Save Money on Breakfast with Little Packs of Cereal

“Save some money on breakfast by bringing little packs of cereal. It’s way cheaper to buy milk than Mickey waffles!”

The first time when we went to Disney we weren’t on the dining plan and counted our pennies every time we felt a little hungry.  When we visited with my grandmother she, like all grandmothers do, pushed food on us to take back to the hotel.  One of the things she gave us was a pack of little breakfast cereals and this pretty much saved our lives (and our wallets) each day.  Most of the time we didn’t even bother with bowls or milk, we just went ahead and ate the cereal straight out of the box.  This had the added benefit of being able to travel:  we’d grab a box and head to the bus, eating breakfast as we rode our way to one of the parks!  It was convenient, pretty filling, and super cheap.

The downside of this, of course, is that Mickey waffles are delicious and I am a Mickey waffle addict.  So while these little cereals are a great way to save money, I still advocate spending a little of that savings to have Mickey waffles at least once while you’re on vacation! If you still can’t manage to get any while you’re there you can do what we did and buy one of those Mickey waffle irons! Now when we’re feeling nostalgic for Disney we can break that out on a weekend and relive the magic in our own kitchen!  You just have to do the dishes after.  Which is a little less magical, but what can you do.