I Gave Myself an Adult Allowance and It Radically Changed How I Spend Money by Nina Semczuk Travel almost clobbered my savings this summer. Taking a cue from Shonda Rhimes’s bestselling book Year of Yes, I dubbed 2019 my own year of yes, but with one specific theme: travel. I vowed to say yes to any travel opportunity that came my way. In January, I went to Philadelphia — very exotic, I know — and in February, I spent a hot and sunny 10 days scootering around Thailand.