How do you save up?

[mum2two]

Planning a 2021 trip - I am:
- saving loose change & £2 coins
- collecting Avios on a credit card
- collecting Tesco points which I can use for airport parking and hotel
- Quidco cash back

What other things do you do to help save for Disney?

[sparklepants]

Just bought one of the massive savings tins, we’ll put notes, £2 and £1 in there. I also have a savings account that takes a fixed amount e every month.

[Pumpkin Pie]

Challenge all the annual rises in costs such as home insurance, car insurance, broadband etc. They always reduce it.

[Dazed]

I moved our mortgage to fixed rate & changed our home insurance. We bought DVC with the savings!

I use Quidco, savings tins/accounts, reduce household bills, save Avios, discount codes etc

[Blue nose]

Down brand on shopping. Either Asda own or even better shop at Aldi. Weekly saving goes into another account

[derenstar]

We transfer a set amount each month into a ring fenced holiday account. We treat holidays as essential expenditure 😀

[Mumofthree]

A tip I learnt on here was when you get your weekly shop and pay by card get £10 cash back and pop it into a savings tin, you don't really notice the £10 on a weekly shop.

[mskitty]

There is a savings plan where you start by saving 1p on day one, 2p on day 2 and increase by 1p each day until the last day of the year you save £3.65. You end up with £667 apparently although my maths isn't that great that I can work it out!

[disneywiseowl]

Originally Posted by derenstar

We transfer a set amount each month into a ring fenced holiday account. We treat holidays as essential expenditure 😀

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Ditto. We did this for over 40 years. When our salaries increased, the fund was increased by the same percentage. Retired now, so we just use the kids’ inheritance money. 😂

[ERICSMUM]

I work out how much I need for the month (direct debits, food, petrol and a bit of spending money) and the rest goes into my savings account as soon as my pension is paid. I can get to it If I have an unexpected bill or extravagant spend but I’m strict with myself.

Every so often I look around the house for a few things to sell on EBAY., maybe make about £150 a year. Every Sunday I empty most coins from my purse and every couple of months pay into my bank account. Last week I paid in £22.

I know these amounts are small but they add up.

I save Avios points too. I have an AMEX/BA credit card which I use for most spending to get Avios points. My Tesco points are converted to Avios points. I use the points to get a couple of hundred pounds off my BA flights, pay for my Gatwick hotel etc.

I only started comparing prices for insurance, power etc a few months ago and I’m shocked at how much I’ve been able to save on just a couple. I need to do the rest now.

I use coupons & loyalty cards to save a couple of quid here and there.

Every little helps !