Travel budgeting made easy with 2 practical approaches followed by 8 steps and a spreadsheet for your personal solo travel budget.
How to Plan Your Solo Travel Budget (On Any Budget)
Ultimate Travel Money Guide: How to Budget and Save on Travel
Travel and money can be looked at so many ways.
We've done that. We've looked at and written about travel money - budgeting, saving and protecting travel money - in over 60 unique articles.
This is your ultimate guide to all the information we have on how to budget travel, how to save for travel and how to save while you travel.
This section of Solo Traveler is the equivalent of a book. The difference is that we update the articles regularly attempting to keep all the information current.
60 Articles on How to Budget Travel and Save Money on Travel
In our travel money section you'll find concise articles on:
- How to budget your trip.
- How to travel on a budget.
- How to save money for travel.
- How to save money as you travel whether that's luxury or budget travel.
- How to protect your money while traveling.
You can only spend a dollar once.
Do so wisely and you'll be able to travel longer, farther and more often while staying within your travel budget. This is what we'll help you achieve through the travel money articles below.
How to Choose the Right Credit Card for Travel
Here’s how to find the right travel rewards credit card for you – balancing bonuses with travel style with lifestyle.
How to Save on Car Rentals
Solo travelers are taking more road trips than ever. Need to rent a car? Why pay more than you have to? Here’s how to save on car rentals.
Simple Travel Hacks: Savings for Solo Travelers
If you’re so inclined, you can spend a lot of time working the system. Or, you can use these simple travel hacks to save your money.
How to Save Money for Travel: Top Tips to Help You Save
What have we learned about money while travel has been on hold? Here are 14 tips to help you save money for travel so you’ll be ready when the time comes.
12 Ways to Make Money as You Travel: Long and Short-term
Not enough money to go traveling? Cut your costs by earning money as you go. Here are 12 ways to make money as you travel.
VPN for Travel: What, Why and an Easy Setup Guide
Here’s why you want a VPN for travel, what to look for in a VPN service and an easy guide to setting it up on your phone, computer, or tablet.
7 Things to Do With Leftover Currency
Leftover currency can mount up. Do you have coins and bills from countries you’ll never return to? Here are 7 ways to deal with leftover currency.
Solo Travel: How to Save on Shoulder Season Travel
You can always save a bit here and a bit there on travel. But you can really SAVE on shoulder season travel. Here are our top tips.
Cheap Solo Travel: Your Guide to Money-Saving Advice
Here’s a guide to over 20 posts on saving money for and while traveling solo. Go for it. Cheap solo travel means more solo travel.
Save Money on Travel: 32+ Tips
Here are dozens of ways you can save on travel. Whether you seek luxury, adventure, creative, or budget travel, here’s how to save and travel more for less.
Save on Hotels? Yes You Can, with These Tips
You want to book a hotel cheap but not a cheap hotel. Here are my top tips to help you save on hotels, whether luxury or budget, as you travel solo.
Use Your Phone Anywhere in the World: Free and Low-cost Options
No finding SIM cards country-to-country, no going over your limit… Here are options and apps to easily use your phone anywhere in the world.
Book and Travel Without a Credit Card: Top Tips
No credit cards? No problem. Here’s how to travel without a credit card and, bonus, it will help you stay within your budget.
Best Travel Insurance for Senior Solo Travelers
We heard you! Many readers over 69 wrote us to complain about travel insurance for seniors, so we did some research. Here’s what we found.
How to Get More Happiness Per Dollar, Pound, or Euro
The research says travel. To get more happiness, travel. It’s simple. And here are 7 posts that will help you do so.
Protect Yourself from Pickpockets: Keep Cards & Cash Safe
Pickpockets target travelers. Fortunately, there are things you do. Here is how to protect yourself from pickpockets.
Travel, Eat Well and Save on Food
Part one of a 3-part series on the big 3 of travel expenses: transportation, accommodation and food. This time how to travel, eat well and save on food.
When to Say No to Travel Insurance
The balance between protecting your money and saving your money can be tricky. Here are tips on your decision to buy, or not buy, trip insurance.
Your Currency or Theirs? The Decision Makes a Difference
Oh, it’s a tangled web that international financial institutions weave. Here’s to untangling it with a simple answer to save you money.