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Monday’s Money Saving Tips: 6 Places in Hong Kong to get FREE Internet

More free internet tips today for you on Monday’s Money Saving Tips as I scour the streets of Hong Kong looking to get online. Here are 6 places in Hong Kong to get FREE internet. 1. MTR Stations Some of Hong Kong’s MTR Stations have free internet portals for public use. While there are not Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: 6 Places in Hong Kong to get FREE Internet[…]

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Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Getting Money on the Black Market in Yangon, Myanmar

Changing money is a topic I’ve touched on a fair bit and as a perpetual traveller I look at in two ways: 1. If I have time I try to get the cheapest available rate possible 2. If I’m pushed for time and in an emergency, I check a few places quickly and pick the Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Getting Money on the Black Market in Yangon, Myanmar[…]

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Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Tourist Information Centres (FREE Information)

It still baffles me as to how many travellers neglect the most obvious places in towns and cities to get FREE information! Yes that’s right Tourist Information Centres are the BEST place in every town and city to get FREE information. Don’t avoid the obvious please folks, today’s Monday’s Money Saving Tips is so obvious Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Tourist Information Centres (FREE Information)[…]

Monday's Money Saving Tips: How to Stay in a 5 Star Hotel for Cheap as a Budget Backpacker

Monday’s Money Saving Tips: How to Stay in a 5 Star Hotel for Cheap as a Budget Backpacker

If you follow my stories on here you will know that I am a tight assed cheapskate backpacker. Monday’s Money Saving Tips are all about that. In terms of places to stay, friends flats, tents, hostel dorms and sleeping on airport benches are my forte as I backpack round the world. But the travel lifestyle Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: How to Stay in a 5 Star Hotel for Cheap as a Budget Backpacker[…]

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Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Booking Last Minute Deals

I’ll be honest and say that my girlfriend and I often disagree with whether to book things late or early. I’m very much a “book last minute” type of guy. I’m a lot more spontaneous. For example my upcoming trip to Africa in 2 weeks, I have booked a flight there (to Tanzania) so far Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Booking Last Minute Deals[…]

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Monday’s Money Saving Tips: NEVER Buy Toothpaste or Toothbrushes!

As we travel round the world, trying all sorts of new foods and drinks, we need to constantly clean our teeth. I’m a “minimum twice a day” person – I’ll try to clean them as much as I can! And it’s CHEAP. I haven’t bought a toothbrush for about 5 years, nor have I bought Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: NEVER Buy Toothpaste or Toothbrushes![…]

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Monday’s Money Saving Tips: 10 Reasons to Stay in Dorms

As a backpacker one of the best ways to constantly save money is to book into hostel dorm rooms (dormitories) in hostels. As a general rule of thumb and as an experienced backpacker, I know that the dorms with the most beds are the cheapest. I once stayed in a 34 bed dorm in Manila Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: 10 Reasons to Stay in Dorms[…]

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Monday’s Money Saving Tips: DON’T Buy Things in Bulk

Right – here’s a scenario for you to think about today and just maybe you will agree with me, or maybe not but here goes… OK so you want to buy two bananas (for example) and you head to a supermarket. You pick up your two bananas and the cost of them will be 50 Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: DON’T Buy Things in Bulk[…]