Am I the only DVC newbie that does this????

[edk35]

We plan, plan, plam and plan. When we finish, we then replan our plan. Once that is settled, we get the EMH schedule and start the ADR planning.

 

[kam0202]

Obsessive Compulsive "DISNEY" Planning.

Bought in Jan08, booked first trip Feb08 for May VWL 2bd 6 nights and HHI 2bd 5 nights. Bored that it was so easy - am doing all the combinations/permutations of what I can do to use my yearly point allowance - bank, borrow, go to DL, Cruise, II trade - WHATEVER..it's habit-forming.

DH doesn't want to hear another possible scenario.

 

[BroganMc]

Yet another Marylander here. (Maybe it's in the water?)

I've been known to go to bed with the latest point charts as well as plan out the next 5 years of possible vacations. (Having two timeshares leads to a lot of possibilities.) And only those with the obsessive gene can relate to it. The rest are tired newbies.

That said, I don't like borrowing and haven't yet. Instead, I'll pay cash for weekends or switch to a smaller unit. I've worked my points to give me 3 weeks max in Disney a year. But still I want more. I'll know I've done enough when I have so much time I can't possibly use it all.

 

[TisBit]

ahhhh another MD neighbor. We were at SSR this past Nov. We arrived Wed. night the week before Thanksgiving and departed on Thanksgiving Day. I see you are going for Thanksgiving.

Yes...we will be arriving Mon before and leaving the 12/5...the week after! I think there are a lot of us up here...at least on the DIS boards...I am always seeing people that are flying out of BWI....I guess you just can't beat Southwest fares!

 

[TisBit]

Yet another Marylander here. (Maybe it's in the water?)

I've been known to go to bed with the latest point charts as well as plan out the next 5 years of possible vacations. (Having two timeshares leads to a lot of possibilities.) And only those with the obsessive gene can relate to it. The rest are tired newbies.

That said, I don't like borrowing and haven't yet. Instead, I'll pay cash for weekends or switch to a smaller unit. I've worked my points to give me 3 weeks max in Disney a year. But still I want more. I'll know I've done enough when I have so much time I can't possibly use it all.

I think my wife would die if I tried to do three weeks a year! Our 1 week a year kills her with my planning....she has adopted the "don't ask, don't tell" policy with Disney and just goes with the flow. Right now we also take about 1-2 Non-Disney vacations a year....but this year we are spending a ton of money on Cancun with some friends....and all I can think is....that would be about a 30 point add-on! I am trying to just go and enjoy myself....but it could be Disney!

 

[edk35]

I think my wife would die if I tried to do three weeks a year! Our 1 week a year kills her with my planning....she has adopted the "don't ask, don't tell" policy with Disney and just goes with the flow. Right now we also take about 1-2 Non-Disney vacations a year....but this year we are spending a ton of money on Cancun with some friends....and all I can think is....that would be about a 30 point add-on! I am trying to just go and enjoy myself....but it could be Disney!

I know what you mean...you start thinking about "the other vacations" and how many points you could add on if you just didn't go on "the other vacations". I did this a bit last summer when my dd and I went to Italy on a 12 day end of year school trip. Isn't that NUTS???? But I did think about (did not obsess) how much we paid for both of us to go and the money we also spent while there and trust me none of our accomodations were UP TO DISNEY STANDARD and there surely wasn't anything relaxing about going as a tour group but nontheless....we went and it was a nice experience. However after it was all said and done ....we could have added on a good 80-85 points easily.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I'm just adding my name to the list with the compulsive planning gene. It's gotten so that I think certain people will just change their e-mails to unlisted so I can't send them e-mails like..."what about doing..." "how about trying...".."just one more thought..." "suppose..."

Bobbi

 

[edk35]

I'm just adding my name to the list with the compulsive planning gene. It's gotten so that I think certain people will just change their e-mails to unlisted so I can't send them e-mails like..."what about doing..." "how about trying...".."just one more thought..." "suppose..."

Bobbi

I have two very good friends that are also dis board memeber and I now I drive them nutty with my trips. They seem to make their plans and pretty much stick to them where as I am always second guessing mine all the time now with DVC.

 

[Laurabearz]

Caskbils DVC planner is my fantasy play date.

I work out various senerios almost daily with his planner. I LOVE IT!!!

 

[cashout]

We have not even bought in yet, and I have run scenarios until we have an empty nest. Our youngest is due to be born in July.