What is it worth…
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So since my sister moved to Orlando 1.5 years ago, we have to make it happen to get out there at least 2-3 times a year guaranteed now. We had AP’s for a year or so before that. We really do cut back in general in our lives. We honestly just buy necessities and don’t have too many frills in life. We buy new clothes when they are needed (thankfully neither of us are just “fun” shoppers). We only go to the movies a couple of times a year. We try to limit our eating out as well. Back at our old rental, we would have annual garage sales to make a little extra Disney money from getting rid of stuff we don’t need anymore. Our new house rental doesn’t allow garage sales. So there goes that. We cut out cable about 7 years ago so we could start traveling more. We have older vehicles that are in great repair (Toyota’s, they last forever) so we have no car payments and maintenance is low. We intentionally set aside a set amount from our paychecks each week and it goes into our savings account right away, then we aren’t as tempted to use it. We give up weekend getaways just to make sure we can keep going to Disney. We own our own business, so vacations are absolutely crucial for us. And we honestly love vacationing at WDW! We constantly talk about it, look at rates and keep booking trips! For us, we would really sacrifice even more if we needed to. The hard thing for us is that when we close our business for vacation, we make ZERO income. So it’s really a fine balance! I would be willing to give up more if we needed to. But thankfully, we are currently in a position that we can afford our current vacation schedule. We have talked about dropping to POP Century once all of the room refurbs are done to save money if we need to. But we will discuss that more once it comes closer. I’m a bit addicted to Riverside right now.
As for me (and my part in my marriage), we’re currently getting serious about buying a house which should be our last big financial debt since we paid off both our cars and most of our student loans. So that house is my most major spending priority. After that I value vacation time far more than buying something else to own, so I’m always willing to pour some more “spare change” into vacations, especially Disney vacations since our DVC contracts will last until I’m 74!
I do give up spending on other leisure items for Disney, and since material gifts mean very little to me, I’d also prefer some Disney gift cards to any other gift much of the time
I’d also prefer some Disney gift cards to any other gift much of the time
I agree! It is frustrating for family members who do not understand, but I try to explain, if they feel the need to give a gift, that is one I would find the most enjoyment in.
We are in a similar situation as far as trying to prepare to purchase a new home, plus I will need to replace my car in the next two years or so. Two big expenses. Now add that the city is bringing sewers into our neighborhood, that adds an expense against our will. Our usual source of vacation funds has now has been repurposed.
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