graphite1326
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Thank you. My thoughts exactly. We paid the dwon payment ($400 I think) and everyone in the family saved and helped out.
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Do you ever just say "oh the heck with it" and just go!
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Thank you. My thoughts exactly. We paid the dwon payment ($400 I think) and everyone in the family saved and helped out.
Silver Figment
Active Member
I would love to do that, but George Washington isn't my bff so unfortunately i have to work to get him. 
But if money weren't a factor then yes i would totally just up and go.
But if money weren't a factor then yes i would totally just up and go.
jlandis44
Member
My upcoming trip in Dec was kinda like that. I had just returned from WDW in May, and was already itching to get back. I said I wanted to do a trip around Xmas, but not during the evil times of Thanksgiving or the actual Xmas week. I said, "to heck with it," scheduled one for Dec 3-10, but I really said, "to heck with it" when I made the reservations at the Contemporary. Kids have always bugged to stay "in the hotel with the monorail". It is about twice as much money as I'm used to spending, but to do it once, I said "you only live once."
Kirk88
Active Member
For starters, jlevi, you are one of my new idols! If more folks carried your attitude they would be able to enjoy life a heck of alot more! Good luck with everything.
My wife and I pulled a 'hell with it' move this summer. We took the kids to WDW the 1st week of June for 3 nights. Short trip to have some fun with the kids and work around my wife's college schedule. Well, we already had reservations to head to Melbourne Beach at the end of June for the final shuttle launch. As we all know, that got cancelled. When we got word of the cancelled shuttle launch my wife looks at me and says, "We've got 2 days left on our WDW hoppers, call Disney. We're cancelling the beach!" It may have been one of the best vacations we've had with our kids. All 3 of them (and the 2 of us) had a blast!
My wife and I pulled a 'hell with it' move this summer. We took the kids to WDW the 1st week of June for 3 nights. Short trip to have some fun with the kids and work around my wife's college schedule. Well, we already had reservations to head to Melbourne Beach at the end of June for the final shuttle launch. As we all know, that got cancelled. When we got word of the cancelled shuttle launch my wife looks at me and says, "We've got 2 days left on our WDW hoppers, call Disney. We're cancelling the beach!" It may have been one of the best vacations we've had with our kids. All 3 of them (and the 2 of us) had a blast!
Todd H
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Good luck jlevi! Thoughts are with you.
We're heading to DW in 12 days. I wasn't planning on going back until the new Fantasyland expansion was complete in 2013 but after a rough few months at work, I said "screw it" and booked the trip. The wife was thrilled I changed my mind.
We're heading to DW in 12 days. I wasn't planning on going back until the new Fantasyland expansion was complete in 2013 but after a rough few months at work, I said "screw it" and booked the trip. The wife was thrilled I changed my mind.
jlevis
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Thanks for all the good words I appreciate it and to be honest, I need the pep talk too. I just got back from my oncologist and I'll be getting an MRI of my head and a PET scan, which is a very high resolution CT scan. After that they'll biopsy the lymph node. It is in a difficult place and a thoracic surgeon will be doing it. After that oral chemo which will allow me to travel - look out Disney here I come. I've been thinking about what it is about the World that is so healing. It's a Dole Whip plus the Tower of Terror, that's the combination.
DisneyCanadian
New Member
The savings happened AFTER the trip was booked. Had there been an unfortunate incident or emergency that money that was being saving for the already booked trip would have been diverted elsewhere. So ya, still rather risky if you ask me.
The heck with it!
That's sorta how this trip is happening. My husband has been saving, secretly, for months and he just told me about the savings a couple of weeks ago. We still have a good deal to save, but unless he looses his job or some major medical emergency happens, there's no reason in the world we won't be able to do it. If something does happen, we have the trip insurance so that should help. In the meantime, between now and our 45 day mark, we're not eating out, I'm cooking from scratch, and we are saving like mad. By the time the trip comes, we'll have already paid for it all in full plus saved enough for us to have mad money.
