Budget Breakdown!

[MiraDawl]

Has anyone else done this to make the cost of a Disney trip less painful:

I've taken the total cost amount for my Sept. trip, and figured out how many weeks I have to pay it off (approx. 9 currently)
Then I divided the total cost by the number of weeks, divided again by seven (days in a week) to come out with how much money PER DAY I need to set aside to have the trip paid in cash 45 days in advance!!

Total / weeks till payment due date (9) / seven (days per week) = amount to save per day!

While the total package price may seem steep at first, after dividing it down, I only need to put aside $11 a day

This figure doesn't include airfare which I'll put on a credit card and pay off quick. Extras like souvies, lounge beverages, etc. also are left out, but since Disney is kicking in the meals, that won't be too much extra to deal with. Plus, with the trip paid off in July, I'll have time to set aside extra spending cash!

Besides, $11 sounds a lot better than $1100!!!

 

[shakespeare]

I had to do the same thing. Only I didn't know you could make payments online until the last 3 months. Next time I will plan it a little more in advance to give myself more time to pay.

 

[etwinchester]

I've done this in an excel spreadsheet for our 2008 budget.

I even have it subtract money when I put it some into my ING account to give me the current total I need to save per day/month/year. I have a good amount of time to save but then again we're planning on staying for 2 weeks. One week at CSR, the other at POLY.

 

[shakespeare]

Two weeks at Disney? How awesome! We are staying for 8 days. Not sure how much money to take for spending. Everything is paid for except breakfast and souviners.

 

[etwinchester]

2 weeks is great but 2008 is so far away. We went in 2003 when our DD was 3. It was the first time for DD and DH. We also stayed for 2 weeks but with 10 other family members, offsite.

This will be our FIRST onsite stay and I'm so excited...