On our Facebook page, sharing his experiences is Sabin Rooney. Sabin says, “I had always wanted a guitar but my parents told me to save money and buy it myself. Though it felt a bit harsh then, I made changes in my expenditure habits. By the end of the year I had saved enough money for a guitar. It was like a dream come true when I held it for the first time in my life. I felt like a rockstar,” [break]
A good example of working hard to save up is Nayan Pandey. Nayan, currently pursuing his studies at Cameron University in the US, has recently bought a car for himself. He recollects the satisfactory sacrifices he made in order to buy his car. “I stopped going to McDonalds and Taco Bell. I did not buy an iPhone 5 or a Mac. For the entire semester I did every assignment in the library and made calls from Google Voice and I also talked to my parents on Skype on my roommates’ computers,” he points out.
That final moment of having your dream materialize is priceless. And nursing a secret is even fun!
“My parents wouldn’t allow me to go for bungee jumping. So I started saving money for the purpose and after almost six months of saving, I finally went for it on March 14, 2011. The experience was breathtaking and indescribable. My best saving return till date. And the best part is that my parents still have no clue,” says Bijay Prakash Mainali, 22, Nepal Engineering College.
For Shiva Bhusal, 20, a student at Pulchowk Engineering Campus the excitement also saved from his pocket money so that he could buy an Amazon Kindle. “I was highly fascinated with this device, and I saved for one and a half month so that I could buy it. I ordered it twenty days ago from an online store. It hasn’t arrived yet but I’m sure it’s going to be an amazing experience reading books in my new Kindle,” he says.
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