Thanks for all the congrat's
I noticed a few of you mentioned taking the "jar" to the bank
That's all the fun ~ you are missing out. We always count our own money. The girls have so much fun dumping it I've gotten some really great pictures with
true smiles!!
After we get it all out we separate the cash from the coins. Then the hard part...sorting the coins and stacking them so they are easy to count. The pennies are the worst. They take forever we stack them in stacks of five rows of ten. We had over $14 in pennies. They really add up! Once every think is stacked we take a picture naturally
Actually, the stacks looked so nice I didn't have the heart to take them off my living room rug. It looks like the Federal Reserve.....lol
We are keeping enough quarters and pennies to fill up their smashed coin books. The rest will go onto the credit card before we leave. The girls will have a daily allowance of $20 to do spend however they want. They are 11 & 9 so I am interested in seeing how they budget their selves. We are also going to let them pick out a pin each day (8 day trip).
We always watch our spending and try to cut corners when we can. We take several vacations a year that way. We are driving so we are going to stop at a Pubix and grab some breakfast foods and snack items. I booked one "big" meal a day mostly lunches because it is a little cheaper.
Our one big splurge is Cirque du Soleil!!! We have always wanted to go but it was always out of the budget. I was able to get awesome seats. We are on one of the four seat rows on the second level and we are on the 1st row!!! I can go to the restroom with out disturbing anyone
What other questions did I see??? humm, the jar. The jar is a Kentwood bottle ~ I have been meaning to decorate it with clip art but for now it is just plain. And YES it was very heavy!! But, the girls were able to get it out of my room down the stairs and they almost made it to the living room. Getting the bills out can be tricky.
Another hint I will share is that I buy the girls coins from them. I don't know if it is a girl thing but they will have like $5 in coins busting out of their wallet. Oh, and we made homemade chocolate chip cookies for the garage sale. You wouldn't believe it but they sold over $10 in cookies at .25 for 2
and $5 in kool-aid!! Next time I will buy bottled water ~ we'll have a concession stand........lol
Well, I better wrap up this book! I hope that this helps someone to start a Disney jar
I am so glad I did ~ it is something the girls will remember and hopefully do when they have a family.
Have a wonderful weekend ~ and a safe and Happy Easter!!
