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I'm a complete cheapskate, my husband hates it when we are on vacation! Like others, I pack a separate suitcase with dry items, snacks, oatmeal packets, bowls, spoons, empty water bottles to fill there and add drink packets ($1 for 8 at Walgreens). Then fill the suitcase with souvenirs to take home.
The only food we buy there is fresh fruit and milk and one restaurant/counter meal a day. The thing we splurge on is Chef Mickey's. I look forward to vacations because I actually lose weight!
In October I went with just my youngest (2 yrs) and spent only $75 (that was including two character meals and what I had packed) on food during our 6 day trip. I paid for the airfare with cc points and the hotel with Disney cc points, so the whole trip cost just $500.
I highly recommend earning points by charging gas, groceries etc on a cc!! Citibank Premierepass is the most flexible I have found, you can earn pts. for airfare, hotel, etc.