4luv2cdisney
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- Mar 30, 2008
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Charge everything to credit cards every month and pay in full.
Previous trips have almost always been during free dining and Disney Visa rewards usually covered the room.
Southwest Visa rewards covers airfare or else we drive.
We have a change jar we always cash in for tips and misc. How many "extra's" we do depends on how full the change jar is.
So, our trips pretty much cost us park tickets.
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Kids grow older.....D wants to take boyfriend on vacation....we now need 2 rooms. (But they have their own spending and misc money.) Trips are no longer "cheap". Need new ideas.
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So, we just bought DVC and are hoping Dis Visa rewards will regularly cover the equivalent of dues and basic food.
We are getting DVC APs for the next 2 trips. With tax, I think that will be around $2400 for 4 of us. Divided among 2 trips = $1200 / trip. (Boyfriend and/or D have to buy his ticket)
My DH has the ability to work side jobs. Once I start talking about a trip, he suddenly becomes very motivated to take on extra work. This is usually for "extras", better meals, etc.
I'm looking for ways to make as much of that $1200 per trip in other ways, too since we just shelled out the cash for DVC. Really hoping that our buy in is the only OOP for 2018 and 2019 trips.
We will need to take a year or so off after those 2 trips to "reload" and start again.
Previous trips have almost always been during free dining and Disney Visa rewards usually covered the room.
Southwest Visa rewards covers airfare or else we drive.
We have a change jar we always cash in for tips and misc. How many "extra's" we do depends on how full the change jar is.
So, our trips pretty much cost us park tickets.
*****
Kids grow older.....D wants to take boyfriend on vacation....we now need 2 rooms. (But they have their own spending and misc money.) Trips are no longer "cheap". Need new ideas.
*****
So, we just bought DVC and are hoping Dis Visa rewards will regularly cover the equivalent of dues and basic food.
We are getting DVC APs for the next 2 trips. With tax, I think that will be around $2400 for 4 of us. Divided among 2 trips = $1200 / trip. (Boyfriend and/or D have to buy his ticket)
My DH has the ability to work side jobs. Once I start talking about a trip, he suddenly becomes very motivated to take on extra work. This is usually for "extras", better meals, etc.
I'm looking for ways to make as much of that $1200 per trip in other ways, too since we just shelled out the cash for DVC. Really hoping that our buy in is the only OOP for 2018 and 2019 trips.
We will need to take a year or so off after those 2 trips to "reload" and start again.