Bye Bye Disney Rewards Chase Visa Debit Card

Chase Disney Visa Debit Card - Oh how we loved thee

Updated 2019

So much fun and enjoyment brought by this little card!

For a little over a year now my family has enjoyed the purchasing rewards of Chase Bank's Disney Visa Debit card program. For every $200 we spent using the credit card method of paying, we earned one Disney dollar.

The Disney dollars can be spent at Disney stores in local malls, online or at the Disney theme parks. we used these dollars as a way to reward our kids for doing chores throughout the year. So many gold stars earned for each chore completed added up to earning one Disney dollar at a time. It worked like a charm to keep them doing their chores... until Disney Visa was canceled.

Imagine my dismay when I read the Bloomberg article titled JPMorgan to End Debit Rewards for Most of Its Customers in July.

The contact number for JP Morgan Chase is 1-800-935-9935. I had to call to verify the story after I read the article.

Disney Brings Back the Visa Debit Card!

Update: it appears the Disney Visa is back, as seen here. You can even earn $200 credit for signing up. Here are some other options:

Disney Cinderella’s Castle debit card

Frozen debit card

Star Wars — Darth Vader debit card

Disney Debit card discount perks 

With the Disney debit cards, it’s not just about getting a custom design, either. You can actually enjoy some additional discounts and save some money. These discounts come with a lot of exclusions and terms and conditions so be sure to read up on the terms so that you know for sure if you’ll be eligible for the discount. 

With the Disney debit cards, you’ll be able to get the following benefits: 

Disney store discount 

• Save 10% on select purchases at Disney store and shopDisney.com

Photo perks at Disney 

• Cardmember-exclusive Character Experience photo opportunities with Disney or Star Wars Characters, held in private locations at Walt Disney World® Resort and the Disneyland® Resort.
• Entry is good for up to 6 people per cardmember account and each cardmember account may be used for entry only one time per day.
• Offer includes complimentary downloads of your Disney PhotoPass® photos taken at the Disney Visa Character Experience location that are associated to your Disney account.

Discounts on merchandise 

• 10% off select merchandise purchases of $50 or more at select locations at Walt Disney World® Resort and the Disneyland® Resort

Discounts on dining 

• 10% off select dining locations most days at Walt Disney World® Resort and the Disneyland® Resort.
• Offer excludes alcoholic beverages, select new food and beverage offerings, merchandise, tobacco, room service, holiday buffets, tax and gratuity.

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Thanks.

Being Prepared is Going Mainstream

My wife and I have been getting prepared for over a year now. We've managed to store bugout bags and almost a year's worth of food. I've read JWR's Survival Blog almost daily and Lisa has kept track of Lisa over at The Survival Mom's blog.

Here is a recent entry on SurvivalBlog whereby an LDS Cannery worker describes how the mainstream public is starting to wake up to preparedness and beginning to panic.

His cannery location began to run out of food.

PREPAREDNESS BASICS
If you're just getting started with preparedness, these are a great foundation:

• Prepacked Bugout Bag — a solid starting point for emergency readiness.
• Long-Term Emergency Food Supply — helps build up your food storage.

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Purple Potatoes Are Headed For My Garden!

Our recent Sprouts Grocery Store flyer touted $0.19/lb oranges so we set out to get some and bring them home for juicing. The oranges were there (and plenty of them) but we also came across some unusual items. Some PURPLE unusual items.

First, we found some really cool purple potatoes. Not quite as big as your usual Idahoan type but large enough to be worthy of the labor to clean, cook and eat. I snatched up a couple of pounds worth and headed down the isle.

Next, purple cauliflower was spotted and into the bag it went. A few more purchases and we were on our way home. I had already planted purple carrot seeds in our new raised-box gardens and will happily add purple potatoes as well.

As any college educated dad would do, I researched how to grow potatoes on YouTube. There was a nice, short series by ExpertVillage that contained several videos on a playlist. Just one click and they continued to play. Short and sweet.

As per ExpertVillage, I cut the potatoes into small pieces which had at least two "eyes." I have to let them "heal" for a couple of days and then into the garden they will go!

