Top 10 Ways to Save Money When Youre Traveling
With
all of the costs
of getting
to wherever
you are going, wouldnt it be nice
to actually learn how
to save money
when youre there? Besides
hunting for the best tickets
and times to
travel, you also need to learn
about how to make
the most of every dollar/rupee/yen/euro/etc. when
youre actually there.
1. Learn the
exchange rate
This seems like
common sense,
but knowing the exchange rate will allow
you to tell when youre paying too much or
at least
more than you want to be spending.
2. Make
a budget By just setting yourself
a limit
on what
you can spend each day, youll
start to subconsciously limit yourself.
3. Make it
a game
If youre traveling with someone, try to make it
a game to see who
can spend the least amount of money.
Youll be surprised at what
you can do.
4. Walk Instead of paying
for transportation
and taxis, why
not get a little
exercise and save money at the same time? Or,
you can always walk part of the way and pay
for the rest at
a much lesser
fee than
you would have with the
whole route.
5.
Eat where the locals eat Think about
it. When youre at home, you have
certain places
that you eat
because theyre good and theyre cheap. So
do people
in other countries.
6. Take some risks Head into the
smaller stores that you
find but arent all that crowded.
You will find beautiful things at lower prices because theyre
not catering to the tourists that are going to be there.
7. Talk to locals When youre interested in something, talk to the locals about where you
might be able to find
it. You will learn things that you wouldnt
get out of your
guidebook as
well as where these activities are cheaper.
8. Dont
drink your money away Try to limit your alcohol wherever you can or save it for a few special days.
Its easy to spend too much.
9. Choose
one thing And then spend a lot of money on that. If youre heading to Italy, for example, you might want to save your money up for a day of shopping, but be thrifty the rest of the time.
10. You only live once When all else fails, just spend a little more than you thought that you
would. You arent going to be there
everyday, so why not make the
most of it when you are?
Matt Reider is the manager of
http://www.CanuckAbroad.com, a site for
finding cheap flights, talking with other budget travelers and finding out
everything you need to know before going abroad.