Woohoo!! Here’s a RARE Planet Hollywood Coupon for $5 off a $20 purchase valid through 10/31/2012. You can use this at Downtown Disney 
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Planet Hollywood Coupon | Use At Downtown Disney
September 16, 2012
Sharing Meals At Disney World – Port Orleans Riverside Mill
September 6, 2012
They also have DELICIOUS made-to-order sandwiches with your choice of pasta salad or house-made chips. The sandwiches are HUGE and perfect for sharing. Today we tried the “Beef and Blue”, which is layers of thinly sliced beef and blue cheese on Ciabatta bread topped with lettuce and tomatoes. They lightly toast/melt the beef and cheese together before adding the vegetables, so it is slightly warm. It really had some great textures going on from the chewy beef, gooey cheese, and crisp veggies (ya’ll know I’m a texture girl). We used just ONE quick service credit and got the sandwich, chips, drink and two scoops of ice cream. Not only was it more than enough food, but we actually threw away half the ice cream. I highly recommend trying this one!
Honestly, they had me at “house-made chips” 
Finding Deals At Walt Disney World
September 4, 2012
1) Look for sales and clearance! We see it everywhere. Take a couple of extra minutes to scan the store. I almost missed a whole rack of clearance shirts this morning!
2) Compare prices. You might find something similar at a lower price elsewhere! The picture above is a good example of this. I checked several other stores and only saw these on sale at Magic Kingdom!
3) If you have lots of kiddos, try to find things that you can split up. We saw 4-packs of kiddie cups for $14, which makes them less than $4 each!
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Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort Teacher’s Discount
July 27, 2012
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels are showing their appreciation to our teachers by offering room rates starting at just $139 per night. This is about 30 percent off standard rates.
- You can reserve online or by calling 1-800-227-1500.
- Offer is valid for stays through December 24th, 2012.
- Not valid with any other special offers, promotions, or existing reservations.
- Must show proof of employment upon arrival.
We stayed at the Swan about 8 years ago and have always wanted to go back. The location is perfect! You’re a short walk away from The Boardwalk, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Our favorite thing about these resorts are the Heavenly Beds
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- Saving Money At Disney & Paying For Your Trip – Tons of was to save on your trip.
Free Things To Do At Disney | “Off Kilter” Band At Epcot
June 9, 2012
You can easily spend the day touring the World Showcase at Epcot wandering in and out of the shops, eating food unique to each country and sampling the beer (my hubby’s favorite part). And then you hear it…drums, bass and bagpipes! Follow the sound to the Canada Pavilion and you’ll find Off Kilter rocking out Celtic tunes with their own rock, punk twist. This is one of our favorite (and FREE) things to do at Epcot. My hubby will grab himself a Guinness from Rose & Crown Pub, and we’ll take a break while enjoying good music.
Since the World Showcase is so big, be sure to jot down their schedule so you don’t make the long trek to Canada for nothing. The play daily at 2:30, 3:30, 5:30, 6:30 & 7:30 PM and each show is 30 minutes.
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March Deposit To The Disney Fund | $307.55
April 24, 2012
Even though we are well into April, I wanted to give you a quick update on my Disney fund! I typed this up a few weeks ago but never posted it!! March was pretty good to me…I was able to add $307.55 to our fund yay!! Here is the breakdown:
Rebate Checks = $27.50
- I don’t do a lot of rebate checks unless it’s something I am buying anyway.
Deposit From Paychecks = $125
- Starting January 2012, we set up an automatic withdraw to a new “vacation savings account” of $25 a week. In years past, my goal each year was to pay for our trips entirely with ”free” money! But since our trips also include visiting my family for a week or so, we always spend more than what we’ve budgeted. Having the ”vacation savings account” is like a back-up plan so we don’t feel strapped while we’re there. If we don’t spend it, then we just have more for next time! $25 a week is very do-able! We never see it or miss it. $25 doesn’t sound like much, but that adds up to $1300 a year my friends – Tip: If you bank online, do NOT add this account. You’ll never miss the $25, and you’re not seeing the balance every time you log on…out of sight, out of mind!!
Ebates Cash Back = $48.30
- Buy everything you can online so you get FREE cash back for your purchases. It’s free money and I usually get a better deal online anyway. Sign up HERE and get a FREE $10 gift card or $5 bonus! I haven’t cashed out since June of 2011 woohoo! Well, I haven’t spent the money (the checks get cashed & put into the box) – Ebates will send your “big fat check” (or Paypal) quarterly. See my tip HERE
Change = $59.50
- Here’s my tip - NEVER spend your change unless it’s pennies. For example, if my total is $1.25, I give $2.00 and get $0.75 back. If my total is $1.26, I will give $2.01 so I get $0.75 back. I will use my pennies to get more silver back, but never spend my silver. It’s a tip I saw on Oprah years ago and IT WORKS!! I keep a big 5-gallon water bottle in my closet and add all my change weekly (after counting it).
Sureys = (it was a down month)
- MySurvey = $16.00 (I got two $6 surveys this month yay!!)
- Inbox Dollars = $9.25 – Just clicked emails this month…no surveys.
- Pinecone Research = $12
- IPSOS = 220 points (I save these and cash out via Paypal about 30 days before our trip)
- MyPoints = 1595 points – Did an Avon 1,000 point offer and just clicked emails. See my review HERE
- Swagbucks – $10 (2 – $5 Amazon cards. I collect and use these to order essentials for our trips. If I don’t use them for a trip, I save the for Christmas)
Since we are moving to Nashville in a few months, I have been packing and building a yard sale pile as I go. I always have a yard sale about a month before our Disney trip, and count that as ”bonus” money. Since there is no way to know what we are going to make at the yard sale, I try to save enough to cover the cost of the trip without it. Anything we make is considered “bonus” money and we’ve made as much as $600 woohoo!! Since this will be a “moving sale”, I think we’re going to do really good this time…I’m getting rid of a TON of stuff!!
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