'disney fund' bank?

[MegsMommy]

I actually bought one at the Discovery Channel store for around $15 and it counts the change as you drop it in. I have filled it a few times. It gets to around $100 and it's pretty full. It's so much fun because then we know how much we are putting in there and how much we are saving. My daughter gets so excited everytime we tell her how much money is in it. Even if it's $1 but all she says is it's money so I can hug Mickey!!! It makes you empty your wallet a little more!

 

[Leleluvsdis]

DF and I are saving for our disney moon and disney cruise next year, and we put any money that's in our pockets in the jar at the end of the day and neither of us spend change, so any change we have goes into the jar. Since Christmas we have saved about 500 dollars. We are well on our way!!!

 

[libinatorsmom]

We have a big piggy bank... its beautiful... i had it as a kid... and its BIG... we are putting all our change and $$$ in there... its great... We all know that its for DISNEY including our little girl...

 

[blondimom]

I have a completely separate checking account, solely for vacations. Since I do mystery shopping, half of my payments go into our regular account and the other goes into the vacation account. I don't touch it, so it adds up quickly.

 

[DisneyWalkerGirl]

We use the square tins that you can purchase at WDW filled with candy. Mine has Pooh and Friends, my DS has Mickey at different ages,and my niece has the Princesses. There is also one that has the logo from each of the 4 parks, one on each side.

I put all my change in every night. We live in an area where the grovery stores put a "you've saved $$$" on every reciept which totals up sale and coupon savings. I put that amount into the tin also. It really adds up.

Once they get filled to a certain point, I deposit the money into a special Disney account I have at my bank. Luckily our bank branch has a free of charge self serve change counter, so I just the change in, it spits out a slip with the amount and I give that to the teller for the deposit.

 

[lovegrumpy]

We use the popcorn buckets we get from disney when you buy the popcorn.
When it gets full we put it in are savings. It's nice have extra spending money.

 

[Leleluvsdis]

I just finished my Disney piggy bank so DF and I don't have to use a fishing fund jar anymore. I got a plain white piggy bank from micheals and just used sharpie markers to decorate it. I'll take a pic of it and post it later.

 

[MOREMICKEY4ME]

I wrapped a shoe box in decorative paper and cut a slip in the top. It is placed in the kitchen, next to the laundry room.
Our family of 5 places loose change from our own pockets, purses and whatever comes out of the laundry (funny how that happens...)
We also have a big lawn sale every year and that money goes into the box too.
We did this for our last cruise and had about $400 in 9 months.
Our next Disney trip is in 3 years, so I am hoping for about $1200. This will be great for a possible upgrade to Poly!!!! (our family dream)
It's fun to save as a family too. I love to hear my 4 year old place pennies in the box and say, "I get to buy a BIG PRIZE when I go to Disney!!"
This box is just about full, so we will have to hide it until the trip and start another.
I have to admit it is kinda nerve racking not to be able to see inside the box to know how much money is accumulating...I like to know everything.

 

[honeybee30]

I have to admit it is kinda nerve racking not to be able to see inside the box to know how much money is accumulating...I like to know everything.

Me too! I always want to count my mickey money.... A bit obsessive, huh?!

 

[tadamom]

I also ask for my change at the Disney Store in Disney Dollars, so I can't go spend it either.

I haven't thought about doing this, does it have to be a certain amount or can you just keep adding it to a card of some type. I must know about this!!!!

 

[Smooshdog]

Here is a pic of our Disneyfund bank. I wish I had the castle change bank, but it's back home. This is what we made at first and still use. It's great.

 

[HopperFan]

Got this jar at a drug store about 16 years ago and for about 12 years it sat on my kitchen counter. Kids added their money to the Mickey Money jar and not unusual for it to have $100-200 in it by time we went. If they got Disney Dollars (the relatives all gave them that) or other paper money they wanted to contribute we would put it in a special envelope. If the jar gets full too soon, we take to a change machine for dollars, put them in the envelope and then start all over with more change. My kids are teens now, so it doesn't have the impact it once had, but it still sits in my little office, collecting change. But when they were little they believed we couldn't possibly go back until they had raised enough money.

 

[nurse.darcy]

Okay, I am starting one of these. . .My son LOVES to collect change. This will make his day. . .