Couponing to Disney Inspirational Story

This inspirational story is written by my amazing reader Charlotte:

I would always use a coupon here or there, but it really had little impact or meaning on my life.

My elderly parents both passed way last year within 6 months of each other.  Before my Dad passed away, he transferred some stock into his kid’s names.  My husband and I receive a dividend check 4 times a year.  Initially we were going to roll it over for more stock, but I found it a comfort to receive the small amount of money every few months.  But I began to realize that I spent it or paid off a bill and didn’t know where it went.

So…this past year, I decided to take the Couponing to Disney challenge.  We love DisneyWorld and have been there for the past 4 years.  I began to put the dividend money into a separate account marked “for vacation”.  NOW, I know where the dividend money goes and even though my parents are gone, they contribute to our yearly Disney vacation.

Suddenly, coupons took on a new meaning.  A tiny 25 cent coupon didn’t mean an item was 25 cents cheaper, it meant that it was 25 cents toward my vacation.

In the past 6 months, I have over half of my Disney vacation paid for.  My husband and I are pretty set on the food items that we use in the house so I don’t like to just use a coupon for the sake of using a coupon, but I have begun to search for coupons that fit into our life food choices.  When possible, I save a few cents or dollars because those little pieces of paper have become “Disney money”.  Thank you Couponing to Disney for the inspiration.

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