How to save up money for Florida holidays

Walt Disney World fans know that a holiday to the most magical place on Earth comes at a not so magical price and it’s a cost that is only set to keep on rising. Factor in that we’re tied to going in peak season in terms of UK school holiday’s because of my job and you’ve got yourself a jaw-droppingly expensive holiday on your hands. So how do we save for that special vacation?

We’re natural savers, we know what we want to do with our money and once we’ve set our mind to it, we don’t find it that hard to get saving. We love Disney and we love Florida and for us, that’s what we choose to spend our hard earned cash on. We’re unfortunately stuck with going at one of the most expensive times of the year which really adds quite a lot of money onto the final total, but to us it’s completely worth it. So here are some useful tips that might help you save for that dream holiday too!

We booked our last Florida holiday in 2018 a whole 15 months in advance. This allows you plenty of time to pay for the holiday and theme park tickets in manageable instalments with enough time left over to save up spending money too. While 15 months is a long time to wait it really does add to the excitement for us, more time to plan, talk about what we’re going to do and a lot more time to save. While we’re passionate about saving money our Florida holiday’s are one thing we splurge on so by booking so far in advance it gives us a long time to save and therefore allows us to have more spending money!

For most holiday’s we’d be inclined to advise that booking everything yourself works out cheaper but we actually saved money by booking a package for flights and hotel so it’s definitely worth doing some research into the options that will leave you more cash for spending money! We usually spend a good day or two researching and comparing before we even book anything to ensure that wee’re getting the best possible deal.

 There are so many things that you can do to save money every single day and that’s all money that could go towards your dream holiday. Sometimes you have to make cutbacks and we’re totally O.K. with that for a couple of magical weeks away.

The act of physically filling up a money jar for a specific purpose provides you with so much satisfaction that you’re inclined to carry on. Our Disney fund jar is a clear one so we can actually see it filling up as well which is another great incentive to keep adding the cash.

Decide how much you’d like to pay off in each instalment and when you’d like to do it. Having a goal motivates you to save every spare penny. Set out a plan for paying off the holiday, purchasing park tickets and saving up spending money. Having clear targets will really help with staying motivated for saving.

If you have any tips on how you save for a big holiday then please share them in the below.