For years I’ve been planning our dream family vacation and for years, our vacation has been pushed aside for other things.  We have now set a goal to go on a real family vacation before our 10th wedding anniversary which means we have less than 3 years to make it happen.

Ideally, I would like to take the entire family to Florida.  None of us have been to Disney and I think it would be a great thing to do at least once, as a family.  

I have visions of the kids running along the beach, playing in the sand and someday, I want to make that a reality.

The question is, how to do I make this dream a reality?  How do you save for a vacation for a family of 7 when you are just making it payday to payday?

We have attempted to save over the years and then something comes up that eats up our savings and we have to start over again.  

I’ve been thinking of starting to buy Disney gift cards since they can be used at anytime and that it might be an easy way to help save up but I’m open to suggestions from people too.

What are your tips and tricks for saving?