Are there other things we could do? Sure. We could totally use a second car, we could put 5k toward our one car and be that much closer to paying it off. We could go to movies, send our son to pricey summer camps, buy that new TV my husband wants; ours is old and television is not a priority to us. We don't have cable and we don't even get local channels because we opted not to do the digital conversion. We get Netflix through our Blu Ray player, but a new TV would be nice. We could buy a gaming system (I think we're the only people in the world who don't have one at all) and a bunch of games, we could just sock the money away for a rainy day. But right now, those things aren't a priority to us. I think that two WDW trips in five years (one of which is completely paid for in cash before we even leave) is beyond reasonable and isn't going to tank the economy any further than it already is.
Right now, with my husband working 80 hours a week (full time job and starting a new business) and my son only getting older, a vacation--no, a magical break away from the grind that we have been living for years--trumps all the other, more seemingly responsible, things we could do with that amount of money. Saying "To heck with it!" is a priority for our family right now. It's given our son something to look forward to, it's given us all a goal and it's given me patience to understand that, for right now, my husband is working his butt off so that he can be his own boss in a few years. Unfortunately, that means that we don't get much family time together, and that makes me feel upset and cranky sometimes; planning this trip with the two of them over dinner is a life saver for all three of us.
That's sorta how this trip is happening. My husband has been saving, secretly, for months and he just told me about the savings a couple of weeks ago. We still have a good deal to save, but unless he looses his job or some major medical emergency happens, there's no reason in the world we won't be able to do it. If something does happen, we have the trip insurance so that should help. In the meantime, between now and our 45 day mark, we're not eating out, I'm cooking from scratch, and we are saving like mad. By the time the trip comes, we'll have already paid for it all in full plus saved enough for us to have mad money.
Are there other things we could do? Sure. We could totally use a second car, we could put 5k toward our one car and be that much closer to paying it off. We could go to movies, send our son to pricey summer camps, buy that new TV my husband wants; ours is old and television is not a priority to us. We don't have cable and we don't even get local channels because we opted not to do the digital conversion. We get Netflix through our Blu Ray player, but a new TV would be nice. We could buy a gaming system (I think we're the only people in the world who don't have one at all) and a bunch of games, we could just sock the money away for a rainy day. But right now, those things aren't a priority to us. I think that two WDW trips in five years (one of which is completely paid for in cash before we even leave) is beyond reasonable and isn't going to tank the economy any further than it already is.
Right now, with my husband working 80 hours a week (full time job and starting a new business) and my son only getting older, a vacation--no, a magical break away from the grind that we have been living for years--trumps all the other, more seemingly responsible, things we could do with that amount of money. Saying "To heck with it!" is a priority for our family right now. It's given our son something to look forward to, it's given us all a goal and it's given me patience to understand that, for right now, my husband is working his butt off so that he can be his own boss in a few years. Unfortunately, that means that we don't get much family time together, and that makes me feel upset and cranky sometimes; planning this trip with the two of them over dinner is a life saver for all three of us.
CP_alum08
Well-Known Member
Being a 3 hour drive away with APs, we frequently jump in the car and go. A few months ago was my GFs birthday, we didn't have anything panned, so when I came home from work and asked her where she waned to go to dinner, she replied "Nine Dragons at EPCOT!" I was thrilled, packed an overnight bag, and off we went.
Nice!! I was saying last nite to my hubby " you know what i could go for? a sunday from ghiridellis" Yeah he told me "good luck with that!" We live way to far (RI).....Eh one can dream though....But i do that often about Disney restaurants.......God I really miss it!!!!! Especially seeing it all decorated!!!!
I MISS WALT DISNEY WORLD SOOOOOOO BAD!!!! (yes i'm whining)
mickeysshoes
Well-Known Member
I need a "oh the heck with it" trip RIGHT NOW.....DISNEY take me away..........PLEASE
SuperSaint
New Member
I've wanted to for a long time.
