What ways do you save money for Jamaica

[murph]

Flights- we use our US Air miles card whenever possible, racking up the miles!

Hotel/ other expenses- I direct deposit $250 a month into our vacation account; if I dont see the $, seems I dont miss it as much. And the good old change jar does help...

Give them both 5-6 months to accumulate... and... we're off!

[rinakim]

I have a part-time job where I work a few hours a week. On payday I go to the bank and withdraw in twoonies and add to our Irie Fund. Any change left over goes in as well.
We live very inexpensively, we hardly go out to eat and do not buy gifts for each other for any occassions. Our gifts to each other is the ability to go to Negril a couple of times a year
Next on the list is to quit smoking! We both smoke and spend an average of $400 a month on cigarettes! Quitting alone would fund our trips.

[Flipadelphia26]

For those who have WellsFargo. They have an account called "Way to Save" Everytime you use your Check or Debit card - it takes a dollar out of your checking account and puts it into your "Way to Save" account.

My Way to Save is my Fun Fund. I put some money from each paycheck into it as well too.

[tfw73]

Teach summer school!

[Stoners6]

I buy lottery tickets. Still waiting to fund my first vacation.

[russ&pam]

Guy in gb
I save all my OT money and 10% of Pams check and I take my last check with me.I could really fund my trip if I would go to sims more often.

[Accompong]

Now that I am retired and living on a fixed budget, I have pared down all my expenses and offset some of them with p/t work so that it costs me about the same to live here in So. Fla. as it does in Jamaica (@$700 US per month).

Now I just have to save for the plane fare and the cost to ship a pallet and clear it with Jamaican Customs and I am ready to go.

Peace and Guidance

[Flipadelphia26]

Now that I am retired and living on a fixed budget, I have pared down all my expenses and offset some of them with p/t work so that it costs me about the same to live here in So. Fla. as it does in Jamaica (@$700 US per month).

Now I just have to save for the plane fare and the cost to ship a pallet and clear it with Jamaican Customs and I am ready to go.

Peace and Guidance

Wow. Does that 700 Include your rent in South Florida? When I was in school down there, the only rates like that were in Liberty City.

[Accompong]

Wow. Does that 700 Include your rent in South Florida? When I was in school down there, the only rates like that were in Liberty City.

I mentioned I work "P/T" and that is here in So. Florida. It offsets about $700/ mo in rent/utilities each month. It actually costs me less than $700/mo to live in Jamaica but I choose to spend a likkle more each month to upgrade my living conditions there as the house is still under some construction.

All in all, I would say it costs me about $700 each place when everything is deducted from my SocSec check.
And, no, I don't live "like I were in Liberty City" as I live near the Intracoastal on Florida's Gold Coast.

Peace and Guidance

[BIG SHINY n Rootsy]

You could always earn a little extra cash in the winter by shoveling snow at La La La La Labeau Field!!! (Im assuming gb stands for Green Bay? Whats up neighbors? russ&pam too) Maybe we need to get a annual tailgate beach party going on down there? GO PACK!!!