money saving tips

[Maggie123]

Hi Everyone, I joined today and would like tips for saving money and also any other tips please. Thanks, Maggie.

[Andy & Arlene]

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[MarkJan]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Maggie123
Hi Everyone, I joined today and would like tips for saving money and also any other tips please. Thanks, Maggie.
[/quote]I presume you mean tips for saving money on your next trip to Florida. If so, have a look at all the sections of the forums, there are plenty of tips. There are specific areas for car hire, flights, theme park tickets, best days to visit attractions, places to eat, too many to mention here.

Good luck and have fun with your searches.

[kokomo]

Welcome to the forum Margaret.[msnsmile2]

[ShirleyD]

Hi Maggie welcome to the forum
My tip would be to rent a fabulous villa from the sites above, persuade some friends to share it with you (so 50% saving on accommodation) hire separate cars so you can have independant holidays together Always works for us.

[SDJ]

Good to see you on this forum Maggie, welcome.

If you are going to Florida and enjoy shopping, go to Macy's (usually in a Mall) and go to their Customer Service department. Take your passport with you and they will give you a discount card for 11% which covers most things in the store and even an extra 11% of sales items that are already marked down. It is one of the first things I do and saves me loads of money.

Sandra

[steph_goodrum]

There are many of tips in the Florida guides but too many to remember them all but things like taking a few bottles of water to the park etc., can save a fair bit. If say there are 5 of you going to the parks for 10 days, if you take a bottle to drink and a frozen one each in a small cool bag for later, that's $20 a day saved or $200 total on park days with no extra effort execpt to buy a few botles (very cheap in Publix/Walmart) and fil them up. Yoou can reill the water containers at both Publix and Walmart for around 30c a gallon, so not only are you saving money but doing your bit for the environment as well by reusing the bottles rather than keep buying new.

Another 4 tips like this and you've saved $1000!!!

Don't be too shy to use the coupon books, always stock up when you go to the supermarkets (usually by the door) or restaurants etc. Again you may save $2 a meal but when you factor up the number in your party and frequency then the savings mount up.


If you're going to do any of the minor attractions which you can't buy tickets in advance for then again often things like crazy golf you can get coupons for which ar eusually for up to 6 people.

If you prefer fixxy drinks then you can buy the souvenir cups and refill them over the day cheaper and often (like Sea World ) if you go back for a second day you pay a reduced rate and they put a barcode valid for that day on it. also means you dont have 20 cups to try and fit in the luggage when you come home. You can always put in a few plastic cups if you dont want to share the same cup and just refill it and pour it into the others.

[another]

Hi, welcome to the forum [msnsmile] There are some great places to visit for free in Orlando - try looking at this section of the forum 'Orlando for free' http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/forum_63.asp

[lafifille]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by ShirleyD
Hi Maggie welcome to the forum
My tip would be to rent a fabulous villa from the sites above, persuade some friends to share it with you (so 50% saving on accommodation) hire separate cars so you can have independant holidays together Always works for us.
[/quote]

Well... even without friends to share the cost of the villa with, renting one ends up cheaper than a hotel room for us (I know, I've counted and counted again, just couldn't believe it ).

Welcome to the forum Maggie!

[Appledore]

Welcome to the forum Maggie - I'm sure you'll pick up loads of tips on this site.

Elaine