I go on vacation more than most people I know. I just love to travel; especially to different beaches. Because of that love, I’ve had to get really good at traveling on a budget. After all, my annual vacation fund can lead to six vacations a year or one vacation depending on how I approach my finances. So I thought it would be nice in this little article to share some of the things I do to extend my vacation budget.

Be sure to create a special background for your vacation. If you put money aside, you are much more likely to leave. The reason I started doing this was because for years I would only talk about going on vacation with my friends, but I would never go. So set aside a little money every time you get a paycheck. It doesn’t have to be a lot for it to add up.

When I tell people to set aside an amount of money in each paycheck so they can go on vacation. Many people tell me that they don’t have extra money to save.

The truth is, all you have to do is look for hidden opportunities to save money. A good way to find hidden opportunities to save money is to list the unnecessary luxury items you spend money on on a monthly basis and stop buying them.

You know the unnecessary luxuries I’m talking about, like eating out when you can make lunch, or going to the local coffee shop three times a week for a five-dollar cup of coffee …

We all have those things that we can let go of. The key is to list them and decide which ones aren’t as important as those special vacations you’ve been dreaming of.

If your answer to that strategy is that you don’t waste money at all and you don’t have room for a vacation fund yet. So I would recommend choosing a part-time job or business where you can fully dedicate the funds to a vacation fund.

My friend works as an assistant as her full time job, but she also works as a waitress one night a week. It’s not much, but it allows her to live the lifestyle she wants and still save five hundred dollars a month for a vacation. The moral of this story is to be creative in one of two directions, be it saving or doing. So get in the dedicated habit of saving money for that amazing vacation you’ve always wanted.