One Year to Save 2017-2018

Soooo...did anyone notice that my Disney savings shrunk?
Why yes I did! My first thought was uh-oh, must have had an emergency . So glad it was something else!

How exciting to have a concrete reservation. It's fun following along and watching your totals climb. Keep up the good work!
 
Since I updated, I've added $1.35 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $1.30 from quickrewards...
added $0.05 in Isay rewards...
earned $0 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $0 in the vacation jar...
added $0 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$6.60 in Isay Rewards...
$14.07 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$24.70 in my Caddle Account...
$17.00 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$38.09 in the Vacation Jar...
$315.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $481.85!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
442 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.40 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $2.98 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0.50 in Isay rewards...
earned $2.48 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $0 in the vacation jar...
added $0 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$7.10 in Isay Rewards...
$16.55 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$24.70 in my Caddle Account...
$17.00 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$38.09 in the Vacation Jar...
$315.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $484.83!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
442 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.40 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $32.31 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0 in Isay rewards...
earned $7.61 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0.50 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0.85 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $3.35 in the vacation jar...
added $20.00 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$7.10 in Isay Rewards...
$24.16 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.20 in my Caddle Account...
$17.85 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$41.44 in the Vacation Jar...
$335.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $517.14!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
442 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.40 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 


Since I updated, I've added $78.11 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0.05 in Isay rewards...
earned $0.06 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $0 in the vacation jar...
added $78.00 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$7.15 in Isay Rewards...
$24.22 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.20 in my Caddle Account...
$17.85 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$41.44 in the Vacation Jar...
$413.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $595.25!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
442 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.40 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $1.91 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0.10 in Isay rewards...
earned $1.81 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $0 in the vacation jar...
added $0 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$7.25 in Isay Rewards...
$26.03 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.20 in my Caddle Account...
$17.85 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$41.44 in the Vacation Jar...
$413.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $597.16!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
442 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.40 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Wow! I have been a BAD Diser. :rotfl: I haven't updated in a week--but to be fair, it was a busy one! I did track it all in my spreadsheet though, so it was the work of a moment to input it all here after finally logging on! All caught up now and as you can see...I am tantalizingly close to $600 in the vacation account. The reason that is significant is because on December 1st, I get to add the gift budget money for DH's birthday and Christmas and that should help us see $1000 before the end of the year. (Well, technically it should be closer to $1400 by the end of December, but you get what I mean!) FINALLY it feels like we are getting somewhere. The deposits always kill me at the beginning...you look like you lose a bunch of momentum...and when you add in the fact that it has been a pricey fall and the money has been slow to build...UGH! :faint:

I could not make survey money for the LIFE of me the last several days. That has been a source of much consternation, but I usually get lots of opportunities in November, December AND January...so hopefully they do come around this year like they have in years past.

I have adjusted my totals a little...some of the travel food was mis-assigned in my spreadsheet and I caught the error when I was adjusting to allow for the Disney deposit. It should be fairly correct now...always excepting for the wiggle room needed for the currency conversion.

DH's contract was finally negotiated (he's been working without one since July 1st--well, I guess just working from the old one, not without one!) and the new one is actually very good. He's supposed to be back paid his raise on this next paycheck so we should see a nice big chunk this time plus a little bump in the months ahead. He thinks we should use a bit of that to help fund the vacation, so I'll see how much it actually ends up being and plan accordingly. So watch for that excitement! I'm trying not to get my hopes up though...because some expenses have also increased (or will be increasing come January), so it might not really end up being much of anything. So, maybe don't stay tuned for that. :laughing:
 


Wooo for booking!! I am soooo jel! I want to go back to WDW sooo bad! We were seriously considering but we decided DD is just wayy to busy to manage the flights right now :( and DH really really wants to finish our basement so we are putting all our $$ into that fund- adulting is hard sometimes. We may slide in a DL trip (1 flight wouldn't be too bad I don't think) with the ticket discount out right now, but WDW is where we really want to go *sigh*
 
