Epic adventures are in a word, EPIC. Whether you want to travel to a far-off country and climb Mt. Kilimanjaro or swim the beautiful Great Barrier reef in Australia there are limitless options for epic adventures. But epic adventures take cash, flexibility, and an ability to get outside your comfort zone. Teresa Mendes is no stranger to epic adventures…she’s been adventuring every chance she gets. In today’s episode, Teresa is taking us to Australia and walking us through how she managed to save $2,000 in 6 months to pull off this trip of a lifetime. What You'll Learn How Teresa saved $2,000 in 6 months How to figure out what to save and what to splurge on Travel tips to make epic adventures possible What you learn from an epic adventure How to create a strategy to pay off debt post trip Solo travel vs. traveling in a group Links You can sign up now for a free month of Stitcher Premium by going to com/wondery  and using the promo code ‘WONDERY.’ Then once you’re signed up, just download the Stitcher app for iOS or Android and start listening. SUBSCRIBE & SHARE Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? Click here to subscribe in iTunes! IT’S FREE! Want to win a cup of coffee this week? Leave a review in iTunes and email a copy of your review to [email protected].  Ask Shannah Have an Ask Shannah question, submit it here Get Social Shannah on Twitter Shannah on Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices