This was a rather slow week for us, money saving wise. Mother in law is without a job so we actually went over the weekly budget helping her out (which is fine. But she does have a job interview tonight!).
– $6.11 found in an envelope in my purse left over from Emily’s field day. (yeah my purse was that messy!)
$6.11 added to the Disney fund. $107.61 saved since June 3rd!
You can see all the previous deposits here.
Marisa says
Can’t wait until your next post? I’m trying to save for 2012, using you as inspiration. It’s very hard! I’ve had to take some money out of the fund when needed. Do you ever do that?
kim says
I think helping your mil out is awesome! You have a year to keep adding to your fund!
Cindy says
Every dollar counts! If I put a dollar in my Disney fund, I get excited. I keep trying to get my kids to let me save all their $$ for them, but I am not successful with that yet! LOL!
Laurie says
My husband received a scratch tix last night for his birthday! He won! $200.00..guess where its going? Well, half anyways! Disney fund for next year. He is using the other half for clothes for our upcoming trip next week to WDW!
Andrea L. says
Just a quick question for Kristan or anyone else reading this: when you earn a gift card (example: sometimes with a certain purchase at Target you earn a $5.00 gift card), do you take $5.00 and account it as cash in your Disney fund? Of course, if it was time to start shopping for like toiletries for the trip, I would use it to get me some free shampoo or something that needs to be packed. Just wondering what everyone else does…..
Thanks!!!! :)
Tanya in Carolina says
It depends on how close it is to your trip. Like you said I would probably use it for travel goodies but if it is 6 months out I would put the cash in my fund and then use the card on my next trip.
Tanya in Carolina says
My deposit for last week wound up being $108. Not bad since I considered it a slow week. Brings my total up to $874!
Whitney says
I found $11 in my shorts pocket last night! What makes it more fun is that, the last time I wore the shorts I was in DISNEY!!! They have a zipper pocket and that how the cash didn’t fall out during the washing/drying process. So my old Disney Cash is going to help me get to Disney again!!
Just as an added funny – when I found it my daughter stuck out her hand and said “I need field trip money”…..she’s in COLLEGE! hahahaha – I gave her a dollar for creativity – should have KNOWN she would actually KEEP IT!!!
Kristin from Couponing to Disney says
HAHAHA I love it!!!
cathi carpenter says
girl! You are my inspiration!!!!!! Keep it up and you all will be at disney again next summer!
Cindy says
I always seem to find money during season cheanges when I am going from light jackets to winter coats. Not money related, but one time my husband thought he lost his wedding ring. He usually takes it off when he goes to bed becuase he only wears it when we go out of the house, and he can’t wear it to work. He was really bummed, and we got him another one but he said it wasn’t the same becuase he wanted the one that was blessed(aw..how sweet right? or was it so I wouldn’t get mad?lol) Anyway fast forward about 3 years, my husband puts on a pair of dress pants he hasn’t worn in guess what 3 years, he felt something in his pocket and there was his wedding ring!! Not sure how it didn’t fall out in the wash or from hanging on the hanger, but it was there the whole time. When he found it he was nearly running to come show me. I tease him that he put it in his pocket to “hide” he was a married man, he said that the last place he wore it was at his cousins wedding and everyone there was related to him, and that I was there with him. Funny how things just appear sometimes isn’t it?
lori says
Funny some weeks are good and some not so good, but any deposit for disney is GREAT! We had a good week thanks to some monetary donations from the grandparents when my husband went to visit them, they sent $ back for each kiddo. Check out my deposit day here :)
http://dollars2disney.blogspot.com/2010/06/deposit-day.html
Buffy says
I am starting this July 1. I really need to start saving for the new clothes I am going to need as I am losing weight. I have already “earned” $5.00 in Swagbucks. So that will be the start since it won’t appear in paypal till July. Thanks for all the great ideas.
Kayla says
Awesome! I used to put $20 in my favorite chapter of one of my books just in case. Usually I would forget about it and when I would be going through my books a few months later, it would fall out! I loved it.
CJ says
I love finding money, I usually get it from the laundry when my hubby doesn’t empty his pockets. I only have a few dollars right now but I am hoping to have more soon. I am saving ones and change from the end of each day.
Chris says
I love finding money too! I sent my coats to the cleaners one year and the next year, when I put the coat on, there was still $50 in the pocket! I was sooo happy!! At the time I was waitressing and so broke!
Tanya in Carolina says
Still have some coins to cash out but so far this week but as of right now I have a deposit of $98 to bring me up to a total of $864. I know I have atleast $10 to $15 in change still to go!! I hope to be able to get to it to $900 before the weekend is over! That will just about pay for our room in full!
diane says
I put in 150.00 this week! I was owed money from a friend plus I worked an extra day two weeks ago. And I cashed all my coins in. So between the three of them I was able to make a great deposit!
Kristin from Couponing to Disney says
SWEEEEET!
Sarina Jackson says
I luv finding money in old purses and jackets! It pays to procrastinate about cleaning things out and putting them away… LOL
Renee says
Your progress is encouraging, especially to those of us who are trying to get the hang of this. Thanks!
Gina says
Hi! I just wanted to say that you have inspired me to start couponing more and start a blog. Mine is NOTHING like yours but I enjoy writing in it… We are couponing our way to a lot of things lol we want a fence next summer and to go to a Bills game and FSU game in 2011. Thank you for all the work you put into this!!
Becca Filley says
Tomorrow is when I will make my bank run. I have 100.00 cash from house sitting and 3.00 check from pine cone. I also have a bucket of change but will wait a while to see how much more I can add to it. Can’t wait til you have something to help us keep track on here. I will be at 203.00 tomorrow YAY!
Kelly says
I love finding “missing” cash. :)
marie says
Think of it as an investment in future fun grandmother time!! :-)