As a small April Fool's Joke, I sent my mom and email that my gf and I picked up and went to Disney (it fell during Spring Break, so I had the week off from teaching), and if she can watch my cat.
I swung by the house a little later and she was not surprised, but disappointed that I didn't go--- she actually hoped I would get up and just go.
I still think about it from time to time. I'll be in debt till I'm gray, so why not add more to the pile with some happy memories?
As a small April Fool's Joke, I sent my mom and email that my gf and I picked up and went to Disney (it fell during Spring Break, so I had the week off from teaching), and if she can watch my cat.
I swung by the house a little later and she was not surprised, but disappointed that I didn't go--- she actually hoped I would get up and just go.
I still think about it from time to time. I'll be in debt till I'm gray, so why not add more to the pile with some happy memories?
mr_braver23
Well-Known Member
That can happen on anything we do in life, can't it?
diddy_mouse
Well-Known Member
Our anniversary trip last year was a "screw it, let's go to Disney" trip. We knew we wanted to do something special since it was our 5th anniversary. We also wanted to see if we could do Disney in a weekend since we couldn't take a lot of time off from work. I got an email for a room only discount and we had those Give a Day Get a Day tickets so the timing worked out pretty well.
For my birthday, which was prior to the trip, I got tickets to MNSSHP and that worked out beautifully since we knew we'd be in the Magic Kingdom our first day anyway. I upgraded the Give a Day tickets to two-day hoppers the next day of the trip and we were good to go! My husband and I managed to get so much done in a short amount of time, but it was totally worth it. Even though it was a short trip it was my favorite anniversary so far!
For my birthday, which was prior to the trip, I got tickets to MNSSHP and that worked out beautifully since we knew we'd be in the Magic Kingdom our first day anyway. I upgraded the Give a Day tickets to two-day hoppers the next day of the trip and we were good to go! My husband and I managed to get so much done in a short amount of time, but it was totally worth it. Even though it was a short trip it was my favorite anniversary so far!
EvilQueen-T
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if it's a money thing get together as a family and budget and work together to raise the funds. plan on going as least expensive as possible...value season, stay off site or value resort, don't park hop, pack your lunch in the parks or share meals (they're huge) or at least take in your drinks, have cereal type stuff in the room for breakfast. fund raising can mean putting the money in a jar that you'd otherwise spend on each others birthday gifts, anniversary gifts etc... and put that money aside for the trip. we did it including using the money we'd have used on christmas gifts. if you get coffee out each morning drink from home instead but put the money in the jar. get the kids that are old enough involved with a garage sale, shoveling snow, mowing yards, raking leaves, walking dogs, babysitting and put it all in the jar. if nothing else you'll eventually get your vacation and they'll learn how to prioritize and save.
WondersOfLife
Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
When my dad was principal at Brunson Elementary School in S.C., I went to his school and we would drive to WDW for a weekend every now and then just for the heck of it. (season passes)
-WondersOfLife
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WOO HOO!!! You bet! My first thoughts are always LET'S GO!!! But it's the talking DH into accepting that decision....then figuring out what I can live without to pay for it....somehow it is always worth the cost....it is truly priceless to me! Disney loves peeps like us....:king:
mike10
New Member
My first year was like this. I looked at my wife and said I feel like going to Disney. She and I had never been before so we were like "yea!" and one week out we planned a 10 day-9 night stay at POP.
Still remember my first night there as clear as day. I was at Epcot and my wife and I were watching the fireworks and I look over at my wife and said "we did it hun, we're at WDW." I had the biggest grin on my face that night.
Those are the memories that are just priceless that you never forget.
Still remember my first night there as clear as day. I was at Epcot and my wife and I were watching the fireworks and I look over at my wife and said "we did it hun, we're at WDW." I had the biggest grin on my face that night.
Those are the memories that are just priceless that you never forget.