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Ultimate Travel Money Guide: How to Budget and Save on Travel

 

save money travel budget 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.

Train Travel: Best Way to Book Tickets – Europe

May 9, 2017 by Janice Waugh

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I’ve long wondered about the best way to book tickets for train travel in Europe. Here are the answers from the man who knows train travel best.

Planning Travel Around Price Drops

April 11, 2017 by Tracey Nesbitt

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Planning travel around price drops can take a bit of organization, but the result can be a fabulous getaway at a very reasonable price.

Solo Travel with Fabulous Travel Freebies

March 21, 2017 by Janice Waugh

Finding great travel freebies helps your travel budget and you travel farther, longer and more often. Travel money saved is travel money to spend elsewhere!

Solo Travel on a Tight Budget: Easy as ABC

February 21, 2017 by Janice Waugh

Where to go. When to go. How to go. All of this is wrapped up in these three steps to solo travel on a tight budget.

Travel Money: All Your Options For Managing Cash and Cards While Traveling

February 14, 2017 by Janice Waugh

Lots of tips on how to manage your money, keep your cash and cards safe and avoid ATM and foreign exchange fees as you travel.

Exchange Rates, Destinations and Saving as You Change Money

February 7, 2017 by Janice Waugh

Here are winning and losing destinations based on currency trends PLUS 5 top tips you need to know for saving as you exchange your money.

Keep Life at Home Safe While You Travel

January 24, 2017 by Janice Waugh

Here are tips to protect your home, your credit rating, the validity of your house insurance and your bank account from unnecessary expenses as you travel.

Get the Best Deals on Flights: Here’s How

December 13, 2016 by Janice Waugh

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When, where, how and with whom you book your flights all contribute to the price you pay. Here’s how to get the best deal on flights.

Repositioning Cruises: A Good Deal for Solo Travelers?

December 6, 2016 by Janice Waugh

A repositioning cruise can be a great deal. They are also different than most cruises and can be hard to find. Here’s what you need to know and how to book.

No Money to Travel? Here’s What You Do.

November 29, 2016 by Janice Waugh

The desire is great but you have no money to travel. What to Do? Here’s how to think it through and links to 16 posts for greater detail.

How to Avoid Hidden Hotel Fees

November 15, 2016 by Janice Waugh

Tips to avoid hotel fees and help you save money. Here’s how to plan your trip so that you return home without breaking your travel budget.

6 Ways to Save at The Airport

October 4, 2016 by Janice Waugh

Why spend your money on the boring, tedious part of travel – the airport. Here are 6 ways to save at the airport so you have more to spend on real travel!

Travel Planning: Morbid Stuff You’d Rather Not Think About

August 9, 2016 by Janice Waugh

Not all travel planning is fun but it is all important. Here’s how one reader dealt with the issues of travel insurance, wills and repatriation of remains.

Save Money / Make Money: The Homestay Option

August 2, 2016 by Janice Waugh

Meeting locals is wonderful but travel is expensive. Homestay helps you in both regards. You can save money and you can make money with Homestay.

Eek! I Lost My Credit Card

July 26, 2016 by Janice Waugh

Lost your credit card? What to do about it is no longer the simple “cancel it” answer. Here’s your decision path for a credit card gone missing.

Travel Money: When it’s OK to Break Your Travel Budget

July 19, 2016 by Janice Waugh

Opportunities arise that simply demand that you break your travel budget. Here’s how to make travel money decisions and break your budget with impunity.

17 Ways to Save on an Ocean Cruise

July 12, 2016 by Janice Waugh

For some, cruising is the only way to travel. No packing and unpacking. Many ports of call. But it can be expensive. Here’s how to save on an ocean cruise.

Travel Currency Confusion? Tips for Coping with Shifting Exchange Rates

June 28, 2016 by Janice Waugh

Are you watching the currency market? There’s a lot of change going on. Here are my top travel currency tips for coping.

Getting the Gap Year that Wasn’t: Saving for Career Break Travel

March 22, 2016 by Janice Waugh

These tips on saving for career break travel will put you on track to living your long term travel dreams. You’ll get that gap year that got away.

Not Satisfied? 6 Steps to Getting Travel Complaints Resolved

March 1, 2016 by Janice Waugh

You dreamed of this holiday. You saved for it. And then, something went wrong. Here’s how to get your travel complaints resolved.

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