Saved money and didn't feel it!

A great trick to put some money aside is to work with automatic savings of small amounts, on random days in the month.
Indeed, typical saving plans urge you to set aside a (large) chunk of money, which you feel immediately and motivates you often to wait another month.

Why not put a weekly automatic transfer of a limited amount of money (say 10 euro) on your bank account. This will lower only marginally your available cash , but would give you around 500 euro of extra savings in a year time.
Start with one automatic transfer today, even as low as 1 euro, and simply add other monthly automatic transfers as you go and as you can afford.
Why not decide not to take a coffee or burger today, and initiate an automatic transfer of the 2.5 euro you have saved today, and every month to come? That way, different tiny amounts of money disappear from your monthly expenses and accumulate for something large.

It becomes even more interesting when you transfer the money to a free bank account at another bank than your home-bank. That way, you simply "forget" about the money, and are less inclined to use it along the way.
And when, in a year or two from now, you suddenly decide to go and peek at your bank-account, you might spend it on an additional holiday or present ...