Jul 22, 2026 · 25 min · 11 segments
Memories vs. Math: Finding the Balance On today’s episode, we reflected on a recent show with Maddie Sassman, who emphasized that it’s about the memories—not the math. While this sentiment rings true…
Dave HartGuestSo I'm titling this show Confessions of DVC Math Nerds, and I wanna lead off with my number one confession here, Ron.
Okay.
If we're looking at a pure mathematical model, owning DVC is not the cheapest way.
It's most likely the cheapest way buying resale and really getting a great deal on the points and staying at the economical point chart places and staying at the right times.
Yeah.
And if they're not filling rooms, the way they try to fill those rooms is they drop those prices down to rock bottom rates.
Sure.
Yeah, that's absolutely right.
Yeah.
I remember pre-COVID going to hotwire.com Figuring out what the Disney properties were and getting this for less than $100 a night on property over at, not Art of Animation, but the one that's connected to it.
Yeah
Yeah
No, to be fair, we need to compare apples to apples, right? What you're referencing is, no, it's not the cheapest way, but it's the most economically efficient way to do it the way we like to do it, which is the deluxe accommodations.
So I'm titling this show Confessions of DVC Math Nerds, and I wanna lead off with my number one confession here, Ron.
Okay.
If we're looking at a pure mathematical model, owning DVC is not the cheapest way.
It's most likely the cheapest way buying resale and really getting a great deal on the points and staying at the economical point chart places and staying at the right times.
Yeah.
And if they're not filling rooms, the way they try to fill those rooms is they drop those prices down to rock bottom rates.
Sure.
Yeah, that's absolutely right.
Yeah.
I remember pre-COVID going to hotwire.com Figuring out what the Disney properties were and getting this for less than $100 a night on property over at, not Art of Animation, but the one that's connected to it.
Yeah
Yeah
No, to be fair, we need to compare apples to apples, right? What you're referencing is, no, it's not the cheapest way, but it's the most economically efficient way to do it the way we like to do it, which is the deluxe accommodations.
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