bargaining in Taiwan

Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Bargaining

Bargaining is an essential part of travelling and you really need to know the best ways to save money in this way. So yes, you’ve guessed it today’s Monday’s Money Saving tips are all about bargaining and bartering!! These are my top 5 ways to make sure you are ready to bargain (even before you Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Bargaining[…]

filtered water bottle

Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Water Filter Bottle

Water is a traveller’s lifeblood. You cannot go a day without it. But some travellers seem to think they need to constantly buy water in bottles because they don’t trust the local water. You don’t need to BUY water when you travel the world. How do I do it? How do I save money on Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Water Filter Bottle[…]

Monday's Money Saving Tips - Christmas Edition - put a Santa hat on and work over Christmas in a bar!

Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Part 9 – Work At Christmas

This week my daily features will have a Christmas appeal to them. Today is Christmas Eve and to save money at Christmas let’s stick to the basics – WORK at Christmas! There are endless reasons why you should work over Christmas – I have earned bucket loads over the years by working over Christmas. I’m Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Part 9 – Work At Christmas[…]

local food in Taiwan night markets

Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Part 8 – Eating Locally

Today’s money saving tip is food related. Now I know some ‘local’ food places may not be the healthiest or tastiest cuisine. BUT you came here to travel and sample the local life and culture, so you need to start off with food. Eat locally. 5 Quick Money Saving tips when eating locally: 1. Listen Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Part 8 – Eating Locally[…]

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Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Sleep In Your Car

For a start you will need to actually own a car to do this (or rent one) – but once you’ve bought one, suddenly you don’t need to stay in hostels, rent a flat or cart your stuff around with you. Make your car your home, as I did for 5 months back in 2010. Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Sleep In Your Car[…]

Share a room on your travels

Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Share A Room!

Every Monday I bring you my top money tips from my travels. Remember as a budget traveller you have to really strip down to the bare essentials. Last week I mentioned how simply selling your smart phone will give you enough money for 2 weeks in Taiwan. This week I’m looking at saving money on Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Share A Room![…]

Monday’s Money Tips: Part 5 – Don’t own a ‘smart phone’ if you want to travel on a budget!!!

I’m here to show you how to travel the world for cheap, and it’s easy! But you really have to have the motivation to do it for yourself! I laugh sometimes at the comments and messages you get as a traveller from those who want to travel the world on a budget. Recently I got Read more about Monday’s Money Tips: Part 5 – Don’t own a ‘smart phone’ if you want to travel on a budget!!![…]

Monday’s Money Saving Tips: What Money Do You Need For South America?

One of the most important aspects of travel is knowing what currencies to take with you and how to access your funds abroad. This week I’ll give you a quick overview of South America in terms of what money you need and accessing your money etc. I am only including the countries I actually visited Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: What Money Do You Need For South America?[…]