Everybody that knows me, knows that I love Disney World.

It started back in '92 when my parents took us three girls to Disney World. I instantly loved everything about it... well except the part where my parents wouldn't let me ride Splash Mountain. :(

So of course, in 2007, I took my three girls to Disney. We had a split stay between a condo in Madeira Beach and the All Stars Music Disney Resort. The girls were young (two under three) so we planned one very long (and exhausting) day at Magic Kingdom.

At the end of the day, my life was never going to be the same... I knew I had to have another Disney vacation and the sooner the better. Well finances never did allow me to plan that second trip. Lots of things changed, we moved, and I met my husband, Jeff.

So I started doing a little honeymoon research and guess what I found... yup, Disney World. I remembered a few years back how I thought it was so weird that a guy I knew was going to Disney World on his honeymoon. I thought, isn't Disney for kids?? (What was I thinking, lol) And of course, my wonderful husband (then fiancé, obviously) agreed to my Disney Honeymoon fantasy.

Well we took that trip this past September... and you guessed it... every minute since, I have been dreaming of our next trip, this time with the three girls. They are ages 4, 5, & 7 now, so it will cost a little more. Plus I have stars in my eyes and want to eat at Cinderella's castle. What better way that to make it seem like it’s all planned for them?? :) I want them to have the best trip and get to do all the things I wish I would have been able to do when I was little. Are we thinking Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique? Hehe.

I don't know if we can financially pull out all the stops, but I have been working on it. One thing I have done is join Sunshine Rewards. This is a wonderful site, made up of (mostly) Disney lovers who take surveys, read emails, get paid clicks, tons of offers, cash back on shopping, and contest. The best part is that you can cash out at $20 increments for Disney Gift Cards (plus PayPal, Wal-Mart Gift Cards, Restaurant Gift Cards, etc.)

I have been really excited about them and have managed to save up $69 in two months. I have a goal of $400 before September.

Another thing I have been doing is purchasing items at Disney Store (through Sunshine Rewards and get 4% cash back). I have ordered princess costumes (to soften the BBB bill times three girls) down to pajamas to wear at Disney.

I have even worked on making them customized Autograph book through Kodak Gallery (Click here to get your $15 gift - limited time) and just paying $2 shipping!

Oh and one of the best things, I plan to book my Disney package through Mouse Unlimited. They are an affiliate with Sunshine Rewards ... which will net me 1% cash back on my package. Where can you get a deal like that?

Overall, I am really excited about our Disney vacation. I have 10 months to go, but boy does time fly when you are saving money the Sunshine way :)

PS - If you sign up for Sunshine Rewards through my link, you will get a $2 bonus and once you reach the $5 threshold, I will receive a $2 referral credit :)

Check out Vistaprint.com!!

I absolutely LOVE a good deal! And with Christmas time approaching, I need a GREAT deal.

I have ALWAYS wanted to send out the "photo cards" with a wonderful family picture.  Most of the times I find these offers at the photography studio (JcPenney's, Sears, even Wal-Mart), but I felt they were overpriced. Well I was searching on one of my favorite websites, Vistaprint.com , and found you can get 10 FREE photo cards (excluding shipping)!   You just can't beat free :)

So I have decided to go ahead with this deal and take you through the steps.

Step 1: Follow this link, which includes the code for FREE photo cards.
Step 2: Choose your design/size.  Do you want a 5 x 7 photo card or a photo collage card?  I chose the photo card.
Step 3: Takes you to many different designs to choose from.  Choose which one you would like.
Step 4: Add a picture(s) to your photocard.
Step 5: Edit the sayings for the front and back.
Step 6: Continue and this is where is asks you if you would like the 10 FREE cards or pay extra for upgrades. (I chose the 10 free.)
Step 7: It will go through a few pages of "upgrades" and you can generally pass all that by clicking on your shopping cart.
Step 8:  You now have two options.  First being that you go forth with your order and pay the shipping charges of $6.41 (choose "slow"-I have always received my orders within 10 days.) OR my little secret... You can add 9 more FREE items, for a total of 10 seperate items per order. (Did I just hear you giggle?)

For the additional free items, just click on "home".  Then on the left hand side, you will see a Category saying "Home & Family". Then a subcategory that says "Free" you can browse through those items or you may click through each category individually.

My next item is going to be address labels for .79 for 140! 

Vistaprint.com always has wonderful deals!  Be warned that if you go through another link, you will most likely lose the photo cards for FREE but you might instead get another item, just remember to check your shipping. 

I am not currently a vistaprint affiliate, I just love them. BUT - Sunshine Rewards is an affiliate and as long as you follow the links on their website, you will earn cash back for your purchase.

My best advice is to work out this scenario a couple of ways and decide what will cost the least money :) Have fun designing!!