Below is a picture of my baggie full of cut purple potatoes.




POTATO GROWING SUPPLIES
Ready to grow your own potatoes? These help:

• Purple Seed Potatoes — great for a colorful harvest.
• Potato Grow Bags — perfect for small-space potato growing.

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Large Cabbage From Our Backyard Garden

I was amazed at how large these cabbage turned out. We finally harvested them to make room for corn. Now if we could only make cabbage taste like Krispy Kreme doughnuts...

For some perspective, here's my eldest daughter Victoria holding one for the camera. Mind you, this was one of several heads of cabbage we pulled from our garden today. I should also point out that this was our first attempt at gardening in several years. So, if we can do it...anyone can.

CABBAGE GROWING SUPPLIES
Grow your own cabbage with these essentials:

• Cabbage Seeds — easy to grow, great yield.
• Organic Garden Fertilizer — helps boost leafy vegetable growth.

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Great Friends, Perfect Weather...and Fully Automatic Weapons!

I almost declined when my friend from the local police department invited me out for a day of shooting. The "Range Practice" fell smack dab in the middle of church hours. After mulling it over for a bit I realized that no one would (or should) fault me for spending a few hours honing my gun skills which could ultimately protect or provide for my family.

I loaded up my shiny new shotgun which I had purchased for home protection several months earlier and headed out in the O.J. (orange jeep). I haven't fired a gun in several years and this was the virgin outting for my shotgun.

By the time the afternoon was over, I had fired an HK and AR rifle, 9mm handgun and my shiny new Remington 12 guage. I had a pinpoint blood blister on the tip of my trigger finger and my shoulders were a bit sore. I could feel the heat radiating from my head thanks to a mild sunburn across my forehead.

I helped pick up all the spent casings and thanked my friends for inviting me. My shooting knowledge and skills had increased (that's easy to do when you start at zero) and I couldn't stop smiling the whole drive home.

RANGE DAY GEAR
Keep your gear in good shape after a day at the range:

• Gun Cleaning Kit — keeps your firearms in top shape.
• Shooting Ear & Eye Protection Set — essential safety gear for the range.

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Raised Box Gardens from Used Wooden Pallets.

I've seen pallets around for years and heard of raised-box gardening but I never would have thought it would be happening in my own back yard.

As my wife and I get more deeply active in self sustainability, we are trying more and more new things. This weekend some friends from church came over and showed me how to tear down old wooden pallets and reassemble them into raised box garden frames.

My picture shows the end product of all three frames that were built. About three hours of time, hard work and wood screws were the only necessary ingredients (oh, and the power drill and circular saw!)

I'm sure there are several videos scattered about the internet explaining how to build these little beauties much better than I could explain. Suffice it to say it was time well spent and we now have an additional 9 cubic feet of garden per box to grow additional food for our family.

DIY RAISED BED SUPPLIES
Building your own raised beds from pallets or scrap wood? These help:

• Exterior Wood Screws — sturdy fasteners for outdoor garden builds.
• Garden Bed Liner — helps protect wood and retain soil.

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A Day at the Office - Renal Infarct CT Scan

I couldn't resist posting this unusual scan I performed recently. It happens to be a friend of mine but identity isn't important. What started out as right flank pain became so severe that "Bob" came to my Emergency Room.

A routine CT Abdomen&Pelvis and Renal Ultrasound showed nothing other than a right renal cyst on the inferior pole. The patient was discharged home only to return later that night (on my shift) with increased pain. Evaluation of a second set of bloodwork showed a marked increase in white blood cells so the ER Physician decided to order a second CT Abdomen&Pelvis but with IV and PO contrast dye this time.

The image attached to this blog post shows a fully enhanced left kidney (its on the right side of the screen) and a poorly enhanced right kidney. The right kidney appears to only be receiving contrast dye in the upper and lower poles. The middle pole is almost non-existent.

With these images, the medical team was able to discern a renal infart or possible discection was in play and "Bob" was taken to the Cath Lab for stenting. He is doing much better now, one week later, and is schedule for more follow up testing to check perfusion rates.