Grosh Family Blog - Heading to Disney World
In about 10 hours we are heading out to Disney World.
I know a lot of people wonder, "How can you afford to spend money to go to Disney while in a contest like this?"
Well... it's due to what we have learned and are practicing every day that we can afford to go. Something that you HAVE to do when working hard at anything (going on a diet, setting a budget, learning something new) is set goals and rewards. If you don't, you will easily get burned out. Something else that has proved very useful in this contest is spend only on what is important to you. For us, we want to spend some time away with the kids and enjoy the parks, but don't care about nice resorts or dining out. We already purchased season passes to Disney last year so we don't need to spend anything on that. We're staying at a value park resort with the Florida rate. This is cheaper then staying at any nearby hotel and will save us on entry fees and driving to and from the parks each day. Eating at the parks can be really expensive. Therefore we are packing our own breakfests and lunches. For dinners we are eating out one night with family (but keeping our budget in mind). On Thursday, we will be buying kids meals for Gabriel and Jacob but bringing a lot of our own sides to save a little money. Last but not least we will not be budgeting for souvenirs. This might be a good opportunity to let Gabriel and Jacob look in their piggy banks to see if they want to spend any of their savings (and maybe teach them that saving has a purpose in the end).
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