Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Disney - Yes, it can be done!

Well, we just returned from 5 days at the Happiest Place on Earth. I can't believe we went! We started planning a trip to Williamsburg, and we ended up in WDW. Now, how is this frugal?

First of all, we paid cash for the WDW portion of the trip. Now, we do have to save that cash back up again, but it was wonderful knowing that we didn't put everything on the credit card. We did, though, put the airfare on the Visa.

Speaking of airfare, we flew out of Charlotte instead of our local airport for roughly half the price. We found airfare for $59 each way, which is just a bit more than the $49 each way we had 3 years ago on Southwest. If you're willing and able to drive to a different airport, you can really save! Of course, unlike our 2006 flight, we had to buy four seats this time, and US Airways also charges extra for checked bags. But still, it was the cheapest deal around. We also discovered that we really like the Charlotte airport better than our local airport or our closest Southwest serviced airport.

I had some really strong opinions about our trip this time, so I'm going to be posting most of it. Keep looking!