What is Couponing to Disney?

“Couponing to Disney” is a term I came up with to describe what I do. I find unique and creative ways to save and earn money and I use it to pay for my yearly trip to Disney World. There is no ‘coupon’ to Disney. (I actually get asked that question a lot!)

You don’t HAVE to ‘Coupon to Disney’. You could follow this advice and use it to Coupon to another vacation, to replace one of your current incomes (some people are able to stop working and stay at home with their kids!), or save for anything that you might want or need. It’s about learning how to pay for things you thought were out of your reach. As the great Walt Disney said, “If you can dream it, you can do it.”

How do I ‘Coupon to Disney?’

• I save at the grocery store. I set a weekly grocery budget and I try to come in under budget every week. If my budget is $100 a week for groceries, I would take $100 cash out of the bank and use coupons to save as much as I can at the store. Whatever is left out of the $100 at the end of the week goes into the fund.
  
• I use rebates. If I find a rebate to use, I buy the item(s) with that week’s grocery budget. When the rebate check comes in weeks later, it gets deposited directly into the fund.
• I save found money. ‘Found Money’ is a term I came up with to describe money you weren’t planning on receiving. This could be anything from a refund check from a doctor’s visit a year ago to a birthday check from Great Aunt Myrtle. If you weren’t planning on receiving it, it can go into the fund.
• And a lot more ways that I am constantly sharing on the blog.

Why do I Coupon to Disney?

• Disney World is truly the most magical place on the earth to me. I absolutely love Disney World. From the moment I go under the welcome arch, I am surrounded by nothing but magic. I am a kid at heart and I love to meet Mickey and all his friends and I love to go as often as I can. “Couponing to Disney” let’s me do just that.
• I find the challenge of saving for Disney World magical. Every time I make a deposit into the fund, I sing the song Celebrate You. (My theme song.)

And it is my goal to teach you how to “Coupon to Disney” as well. When I was watching Mickey’s Phillharmagic, I was thinking about all of you and how I want you to be able to share this magic with your kids as well! Disney truly is the most magical place on earth.