2013 This is the Year to Save to the Extreme

Now that it's a new year, I gotta really get on that saving thing that I've been talking a lot about but not really following up with. If I'm planning on going to Europe in 2014 I really got to get it together and really work harder to get this. The thing though is that I really don't have anyone to go with. I've been discussing this with several people and it doesn't seem like anyone is willing to make this commitment with me or they're already way deep in debt to even consider a big trip like this. I am thinking around the time of Spring 2014 and I'm too scared to take this trip by myself. If I get lost, or overwhelmed with the language barrier I would at least want to do have someone else with me in the same boat. I've been eyeing Contiki Trips that people actually go with these tours by themselves, as much fun as that seems and to have people from the US to possibly go, it's more than I would like to spend on this hopefully traveling on a shoestring that I was originally wanted to do. I want to get lost in town and experience what locals do what I read in books and blogs about surviving out there with very little money. I want to do this real bad. I hope to save up a lot of money at least and try to pull money together with someone to take on this adventure with me.