How do you spend your Sunshine Money?

[The Cheshire Cat]

So how do you guys spend your reward money?

Do you save it or cash out right away?

I try to save up for about $100 before I cashout!

I only cashout for disney gc or dollars and save for our yearly trip! I've paid for our dinner at CRT and yesterday I purchased our P & P party tickets which was way exciting! Usually I would have to put it on the charge card and wait for the bill to come in but NOT this time! I got to use my "Sunshine" reward money! It was so nice just knowing that it was paid for!

I love that the gc do not expire either!

I started last September saving my reward money for this years trip!

[Alice28]

Let's see, I think I have cashed out at least $500 on SR. Most of that being Disney money,but a few Target cards as well.

For our DL trip last summer, SR money paid for about 4 counter service meals- I didn't run out of 'free' food money til our 3rd day and it was AWESOME.

For our WDW trip in March, SR paid for:
$30 worth of Basin goodies at GF
$40 at World of Disney
$70 dinner at 9 Dragons
$29 sombreros in Epcot
$35 lunch at Tusker House
$35 lunch at Alfredos
$35 lunch at Cosmic Rays
$20 worth of goodies at Mouse Gears
$15 in alcoholic drinks in Epcot
$60 in WL gift shop
$8 breakfast at WL

I charged ONE thing at WDW last time; dinner at Earl of Sandwich. We were on the dining plan the first half of the trip, had prepaid for Hoop Dee Doo, had RFCgift cards for another meal, and Dad paid for our final meal together. SR paid for all the rest of our meals! And almost all our souvenirs- we brought a few hundred in cash to cover other souvenirs and some misc. stuff. It was AWESOME. I always plan on having at LEAST $500 in SR money for my Disney trips-it helps SO MUCH with the budget! THANKS TRICIA!

[disneynut]

Disney money.
I cashed in some gift cards and disney dollar which I give the kids for b-days and the dollars came from the Easter bunny.
Love it here

[wilsonfamily4]

Right now I am saving for Christmas. I went over board last year and my hubby was a little annoyed . This year I told him I would use all my own money and he kind of laughed. He doesn't understand the money to be made. So I want to show him. hehehe I will start saving for Disney as soon as Christma is over!!! I will probably still do paypal cashout for most of it, along with the DGC and DD. And a gas card to pay for the drive to the airport and back.

[sunshinecindy]

The gift cards you get on here are wonderful for gifts for Christmas too, so don't forget that. Makes shopping easy to.

[wilsonfamily4]

The gift cards you get on here are wonderful for gifts for Christmas too, so don't forget that. Makes shopping easy to.

When it gets closer and I know what they want for Christmas I am going to do gift cards for presents. I also want to do some smaller ones for stocking presents. Those I may have to get somewhere else. Right now I am just collecting money for the gifts that can't be gift cards.

[SunshineGirl]

When it gets closer and I know what they want for Christmas I am going to do gift cards for presents. I also want to do some smaller ones for stocking presents. Those I may have to get somewhere else. Right now I am just collecting money for the gifts that can't be gift cards.

Don't forget about the giftcertificates.com ones or givefun.com for the small ones. You can get a big one worth $50 and then cash out there for 10 $5 cards. I used a big giftcertificates.com one last year to get $10 Borders to give out to teachers' aides at school.

[sumrmist]

Im letting my rewards build and will cash them out at the first of next year for Disney GC's for the kids before our trip. If I have anything left after giving each kid 50 dollars worth then it will be all mine at Disney as well.

[MyGoofy26]

Just cashed out $125 for my Disneyland trip for the Pirate premiere in a few weeks. Should pay for a few piratey souvenirs!

[docsmom]

I'm relatively new to SR, but have already cashed out for a $50 Disney gift card and a $50 Darden Restaurant gift card which we will use on our road trip from Atlanta to WDW! We don't go until September, so will just let the balance build up and get the rest in disney gift cards before we go. Thanks Tricia!