Thursday, August 29, 2013

Zehring Vacation 2013 fund!

We leave in one week!!!! I am so excited for this time. We have nothing major planned for trip except Disneyland!!!! So here is the final count of our fund. I sold a lot of stuff on an online yard sale site. All thanks to converting the boys room from a nursery to a big boy's room! So here is the update.


Online yard sale: $336
Target Gift Card for buying bulk: $10
Survey site cash out: $10

Total: $356

Grand Total of Fund: $1207.50!! Our goal was $1000.  Yay! We made it and we are going to have a blast!!

Next fund goal. Christmas fund!!!! At least part of it!!!

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Vacation Fund Update for June and July

We are one month away from our glorious family vacation. We are headed to California and a trip to Disneyland!!!! Cars Land! I am so excited for Cars Land. We planned on going last year but the opening was postponed so we missed it. But I am really glad for this because Zachary is now really into Cars and will LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

So June came and went and I didn't do any thing about the fund. It was a crazy month with sicknesses, swim lessons, and life. So even if I made some money for our fund that month I didn't record it so I just started in July and wrote down everything.

Let me start by telling you, I have a new hobby. Its such a stay at home mom hobby but I am addicted. I found online yard sales in my area through facebook. They are secure and safe and its with moms in the area. So I am meeting new moms that will be at the same school as Nathan when he starts in a year. And I am making money for our fund!!! Most of the funds I made this month came from cleaning out our house and selling them AWESOME!!!!

So here we go...

  • $20 from Mattel (this was awesome because Zachary's bday gift came without a piece and Mattel just refunded us the value of the toy instead of just sending the piece)
  • $25 Target Gift Cards for buying in bulk
  • $25 Target Gift Cards from survey sites
  • $180 from online yard sales.
Total:$230

Grand Total so far: $851.50

Goal by Sept. 5th: $1000

We are almost there! And I have a few more things to sell in August!!!!