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Sunday, October 25, 2015

The first LARGE down payment for our vacation.

I am now a few days away from reaching  my 2k milestone of savings. And, do you know what that means??? Well, that means that I will put down my first significant payment on our vacation!!! I am so nervous and excited at the same time.... not sure why. I guess because once I do this, it will become more real. And what makes me nervous is what if something were to happen, an emergency or something that would force me to change our plans. Or if we were to need emergency money... I dont know. But I am also very very excited because this  means I am that much closer to my Disney dream!!! I currently have a balance on my vacation of around $2,947. So after my deposit payment on Wednesday, I will still have a balance of $1,947! And it does seeem like alot but I think that the experiences we will have at Disney World will definitely be worth every penny....or at least I hope so.
Oh! And another thing that has  me on edge is that my husband had a minor accident about one week ago. He dislocated his left shoulder. And sincehe works in the construction industry, he has been off from work. Which of course it is one less income in our household. And this also means that he will be using his vacation days to supplement the income he missed due to his accident. So this worries me because my plans were for him to use his vacation pto for when we go on our vacation. But if I am not mistaken,  every November he gets a "refill" on his pto bank. So hopefully he does get more pto and now I just have to hope he doesnt use up the new pto hours. And hopefully he gets better soon and is able to return to work. But other than that, nothing else to report. So until next time, topic, or occasion... keep Disney Dreaming!

Friday, October 2, 2015

Found Extra Cash!!!!

Well hello there fellow Disney dreamers!!!!

It has been a bit since I last came and updated you. But I have great news!!!! I have extra unexpected money that fell into my lap! No, no one died and and left me their money.  My gas company gave me the money! Yep, you read correct. But I think I should explain from the beginning. Where I live, we get to experience extreme cold or hot weather. Therefore, it makes sense to have the home gas bill on a budget plan. Basically they average out your yearly cost into each month and that is what you pay on a monthly basis. And once a year they evaluate your actual costs and usage. And it so happens that we used much less than the year before and I had been over paying for the past year. Well they sent a letter telling me that I had a credt of almost $800!!!!!

They gave me the option of either applying that credit towards my account or they could give me a full refund. Well, what do you think I picked??? "SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!" That's right, I requested a full refund.

And now I have extra money!!!!! YEEEEESSSSSS! Cheer with me!!!! :)

Well what am I planning to do with this extra money??? Well it is perfect for oh, I don't know, airfare, or a new vlog camera!!!!!

But I am too far away for that so what to do, what to do??? Well I opened a secret savings account where I can safely store my money ready for when the time comes.

So that is it for now. As of the time this blog was typed we have around 340 days left!!!

Til' next time guys, keep Disney Dreaming!!!!