Comments on: The Debt Free Vacation http://blog.budgetsketch.com/2009/09/09/the-debt-free-vacation/ Changing How We Talk About Money Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:32:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dewayne http://blog.budgetsketch.com/2009/09/09/the-debt-free-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Dewayne Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:45:29 +0000 http://blog.budgetsketch.com/?p=280#comment-21 Hi Carl!<br><br>Thanks for the great suggestions! The key seems to be that you setup a system for saving that you know you can keep to. In your case, keeping separate accounts at ING keeps these funds from getting mingled into other funds. <br><br>I love your comment, "This way we don't go into further into debt for our fun but still have a chance to have some fun." I would add that the fun doesn't come with any regrets financially!<br><br>Congrats to you and much success! Hi Carl!

Thanks for the great suggestions! The key seems to be that you setup a system for saving that you know you can keep to. In your case, keeping separate accounts at ING keeps these funds from getting mingled into other funds.

I love your comment, “This way we don't go into further into debt for our fun but still have a chance to have some fun.” I would add that the fun doesn't come with any regrets financially!

Congrats to you and much success!

]]> By: Dewayne http://blog.budgetsketch.com/2009/09/09/the-debt-free-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Dewayne Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:45:29 +0000 http://blog.budgetsketch.com/?p=280#comment-20 Hi Carl!<br><br>Thanks for the great suggestions! The key seems to be that you setup a system for saving that you know you can keep to. In your case, keeping separate accounts at ING keeps these funds from getting mingled into other funds. <br><br>I love your comment, "This way we don't go into further into debt for our fun but still have a chance to have some fun." I would add that the fun doesn't come with any regrets financially!<br><br>Congrats to you and much success! Hi Carl!

Thanks for the great suggestions! The key seems to be that you setup a system for saving that you know you can keep to. In your case, keeping separate accounts at ING keeps these funds from getting mingled into other funds.

I love your comment, “This way we don't go into further into debt for our fun but still have a chance to have some fun.” I would add that the fun doesn't come with any regrets financially!

Congrats to you and much success!

]]> By: carl http://blog.budgetsketch.com/2009/09/09/the-debt-free-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-19 carl Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:57:29 +0000 http://blog.budgetsketch.com/?p=280#comment-19 I started a few years ago, putting a few bucks away each week, for vacation and for christmas in 2 seperate accounts at ING. This helps cushion christmas gifts and it also gives us a "fun" fund to finance cheap vacation getaways or other fun stuff. This way we don't go into further into debt for our fun but still have a chance to have some fun.<br><br>This year we went to a cabin up north for few days with my in-laws making for a cheap stay and small costs. We have taken the kids to 1 kid concert and have tickets to another. For $200 each time it make for a memorial day.<br><br>But then hopefully I get a bonus this year and with some extra saving ( not paying down debt) hopefully we can visit Disney world next year, pretty much on cash. Just taking a debt pay down break. I started a few years ago, putting a few bucks away each week, for vacation and for christmas in 2 seperate accounts at ING. This helps cushion christmas gifts and it also gives us a “fun” fund to finance cheap vacation getaways or other fun stuff. This way we don't go into further into debt for our fun but still have a chance to have some fun.

This year we went to a cabin up north for few days with my in-laws making for a cheap stay and small costs. We have taken the kids to 1 kid concert and have tickets to another. For $200 each time it make for a memorial day.

But then hopefully I get a bonus this year and with some extra saving ( not paying down debt) hopefully we can visit Disney world next year, pretty much on cash. Just taking a debt pay down break.

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