Since I updated, I've added $2.10 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0 in Isay rewards...
earned $0 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $2.10 in the vacation jar...
added $0 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$7.25 in Isay Rewards...
$26.03 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.20 in my Caddle Account...
$17.85 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$43.54 in the Vacation Jar...
$413.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $599.26!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
442 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.40 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $4.13 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0 in Isay rewards...
earned $2.33 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $1.80 in the vacation jar...
added $0 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$7.25 in Isay Rewards...
$28.36 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.20 in my Caddle Account...
$17.85 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$45.34 in the Vacation Jar...
$413.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $603.39!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
442 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.40 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $4.45 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0.10 in Isay rewards...
earned $0 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0.10 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $2.25 in the vacation jar...
added $2.00 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$7.35 in Isay Rewards...
$28.36 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.30 in my Caddle Account...
$17.85 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$47.59 in the Vacation Jar...
$415.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $607.84!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
482 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.45 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $4.90 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0.45 in Isay rewards...
earned $0.50 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0.10 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $3.85 in the vacation jar...
added $0 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$7.80 in Isay Rewards...
$28.86 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.30 in my Caddle Account...
$17.95 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$51.44 in the Vacation Jar...
$415.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $612.74!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
482 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.45 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $4.45 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0 in Isay rewards...
earned $4.45 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $0 in the vacation jar...
added $0 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$7.80 in Isay Rewards...
$33.31 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.30 in my Caddle Account...
$17.95 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$51.44 in the Vacation Jar...
$415.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $617.19!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
482 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.45 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $1.05 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0.05 in Isay rewards...
earned $0 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $0 in the vacation jar...
added $1.00 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$7.85 in Isay Rewards...
$33.31 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.30 in my Caddle Account...
$17.95 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$51.44 in the Vacation Jar...
$416.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $618.24!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
482 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.45 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $6.83 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0.90 in Isay rewards...
earned $4.73 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $1.20 in the vacation jar...
added $0 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$8.75 in Isay Rewards...
$38.04 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.30 in my Caddle Account...
$17.95 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$27.64 in the Vacation Jar...
$441.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $625.07!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
482 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.45 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $11.69 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0 in Isay rewards...
earned $6.44 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0.25 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $0 in the vacation jar...
added $5.00 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$8.75 in Isay Rewards...
$44.48 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.55 in my Caddle Account...
$17.95 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$27.64 in the Vacation Jar...
$446.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $636.76!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
482 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.45 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $386.11 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0 from quickrewards...
added $0.95 in Isay rewards...
earned $0.81 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $5.35 in the vacation jar...
added $379.00 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$57.63 in Quickrewards...
$9.70 in Isay Rewards...
$5.29 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$25.55 in my Caddle Account...
$17.95 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$32.99 in the Vacation Jar...
$865.01 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $1022.87!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$250 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
482 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.45 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Since I updated, I've added $3.57 to my vacation fund, because I...

earned $0.75 from quickrewards...
added $0.05 in Isay rewards...
earned $0 in credit card rewards...
earned $0 cash back through Zweet...
earned $0.50 cash back through Caddle...
earned $0 cash back through my Checkout 51...
added $1.25 in the vacation jar...
added $1.02 to the vacation account...
added $0 to my paypal account...

So the new totals are:

$58.38 in Quickrewards...
$9.75 in Isay Rewards...
$5.29 in Credit Card Rewards...
$7.75 in my Zweet Account...
$26.05 in my Caddle Account...
$17.95 in my Checkout 51 Account...
$34.24 in the Vacation Jar...
$866.03 in the Vacation Account...
$1.00 in my Paypal Account...

For a Grand Total of $1026.44!!
Goal $4235

DISNEY
$670.10 in my Disney Account... (personal spend money)
Goal $2785

In addition, I have...

6221 Shoppers Optimum points... (8000 points = $10 in free rewards)
535 Esso Extra points... (1800 points = $10 in free rewards)
$28.45 in USD (left over from our last trip Disney trip)
 
Goodness! What a week!!

I have had serious trouble with my survey sites. I'm still not qualifying for much and I was stiffed several times, which REALLY angered me but as I was unable to do anything about it...so I just lost out on the few surveys I DID qualify for and finish. Finally today, with DD's help I was able to get one on QR. And Isay has locked me out!! I can't sign into my account and haven't been able to for more than a week! I can do surveys that they send me via email and I am apparently getting credited for them (emails have my account balance at the top so I know at least the first few I did last week have credited) but when I try to sign in on the website. it tells me that my email address or password is not valid. I have changed my password 10 times (no exaggeration) and still problems. I contacted them and so far, though they have responded in good time, they have not yet corrected the problem. They tell me that my account is active and basically act as though the problem is user error...but I've been doing these surveys for nearly a decade without problems, so it's got to be on their end!

So...there's THAT fun!

But, otherwise things are going okay. I'm not as far along as I would like to be, but I'm finally over the $1000 mark...so that's something! The Birthday/Christmas gift money has now hit the the two accounts, and my goal for the end of the year is $1400...so I'm going to try hard to make that come together. My birthday is on Monday and I'm hoping that I get $50 or so from my inlaws when we go see them over the holidays. If I do...that's going to the Disney portion. Besides that, I've only got my monthly $120 going to that fund...and that means I'm going to have a $1000 shortfall. And technically that's why I'm not as far along as I'd like to be because I'm going to have to make up for that shortfall from the regular vacation budget. In addition to what I already need to raise.

Soooooo...that's a bit of a tall order, but we'll have to see what we can do!

January and February are typically low spend months, so I'm hoping to get a lot more socked away in the first few weeks of 2018 to make up for the lean months of November and December. And I'll just do the best I can and hopefully get this money to build up nicely!
 

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