Friday, November 13, 2020

My Free Disney Trip Earning post mortum

 My best earners were Swag Bucks and Market Force. Swag Bucks got me about 25/month, often more. Market force ranged between 50 and 200. 

I will emphasize these next time.

Patreon: about 15/month

App earners:

Shopkick 75 in Disney gift cards (almost to another 25)
Fetch: cashed out 25 in gift cards am almost to another 5
Ibotta: $20
Recipt Pal 25 visa
Coin Out 14.84
NCP: $25 visa
Lucktastic: $10
Lucky Night: almost to 10
Mist play: In the last year, I've cashed out $105
Rewarded play $20 to Chipotle in about month

My trivia game went away. My Lucktastic quit having rewards and so did Lucky Day


If I enjoy Disney muchly this time around, there will be more trips. I think earning it creatively was most of the fun.

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Two weeks out

Money:
$519 cash
$20 Prepaid Visas
$44 virtual visas
$229  Disney gift cards
$25 Fazolis
$10 Dunken
$35 Buca di Beppo
$50 Red Robin
$5 Captain D
$20 Chiptle
$35 Darden
$25 Chilis/OTB
$20 McD
$15 Starbucks

To Do:

break in shoes
Write Packing List
clothing inventory
refill scrips

Print hotel res

set up pill case
park first aid kit
set up park bag
set up daily use envelopes + Housekeeping tips
Tire repair
locate and charge ALL powerbanks
Air out Suitcase
Set up wallet
set up phone
make fighter cookies


BUY:
New underwear
rain ponchos
envelopes
ziplocks, all sizes

Small wallet
dryer sheets
white cotton yarn
color cotton yarn

Groceries:
breakfast sandwiches?
Oatmeal and eggs?
Sausage and pancakes
Omelets
cereal and milk?

Snacks:
fighter cookies
beef sticks
string cheese
pickles
trail mix
craisins
fruit
HB eggs, peeled
hummus


Packing List:
(italics are what I need)
6 pr underwear
2 Bras
6 shirts (4 disney Ts, Miskatonic and travel shirt)
6 pants 
6 socks
night clothes
Swimsuit
flipflops
beach towels
Jacket
hat
sunglasses
masks
rain poncho

Water bottle
sling
cooler
blue ice

TP
Shampoo
Soap

scrubbie
deodorant
comb
denture bath
fang fizzies
fixodent

denture brush
pads
nail clippers
lotion
chapstick
baby wipes
kleenex/handkerchief
hand sanitizer

painkiller
daily meds
imodium
allergy meds
tums
bandaids

TAO
sunburn gel
anti-chafe balm
powder
Glow items
carry bag
glow in the dark face paint

 Magic bands Friendship bracelets Ears

Laundry bag 2

Metal straws

Caribeaner power bank 2(4)

Power bank 3

Spray fan

Hand fan

Cooling towel

Over door hook

Storage cubes 4

Cord case

Power strip 3

Sunscreen

Caribeaner 2

Bandaid

Tums


Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Nick and Gabe's Big Gay Disney Trip, take 2

Sunday: Drive Down

The drive is  829 miles. 12:15 hrs

Gas 17 gallons- 22 gallons, so: $36-45 (Kroger card, using points for discount, we currently have 30 cents off)

Food:

Breakfast- dunkin donuts, ( $15 gc)
lunch- mcDonalds (25 gc)
dinner- Bojangles $20 (2 $10 gcs)
snacks, Kroger before we go (GC)

Tolls: $4

We are staying at the Days Inn, 2930 Polynesian Isle Boulevard, Kissimmee, Florida 34746

+1-407-966-4409
This requires a $50 cash deposit, returned at checkout

Need $54 cash, Kroger card, and GCs


Monday: Animal Kingdom, 9-5

$2 housekeeping tip

Lynx busfare $8, use tiny visa remnants
Need to catch the 630-645 bus, because bus to Animal kingdom and security.

