If I could only find 2k laying around the house.....

[carmel]

In the big scheme of things, I should be strung up by my toes for only having this to be sad over.....

My parents, sister, BIL, and 2 nephews are all spending a week down in WDW. They are asking me to fly down over Memorial Day (my daughter can't miss school) and join them for that weekend. I crunched the numbers and I can't get it below 2k. That seems like A LOT of money to spend for 2.5 days at the park.

My mind keeps going back and forth - we need some work done on our house/seeing my girls enjoy WDW with their g-parents and cousins is worth 2k. We should be stashing money away for our upcoming adoption/our youngest has never been to WDW and we may as well go now before we have to buy another plane tix for a 3rd child........see what I mean?

Again, there are millions of people who whish this was all they had to bum them out.

But, I wanna go...

 

[happytraveller]

Hi, i know the feeling.I'm desperate to go to Disneyland next year - but no money burning a hole in my pocket either, but i'll get there somehow-lol

 

[Alice's Mom]

I would visit the budget board, there are always great topics on how to save money for trips and save money on the trip too.

I paid for my trip to WDW with my tax return...

 

[PrincessSitka]

Pixie dust for everyone to go to Disneyland++++++++++++

 

[disneychrista]

I understand. My mom wanted me to go with her the week after Thanksgiving. But we just don't have the money. So she is going and I am not. Oh well.

 

[damo]

Have you looked behind the cushions on the couch???

 

[disneylvr2]

I can relate! My DH finally agreed to go to DLR, but only if it was during Christmas Break. I got everything priced for the trip and we have just enough money to go. No money for gas or food. I guess we'll eat PB&J! (I do have money on a Disney Rewards card to help with expenses some in Disneyland.) It will be worth it just to finally go!

 

[Dale-n-Chip]

I was about to post that we should all have little "Emergency Disney Fund" accounts. . . until I realized that I'd start planning "Emergency Disney Vacations" as soon as I opened the account! There's just no way that would work in my world.

I second the post about checking the Budget Boards. Wow, those folks have some creative strategies! Since it's a few months away, I wouldn't say no just yet--but I also wouldn't say yes. Who knows what could be coming your way in the next six months?

The toughest choices are when my wallet disagrees with my heart.

Good luck!

P.S. Damo, when I checked behind MY couch cushions I found an empty raisin box, two pennies, a Matchbox car, a Dora DVD and the missing remote control. I suggest trying last year's coat pockets next!