iNTeNSeBLue98
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I just calculated how much I've save towards our next trip to WDW (Who knows for sure when that will be, but I'm shooting for sometime in 2006). I was pleasantly surprised how much I have saved in what amounts to about a month and a half. Mind you, it's not a staggering amount of money, but DH went back to work in July and we had been struggling all year to pay all of our bills (which are now current, except one that is now one month behind and expected to be paid to date this month and one that is on a payment arrangement). The savings is an accomplishment for me.
$28.05 ING account #1 - funds from my personal checking account. This includes $ earned from ebay, rebates, rewards, etc. I had to remove all but $5 over a month ago when DH first returned to work, so it's been a slow rebuild. I've been taking 1/2 of what I deposit into the checking account and transferring to ING.
$40.12 ING account #2 - in DH's name and linked to our joint checking. Funds in the account come from the "savings" earned by rounding up debits and rounding down deposits. The same scenario as ING #1 in that I had to transfer all but $10 out a month or so ago.
$4.77 PayPal - only a few $ there right now because I've been shopping for Christmas presents on ebay.
$14.29 Checking Account linked to ING #1 has a few $ that is slowly building again. (same story as ING 1 & 2). It was nice to have a few $ lying around for quick access when it was needed while DH was not making the amount of $ we needed to pay all of our debts.
$14 Cash - I started stashing one dollar bills in envelopes. The first one is designated for "gas $". Each envelope has the amount needed for the trip.
? change jar - There's quite bit in there - lots of quarters. I haven't counted so I'm not even sure a guess.
There's also $3 in Disney Dollars. DD traded in a few gold dollars a few years ago for them.
The above totals up to $104.23, plus whatever has accumulated in the change jar. It doesn't seem like much when you look at each account separately, but it sure adds up quickly! I anticipate being able to add more after Christmas and as we get some of our charges and loans paid off.
$28.05 ING account #1 - funds from my personal checking account. This includes $ earned from ebay, rebates, rewards, etc. I had to remove all but $5 over a month ago when DH first returned to work, so it's been a slow rebuild. I've been taking 1/2 of what I deposit into the checking account and transferring to ING.
$40.12 ING account #2 - in DH's name and linked to our joint checking. Funds in the account come from the "savings" earned by rounding up debits and rounding down deposits. The same scenario as ING #1 in that I had to transfer all but $10 out a month or so ago.
$4.77 PayPal - only a few $ there right now because I've been shopping for Christmas presents on ebay.
$14.29 Checking Account linked to ING #1 has a few $ that is slowly building again. (same story as ING 1 & 2). It was nice to have a few $ lying around for quick access when it was needed while DH was not making the amount of $ we needed to pay all of our debts.
$14 Cash - I started stashing one dollar bills in envelopes. The first one is designated for "gas $". Each envelope has the amount needed for the trip.
? change jar - There's quite bit in there - lots of quarters. I haven't counted so I'm not even sure a guess.
There's also $3 in Disney Dollars. DD traded in a few gold dollars a few years ago for them.
The above totals up to $104.23, plus whatever has accumulated in the change jar. It doesn't seem like much when you look at each account separately, but it sure adds up quickly! I anticipate being able to add more after Christmas and as we get some of our charges and loans paid off.
I opened up my ING account in June and have $20 transferred into it from my checking account every week. I also put in any rebate check, pinecone check, etc that I receive. It's addicting to watch that amount grow!
