saving

sooooooooo...these past few weeks, i've made a conscious effort to SAVE money. some people might not understand why this is so difficult, but i live in a place and have a job that allows me to survive paycheck to paycheck. and i'm VERY thankful for that! however, it makes it a little difficult not having savings, but i'm learning and hopefully this next year, i'll be in a better place, financially.

the reason for this saving is extremely important to me...i have the opportunity to travel to THAILAND in january!!!!!!! and i HAVE to go!! i absolutely LOVE to travel and this year i'll be blessed to go to some amazing places! so starting at the beginning of november, i decided i was going to save every little penny i could. i started running to and from work to try and save gas...my meals are prepared and eaten at home...i'm ok with eating peanut butter sandwiches and ramen noodles for the next month...AND noooooooo shopping (although, i sometimes torture myself and look at shoes online). my goal is to be able to buy my plane ticket on december 9th and so far i think i'll be able to do it! i look at flights EVERY day, at different options and airlines and prices. i also read about Thailand...i'm soooooo excited to scuba dive there AND ride an elephant. it's going to be amazing!!

here's some pictures to keep me motivated: