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[DawnDenise]

I noticed a lot of us keep spare change jars in efforts of saving money for trips. I also throw in $1 bills with an occasional $5 bill when I am feeling a little adventurous. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

For my latest trip, I've been saving since February 27th (day I got back from DL). I did a preliminary count and I have $106.24. Not bad for it being a little over three months.

How much do you think you have in yours???

[SHEANA1226]

I saved $300 in change over the last year. I keep the $1 seperate and have saved as much as $900 at one time.

[tinkerbellsfan]

DH and I just cashed in our change jars for our anniversary trip. We ended up with $314 over about a years time. Now we are saving change for our Disney trip in August.

[heather2148]

I just started my change only jar less than 2 weeks ago. I already have $24.56. Not too bad! Last year we saved over $200 in change over a 6 month period. Then I also save pop bottle money too.

[Jennifer2003]

I never accumulate that much. I wrap pennies before I go and have just enough for my Mousekeeping envelopes!

[FanOfMickey]

Good question, I need to count mine actually it is now full. I usually get around $130 or so and that is with the bucket not full. I use one of the popcorn buckets you get at WDW, I love using that for my change [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[kathy320]

I am gonna count it today, Dawn and get back to ya!!!! *L*

[HiddenMickey]

Good for you all!

I don't keep a change jar. DH and I use our change.

[graygables]

Last year, I saved a couple of hundred, but I started adding singles toward the end of the year esp for tips. Suze Orman says you should never spend change, only save it, so I tried.

This year, things have been so tight that I've *had* to spend it. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I'm hoping that I can start saving it again soon...just 19 months until our next trip!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[WDWfan]

I put all of my spare change into the jar every night and rarely spend change. I call it my Vegas gambling money. In a year my ex and I used to save $200-$300. I'll be cashing mine in this Saturday before my next trip, but since I've been alone this last year, I'm hoping for $100-$150. It's amazing to me how fast it adds up. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

[debsta922]

We saved coins and spare dollars as well as any money found in the laundry etc in a big water jug... for our April 2005 trip. After about 18 months we had over $200 in bills and a total of $1185!!!!
We started over the week after our trip, and the jar is about 1/3 full. (less dollar bills though... this year has been a little tighter financially).
The best part is that my stepson is involved now too. When he wants to cash in his coins to buy things, we'll put his coins in the Disney Jar, and give him the dollars out of our wallets.

[Joanne929]

My change jar usually ends up being used for the kids' lunches. I did, however, open a separate savings account for Disney. My (very generous) boss now reimburses me for fuel each month and I TRY to put at least 1/4 of that into the savings account each month. I have @ $300 and hope to have at least another $300 before we leave!

[Suzy Q'Disney]

I am a crazy change saver. The drive thru guy hates me as I make him give me change when it come to $4.01. Hey $.99 in my WDW jar. We normally get over $1000. a year. Pays for alot!!!


Susan

[simbarel]

Now that DH has to buy his way through a lot of tolls (and GAS) we haven't been saving very well. Typically in the past, though, we can count on $225-$500 from the change jar. It's very [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img].

[DisneyFanAnn]

We save our change (can't seem to swing the dollar bills) and last year we had about $100....we started as soon as we got back from our last trip and we've got until Dec. so hopefully we'll have even more. I do manage to also figure out how many $1s and $5s I'll need for Mousekeeping envelopes and tips and set those aside so I don't have to worry about those either. Every little bit does definitely help! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]