Jessica will have her package paid off in no time! She is almost halfway there.
We are 8 months and 4 days away from our next Disney vacation! The kids are excited, the husband is stoked, and I am fretting! The story is, our income tax check was supposed to pay for this trip. I was saving money for souvenirs, and extra cost associated with the trip. And mid year my husband changed jobs, and when he filled out paper work pertaining to our taxes, he took our deductions wrong. So, our income tax check got cut in half. Add in emergency surgery, and that took the other half. So, I have begun a quest to pay for as much of the $6250 trip as I possibly can through Swagbucks, Ibotta, and various other means.
I actually started Swagbucks about a year ago, but never did much with it. After really getting serious about it, I have found it to be an amazing money saving tool! I wish I had started seriously earning with it months ago! To date, I have saved $2,467 towards our trip. I started earning in November of last year when he originally booked the vacation, but have doubled my efforts in the past 2-3 months. To date, I have saved $282 via Swagbucks, not considering the monthly 300 SB deducted card. My husband has also started doing surveys and offers through Swagbucks, and to date has saved $68.60 towards our trip.
This is month we were able to add $712.11 to our fund, and has been our best month yet! If we can continue to earn at the rate we have (excluding the consignment sale earnings) we should be able to make very close to our goal. We also have another consignment sale in our area planned for September. I have a ton of winter clothes to add to it, and we are planning a yard sale to add to our budget and help clean out the house!
Consignment Sale : $313.00
Swagbucks (Jessie) $134.79
(I already added in our monthly bonuses since I’m done for the day)
Swagbucks (Shane) $89.22
Ibotta (Jessie) $59.95
Ibotta (Shane) $13.69
Saving Star $2.60
Checkout51 $17.21
Shopkick $6.00*
Achievement $0.50*
Receipthog $2.00 (use code draf1623)
Lounder $28.00
Panel App $1.00
Surverys On the Go $19.15
Disney GC (target) $25.00
*These totals are approximation
Every day there is a new daily thread started that lists ways to earn Swagbucks. This helps everyone reach their goals. Just search Swagbucks after you go to the Savears group and you will see it!
If you are not a member of my Facebook group Saving for Disney with C2D (The SavEars) you should go join! It’s FREE and we help each other out. You don’t have to be saving for Disney to join. It’s a fun way for all of us to connect, and get to know other like minded individuals. If you are new to Swagbucks, they will be more than happy to help you along and answer any questions you may have!
New to Swagbucks? Swagbucks is a way to earn points by doing surveys, watching videos, and discovering new things. All these points, called SB, can be redeemed for gift cards from hundreds of major retailers including Target, Walmart, and you can also redeem your points for Paypal!
If you haven’t joined Swagbucks yet, you can join through this link. Be sure to enter the code DISNEY70 to get started with 70 SB (this is exclusive to CouponingtoDisney readers; you only get 30 SB if you don’t use this link and code).