Breakfast: In room, microwave and take with
Lunch: Quick service $40 (disney GC): Sat'uli canteen, 

Snacks:cokes/tea, fighter cookies, meat sticks, string cheese, pickles, trail mix/craisins, fruit, HB eggs (peeled)

Dinner: Red Robin (gc) Need $10 cash for tip

Money: $12 cash
Disney GC 40
Red Robin GC
visas 8

My one Must Do here is Kilimanjaro Safari. Gabriel's is Expedition Everest and Kali River rapids.
Other interesting things: Flight of passage,  Navi River journey, The Tree of Life, Wildlife Express train, Dinosaur, TriceraTopSpin, Up great bird adventure, Dino Sue, Primeval Whirl


Tuesday: Magic Kingdom 9-6

$2 housekeeping tip

Lynx busfare $4, use tiny visa remnants
Need the 715-30 bus

Food:
Breakfast in room, take with
Snacks in cooler
Lunch and Dinner: Quick Service. Friars Nook, Pecos Bill, etc Allow 80 on GC

My 2 must do: Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean. abriel: Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain, Peter Pan, Small World. Jungle Cruise, Brave, Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom. Monsters Inc laugh floor

Money: cash $2
Disney card 80
visas 8

Wednesday: Break day

Housekeeping tip: 2 cash

Breakfast in room, omelets?

Go to Old Town Orlando for pictures. $45 for 2 +15 for each extra
Ferris Wheel $10

Fast food lunch ~20 cash (Chipotle? I have card for some of it)

Dinner: Buca Di Beppo ($35 gc), plus tip $8

Money: Cash 10
Other:30 + 60 for pics
GC 35.


Thursday: Hollywood studios 10-7

Housekeeping: $2 cash
Busfare 8, catch the 8 AM bus

Breakfast: Ronto Roaster $26 (dgc)

Lunch: cooler snacks? 

Dinner: Docking bay 7? $40 (dgc)

Must have souvenirs: Black Spire Spira ($100)

My must do: Millennium Falcon, Tower of Terror. Gabriel, ditto, Rise of Resistance, Rock and roller coaster. Star Tours, Toy Story Mania, Stunt show (if running)

Money:
Cash $2
Other: 108
Disney GC 70

Friday: Epcot, festival of the holidays opens 11 AM, take 9 bus.

Housekeeping $2 tip
Busfare $8

Breakfast in room. omelets?

Lunch, 1130: Coral Reef $80 (dgc) +15 tip

Dinner: Nosh around World showcase at holiday kitchens

My must do: Space ship Earth, Soarin, Mission space (orange) Gabriel: Mission Space Orange, Japan Taiko drumming, Jeweled Dragon Acrobats, Terracotta army, Stave church, Mirror de los Muertos, Fountain of St George—germany, Torii gate—japan, pagoda—Japan, Bijutsu-kan Gallery –Japan

Cash $17
Busfare $8
Disney GC 80+ whatever is left


Saturday: Drive Home

Housekeeping $2
Gas $45

Toll $4

Food:
Remnants for breakfast

Fast food $20

Olive Garden ($35 gc) 7 tip

Cash 9
Gas 45, room deposit
Giftcard 35
Misc 20

Money needed

Cash 108, just cash
Other: 200 (90 gas, 10 ferris wheel, 100 for special gift card)
Lynx 32, (virtual Visa $2/ride: use the 7+12+15=34)
Disney GC 190+ (have 254)
Pictures 60
Red Robin GC
Buco GC
McD GC
Visa GC
Olive Garden GC

Virtual Visas: 25 misc
Chilis 25
Capn D 5
Chipotle 10

Monday, November 2, 2020

The final tally time as we cash out

 Actual money in hand:


Paypal: $55

Visas $25+ 10 +10

Target gift cards: 40

Macy's: 10

Disney gift cards total: 204

Total : 355


Starbucks gift cards: 15

McDonalds $25

Darden: 35

Chili;s 25

 Bucc diBeppo 35

Red Robin  50

Dunkin Donuts 10

195 in food


In app:

Swagbucks 10.37 (paypal, Landry, visa, amazon, walmart, target, starbucks, uber, chili, applebee, panera, BK, chipotle, ihop, taco bell, on the border, steak amd shake)

Fetch Rewards: 5 (Amazon, Chili, BK, Chipotle,Darden, Dunkin, panera, Starbucks, taco bell, target)

NCP: 30 (amazon, visa, uber)

Receipt Pal:15 (Amazon, Starbucks, Target, visa, walmart)

Coin Out: 14.16

Lucky Night $5

Shopkick 27 (Disney, walmart, target,amazon, starbucks, uber)

Mistplay 10 (Visa, Starbucks, Amazon)

Rewarded Play: $10, Amazon, Walmart, target, applebees, panera, chilis, chipotle

121 misc


Also available:

Kroger card: 64

Visa: 128