Another thing that I found intimidating was the amount that media stories and adverts talked about for saving (tens or hundreds or thousands of pounds).
I find it useful to ignore all of this and think about saving regularly (daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly…) and not about the total amount that I have saved (although I do like looking at this too).
When the amounts are low and saving is regular & affordable I find it useful that I feel independent of THE MAN and that I am saving at my own pace.
Eventually I will have saved significant amounts of money but it doesn’t have to be tomorrow, or the next day.