Fun in Sun

Long ago when Doug and I where first married we were broke! Which is quite normal for newlyweds. We also did not have children for the first 4.5 years of being together. We had a home, 3 cars, a dog and Doug had lots of toys. But we were broke none-the-less. So big daddy created a game for us to play to help us save money for a trip to the beach. Here is how is works:
You take a jar of anykind and write on it "Fun in the Sun". Next everyday when you get home you open your wallet or dump your pockets/purse of all of your change. Now the rule is you can not spend any change during the day. You would be surprised how fast it adds up. Then the month prior to your trip you save $1 bills. That's right, you can not spend any $1 bills. If you feel really smart, save $5 bills the week prior to your trip.

This is something that we have done for years. Parker loves this game. He holds me accountable everyday. The day prior to our trip, we go to the grocery store and use the Coinstar machine to get our change turned into cash. You can of course be more wise with your money and roll the coins yourself. The money we save from our game is our spending money; food, activities and shopping.

Try it. You'll be so happy the day you leave for your trip!

Doug and Parker during our beach trip in 2006