gonna be different?

 

[woogal]

whats gonna be different?

It will be bigger.

(And you wondered why he married me)