Although this is coming out right before Christmas Day, this may be in time to catch some of you last-minute shoppers. This time of year, people spend an exorbitant amount of money on Christmas gifts. the average American ’s spending on gifts per year has increased significantly over the years. However, if you are working…
If you have ever been to Disney World, you know that it can be incredibly difficult to get reservations especially at some of the bigger table service restaurants. Advanced reservations are almost a must when you are planning a trip. What this means is that you have to make reservations 180 days in advance. This…
Let’s be honest grocery shopping can be expensive and a good part of our paychecks/ budget goes to this every week. So anything we can do to save money it’s worth it in the long run. This article goes hand-in-hand with a smart grocery shopping discussed several months back. The question becomes what is the…
Anyone that knows me, knows that the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival is one of my favorite times of year to go to Walt Disney World. One of the benefits of going during this time is the Garden Rocks concert series. This is a set of mini-concerts that take place within the Epcot World…
If you’re anything like me and when you’re making any purchase online you’re looking for the best deal and how to save the most money. This may be anything from using coupons to free shipping. But what if I told you that you are able to get somebody back on the majority of your purchases…
One of the quickest ways to save on your heating bill is to turn your thermostat down. This may seem a little ironic to be suggesting with winter right around the bend but this can lead to a decent amount of savings. I’m not talking about drastically reducing the temperature but decreasing it by a…
If you’ve ever been to Disney World then you have probably used their transportation systems at one point. Either the bus system, monorail or boats to get around or to the parks. Disney is taking transportation one step further with the addition of a new Disney Skyliner gondola system. How will it work? This…
This week’s tip is entertaining your kids on a budget. This kind of goes hand-in-hand with our previous post on a no-spend weekend. However, this one’s a little bit different as this can be used on a daily basis. You can create a list of activities and use them in a rotation. Children don’t need…
Someone’s having a special birthday! That’s right, it’s Mickey Mouse and he is turning 90 years old and boy does he look good for his age! It’s hard to believe that it was 90 years ago that Walt Disney dreamt up the phenomenon that would become Mickey Mouse. There’s a lot of backstory behind this…
We’ve all heard the old adage, Time is Money, but this can be a very valuable tool in how to save money. If you were able to make a paradigm shift on how you spend money, then you’ll be able to save significant money. Looking at this from a time-based perspective will show how much…