Comments on: 28 Ways to Save Money for Traveling

By: Katrina Jones

Katrina Jones — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:00:07 +0000

I promise myself that I would spend less and save more.I got rid of my contract phone and now has prepaid with StraightTalk..a phone from WalMart of all places! I now have more minutes than ever (unlimited), text and web for only $45! Half of what I used to pay plus better reception. I was a little skepticle at first buying a phone from Walmart but no more! I’ve also been bringing lunches to work. Hey, every little thing adds up!

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By: Jennifer Lund

Jennifer Lund — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:42:34 +0000

Might be useful…if I wasn’t already doing most of these things! But I guess a good article to pass on to those who ask me how I fund my lifestyle.

By: donnama

donnama — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:47:06 +0000

Great tips, thanks for sharing! TravelMuse has an online calculator to help you add up ways to save for travel as well.

By: TheJetpacker

TheJetpacker — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:53:34 +0000

Thank you for this great article! It inspired me to make a list of ten things I do to save money for a trip. It’s solid advice for everyone, not just travelers.

By: CharlesL

CharlesL — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:48:02 +0000

If you make enough money the automatic savings work well. I used this out of college and maxed my 401k, IRA and created a ‘big things’ account. Vacations and the like. Then I looked at what I had left and planned to that. If you move to a new city this is a good way to start out as you never get used to spending all your money.

I use software on the iPhone to manage my budget, but you could easily do it on paper, Palm or other other device. I customize categories I’m interested in. It’s shocking how much things like coffee, snacks, drinks and other things add up. It’s easy to cut them out, or reduce how much you spend. Going cash is a great idea. I’ve done that for the past 2 years and I spend much less. Don’t depend on the bank to track it for you. You need to know your daily averages and if you don’t spend the effort you won’t pay attention to it.

By: Lothar

Lothar — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:40:29 +0000

Consider that you are already on the budget trip during the saving period.

Depends on the planed travel style, take it as a training. For example using public transport, sleep on a thermarest, cook meals etc.

By: JAST

JAST — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:50:24 +0000

Great article! I have used some of these ideas in the last year and can see my savings adding up!

By: Ryukyu Mike

Ryukyu Mike — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:09:25 +0000

Great article, Katie and not just for travelers. I’ve ranted about half these ideas to my wife over the past week!

By: JetSetCitizen

JetSetCitizen — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:27:13 +0000

I think the best way to save money to travel is to move abroad and teach English.

You will already be in a foreign country so your airfare expenses will be less.

You can earn money while traveling so there is much less need have a lot of savings.

As a foreigner you will have much less pressure to consume so you will have more savings.

Stop procrastinating and just go!

By: Anne-Sophie Redisch

Anne-Sophie Redisch — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:39:24 +0000

Very useful list! Well done.