Extra vacation cash – made easy

Want a little extra cash to take on vacation with you?   Of course … who doesn’t.  

We all want that special t-shirt or hat, or that commemorative plate with your pictures on it. Those little things help you remember your vacation and bring a smile to your face.

But, how many of us, by the time we book the vacation, are struggling to have a few extra bucks in our pocket?

My husband and I started years ago, “saving” … vacation spending money.  We do this in two ways.

• We spend cash for little things (coffee/soda at the quick shop, drinks with a friend, cat toy for the cats, etc.).
• Any coins we get from the bills used to buy the item, we bring home and put in a jar.
• Before vacation, we take the coins to our bank and have them turned into bills.

• We only have cash back credit cards.
• Everything else we buy (groceries, gas, dinners, etc.) goes on the credit card.
• Before vacation, we request that the credit card send us a check for our cash back rewards balance.
• We cash that check at the bank.

We have managed to save a few hundred dollars this way and we use that money only to buy something cool on vacation or add a side trip that we might otherwise have not been able to afford.