Thursday, January 12, 2012

Flight Booked!!

I officially booked my flight to Portugal!!!! After years of saying I was going to do it, then not saving enough money, saving money then using it for something else, I finally made it a priority to save for this trip, no excuses! And I did it! I'm so proud of myself right now. I will be going for two weeks in July and the total cost of the flight including cancellation insurance is $763. It's a great price for going during the summer because summer is always the most expensive. Right now my travel fund is about $2770 so even after I pay off the flight on my credit card I will still have $2000 left! :)



Did I mention this will be my first time flying?? And I'm going across the ocean by myself. I might be a little insane!

Anyways, on to other topics. I still don't have my iPhone. I called a different Bell store yesterday and the girl said they have been only getting a few at a time. I hate waiting! :(

Today I went to Value Village because I had a WagJag voucher for $15. I ended up buying a globe and a j-crew sweater, and only paid about $5 out of pocket! I'm starting a globe collection after being inspired by pictures such as this one on Pinterest:



I'm also on the hunt for maps after seeing this picture:



Anyways, I found the exact J-crew sweater that I just got online. This is it:

Apparently it's about $98! It was priced at $12.99 and the tags were still on!!!

8 comments:

Sarah said...

Congrats on booking your flight! Portugal is somewhere I have always wanted to go.

I also love the globe and map ideas...very creative!!!

Michelle said...

Awesome! And I can't believe this is your first flight! My boyfriend went on his first plane last year, and now he's been on a plane like 15 times already.

The Asian Pear said...

Yay! Congrats! You must be so excited!

Miss T @ Prairie Eco-Thrifter said...

Congrats on the sweater. That is an awesome deal. Also, congrats on the flight. That is going to be an awesome trip.

My money, my life said...

congrats! that's the way to do it for travelling, just book the flight and go. otherwise you'll find a thousand excuses not to go or to use the $ on something else. travelling by yourself is very brave. it must be exciting for you. can't wait to read about your portugal adventures.

hklover86 said...

Thanks for all your comments. I am so unbelievably, over the moon excited. And terrified at the same time. Since it is my first flight and all. But its going to be an adventure for sure :)

Canadian Saver said...

I saw that you'd booked your flight, was going to comment and for some reason I don't see my comment here... I'm so excited for you!!! You got a GREAT rate! I enjoyed traveling on my own, I think you will too!

You have relatives on the other end, right?

Exciting!

hklover86 said...

Ya i've got tons of family over there so it will be great to see them and getting to know them on a more personal level.