I'll share my budgeting/saving journey as inspiration. I was spending $8000 a month living in LA (mostly paid by BF) and then cut it down to 4500 moving to Dallas and then I really cut back on a lot of things: cable, downgrading to metro cell phone service from sprint, cut my Massage Envy membership that was $60/mo, getting. Cheaper car insurance, refi the more expensive car (I have two) that saved me $250/mo on the payment, and all the bills got it down to 3500 a month and I can really feel the difference. now I'm looking to put $100 a month towards some type of savings account for my two toddler sons, I've got almost 10k in credit card debt I consolidated into a personal loan with no interest for a year I believe I'll pay it off in that time and I've got a little more than 10k left on the less expensive car I have.
It is a process but it is well worth it. I am 30. I wish I was thinking like this at 21. Or 25. But I'm so glad I am now.