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 MoreToday’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 MoreFor 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 MoreEvery 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 MoreI’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 MoreOne 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 MoreSome of these money tips I am giving are so obvious and basic, but I cannot believe time after time the amount of travellers that ignore them! Why get on a long bus journey without bringing your own food or drink?! Why travel the world complaining about the price of food and drink in restaurants…
Read MoreWelcome to the second in this series of money tips related to travel. Today I give some general tips on saving money when flying. I actually hate flying as a method of transport, yet I use dozens of flights a year as quite simply it’s the fastest way to get somewhere. 1. Don’t fly anything…
Read MoreThis is the first in a new series of money tips I’ll be giving based on my travels and experiences travelling and working over the last few years. Bear in mind these are personal money tips that have helped me through the years and you may not agree with me or wish to use them!!…
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