Everytime kitani becakap pasal belayar/vacation/traveling, there's always that one universal answer yang selalu kitani dangar.
"Inda ku beduit."
You don't need to be rich to travel. I am not rich. I work at a private company and I am going to be 100% honest with you; I only earn about BND800 per month, that's about USD560. (I am an HND holder and BND800 is pretty low if ikut qualifcation. But I don't want to brag about it. Kalau kan memilih keraja, inda beusin jadinya.) But I managed to travel to South Korea on a budget. All you need is the right mindset. And also you need to make traveling your PRIORITY.
I don't get to travel that often and South Korea is the first country that I traveled to outside of South East Asia. Now it is my dream to travel the world! I am going back to Seoul in June. It will be my second visit this year!
I am writing this article to inspire biskita semua, so that you know that kitani inda perlu jadi kaya to travel the world/or go on a vacation. Below are few tips that you can follow to start saving money for your dream vacation!
1. Change Your Lifestyle.
If you are working and are planning to go on a vacation but always find yourself macam inda beduit, you seriously need to change your lifestyle. Cuba biskita list down what you spend the most with your money yang sebanarnya biskita inda perlu (except for bill telipun or loan kerita). You will be surprised on how much money you actually wasted on stuff that you don't actually need.
2. Makan Di Rumah.
I am a foodie. I love food so much! If you check my Instagram and Tumblr you will find tons of food photos, yang mostly makanan yang dari kadai/restaurant. When I already secured my air ticket to Seoul on my last trip, the next step was of course to save up some money untuk belanja di sana nanti. Seriously I had to stop makan di restaurant for a few months and I mostly makan dirumah saja.
You know us Bruneians are considered lucky because some of us we still live with our parents and inda perlu membayar rumah apa. Mun urang putih at this age (I am 25 years old by the way.) diorang sudah tinggal di rumah sendiri. Waktu kerja I tend to bawa makanan dari rumah, some that I cooked myself and panaskan saja di office. That way I was able to cut down my spending on food and get to save some money for my vacation.
3. Cut Down/Stop Minum Kupi Mahal (Coffee Beans, Starbucks, etc.)
We all love fancy and expensive coffees. I'd be lying if I said I don't buy drinks from Coffee Beans, Starbucks, etc. Nyaman bah kupinya atu! Nyaman tapi mahal. One cup will cost you around BND5-BND10++. Try to cut down kupi mahal, instead buat kupi sendiri saja dirumah. It'll save you a couple of bucks that can be use for your vacation!
4. Kurangkan Meliat Wayang.
This one is really hard for me! I am a moviegoer. I love watching movies! Otherwise Hobby Chaos wouldn't exist if it isn't for my love for movies apa. Watching movies at the cinema can be really expensive. Some will cost your around BND9 (Especially movie yang blockbuster.) Few months before flying to Seoul, I had to cut down watching movies at the cinema. I only watch movies that I really want to see. Macam dulu I will watch any movies yang ada di cinema, but kan belayar punya pasal, had to kurangkan lah. Rasa jua kan save usin tu.
5. Beranti Besigup/Vaping.
I don't smoke but I used to vape! We all know smoking kills, wallet pun kepisan ulehnya. If you quit smoking, you will be able to save some money for your trip. I understand sigup murah masani, ERA saja harganya $2. But at least try to stop, kalau bukan for your health, do it for the sake of traveling!
Let's move on to vaping. Vaping is really expensive compared to smoking. I used to spent BND300 on vape and juices. Juice lagi harganya BND10+. Payah kan belurih yang below BND10. I had an on and off relationship with vaping. But a few days before flying of to Seoul, I decided to sell my vape and quitting for good! You should do it too kalau banar-banar kan belayar on a vacation.
6. Sell Your PS3/PS4 (If you have one).
Okay ani pun payah for me. I love playing video games. I still have my PS3 and PS4 at home. The problem with this hobby is its really expensive! A newly released game can cost up to more than BND80! I am currently still considering to sell my PS3 and PS4 and use the money to buy a proper camera for blogging/vlogging purposes.
7. Buat Seperate Account - Khas Untuk Traveling.
Everytime biskita dpt duit, try to save the money on a seperate account. Jangan dipakai duit atu untuk berbelanja and only use it bila biskita kan belayar. Thats what I do. Kalau biskita simpan di account yang sama, tepakai saja tu duit atu. Trust me lol
8. Bali Ticket Awal - Do It As Your Motivation To Start Saving
Okay yang ani inda temasuk on the list of ways to save up your money but trust me this final method actually helps! Bila sudah ada ticket, you will feel more motivated and semangat kan menyimpan duit. Because memang confirm sudah kan belayar. I used this method last time and I am using it again for my trip in June. I already secure the air ticket to Seoul, now all that is left is to save up some money!
Simply changing your lifestyle will allow you menyimpan usin untuk biskita belayar especially if you are traveling on a budget. Those tips that I share with you really works pasal I used them sebelum belayar ke Seoul last month. If I can do it, biskita pun buleh tu! In sha Allah.
