Mickey Money Jars

Money Saver Monday!! Courtesy of Guru Shannan from Addicted to Mickey. Don’t forget to like her page on Facebook. :0)

When saving money for Disney, we use our Mickey Money Jars.  We have four different jars, each for a specific reason.  We do this just to see which way saves more money.  One jar is the “found” money jar.  This is where we put money that we find that others have lost or dropped.  We spend a lot of time walking with our eyes down to the ground.  Our next jar is the “lost”  money jar.  This is the jar that I fill with change that I find in the washer or dryer, on the floor when I sweep or in the couch cushions.  The third money jar is for weekly pocket change.  We don’t put it in there daily, as you never know when you may need a penny.  We empty our pockets of change at the end of the week.

A few years ago, we started our fourth jar.  It is the $5 jar.  Anytime someone gets a five dollar bill it goes in the jar.  You would really be surprised about how many fives go through your hands!  Last year we started saving in July and by the time our December Disney trip rolled around we had over $200. As you can tell, this jar is where we accumulate the most money.

There are so many unique ways to save money for Disney, or any other vacation.  It is much easier if you make it fun as well.  Our jars are decorated with cute little Mickey and Minnie ears.  We also let the kids help us count the money and roll the coins.  Our credit union gives us free used coin rolls and accepts the rolls as deposit.  This is better because the machines that count and give you cash actually take a percentage of what you put in.

Get the family excited about saving and make it magical!