Easy Ways To Earn Extra Money To Pay For Your Disney Vacations

I don’t have to tell you that paying for a Disney vacation is anything other than easy – especially if you’re trying to do it on a budget. But, because we still want to go, despite our modest incomes – I rely on “unconventional” ways to pay for my Disney vacations.

Of course, it takes more time and effort to pay off my trips than just placing down a credit card. But, it also means that I can take my family on vacation without taking money out of our paychecks to do it.

Here’s how I pay for my Walt Disney World vacations as a family of 5.

Easy Ways To Earn Extra Money

Swagbucks

You’ve probably heard about Swagbucks. But, there’s a reason everyone mentions it. IT WORKS!

The majority of my earnings come from this one site. Over the course of a year, I can add approximately $1000 to our vacation fund, with just a few

How do we do it?

There’s many ways to earn money (called Swagbucks, or SB). But, a good portion of my earnings come from surveys. Whenever I have a spare minute, I hop onto the Swagbucks Answer app and see if I qualify for any surveys. Even if you don’t qualify, many times you’ll still earn 1 SB for your time.

After using Swagbucks for many years, I have a pieces of advice.

1. Set up a separate email address for Swagbucks. Like all programs that pay out, Swagbucks makes its money through advertisements. As a result, these companies will use your email address to try and sell you something. Don’t let them fill up your primary inbox with spam.
2. Pay attention to what the surveys look like. I am better at spotting which surveys will pay out and which will waste my time just based on how they look.
3. Skip the surveys with a star next to them. They have a long qualification process, and I never qualify for them. It’s just not worth my time or effort.
4. Choose the surveys that pay out lower amounts (usually 1-50 SB) and take 1-10 minutes to finish. You’re more likely to keep going when you can simply knock out a few of these over the course of a day.

Online Shopping

If you’re going to be shopping online anyway, you may as well let it work to your advantage. There are quite a few programs that offer cashback. So, I suggest signing up for as many as you can to maximize savings.

The best part is that many programs have Chrome extensions. If the program offers cashback, you’ll see a pop up on the side of your screen with how much you can expect to get back.

Click the best offer, cash out, and wait for your money. It’s really that simple.

Cashback Programs I Use

• Swagbucks Shopping
• Rakuten
• Rapid Rewards Shopping (Southwest Airlines)
• Top Cashback USA
• Honey

Grocery Apps

Grocery Apps is one of my favorite sidehustles because of how easy it is. Unless you’re going out to eat every day, you’re going to end up at the grocery stores at some point. And just like online shopping, if you’re going to be purchasing these things anyway, you may as well get some of your money back.

Don’t think you can earn much with grocery apps? I’ve gotten just over $1200 back for purchasing items I would have bought anyway.

Cashback Programs Use

• Ibotta
• Fetch Rewards
• Checkout 51
• Coupons.com Cashback App
• Shopkick

Scan Those Receipts

Don’t like scanning barcodes? Scanning receipts takes even less effort. Take a photo of your receipts and wait for the money to roll in.

One of my new favorite Apps is Amazon Shopper Panel. All you do is scan 10 receipts over the course of a month and Amazon will automatically add a $10 gift card to your account at the beginning of the next month. If you get asked to fill out a survey, you’ll receive an extra for each survey you finish.

While this doesn’t necessarily pay off our balance, it does help us with all the new things we need for our vacations. We’re going to buy them anyway. So, why not let Amazon pay for it.

• Receipt Hog
• Receipt Pal
• Amazon Shopper Panel

Earn Rewards For Products You’re Already Buying

Like most sidehustles on this list, it’s time you start getting money back for items you’re already buying. Companies want you to keep buying their products. So, if it means giving their consumers a gift card or product every know and again, they’ll do it.

Since we use Disney Gift Cards to pay off our trips, it’s a big incentive for me to continue buying their products.

If you use Huggies, they have rewards, as well. But, unlike other Rewards programs, you can only earn points through Fetch Rewards.

And diaper companies aren’t the only way you can earn rewards. While the earnings aren’t always as big, Reward Programs are a great way to add to your savings…even if it is just a few dollars at a time.

DietBet

You’re probably thinking, “What the heck is DietBet?”

DietBet is a program that motivates you to lose weight by betting on yourself.

You’re given small goals. And if you meet those small goals, you win a portion of the pot. How much you win depends on how much was bet and how many winners there are.

A few years ago, I wanted to lose weight for our upcoming Disney trip. I wanted to look better in our family pictures. But, more importantly, I wanted to feel better and not get so sore walking around the Parks.

I ended up losing about 25 pounds before our trip because I knew that I was being held responsible for my actions. Suddenly that bowl of ice cream wasn’t so tempting when there was money on the line.

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