Money-Saving Strategies

Share your best budget tips

When traveling on a budget, there are many ways to make Europe affordable. From eating and sleeping cheap, to getting value from a great guidebook, to avoiding high-cost flights, share your best tips to save money.

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Title	Author	Replies	Last Post
flights	marie	3	06/18/15 05:12 PM
flights	marie	5	06/18/15 04:42 PM
Rental apartments & cooking	Marie	19	05/18/14 02:06 PM
Bank ATM's in Rome	mariegdiaz	10	07/13/25 06:37 PM
Travel insurance during pregnancy	Mariya	16	06/23/14 04:52 AM
Why are you in Germany today?!?!?!	Mark	33	08/11/20 02:50 PM
“Zero” PIN Problem in Italy?	Mark & Sandee	5	04/27/24 03:37 AM
Anyone use a Wise card in Italy? Other options?	markustg09	7	05/16/24 11:57 AM
Travel Insurance	marticab	13	04/10/18 07:29 PM
Canadian chase/amazon credit card	Martine	3	01/08/16 05:58 AM
Use debite at Zurich airport	mary	7	08/27/17 11:26 PM
Use debit card ATM at Zurich airport	mary	3	08/27/17 09:06 PM
Amazon Prime Day Travel Deals	Mary	7	07/12/23 12:26 AM
Black Friday Travel Deals 2025	Mary	14	11/27/25 03:31 PM
Have You Used TransferWise To Send Money	Maryam	15	04/07/19 07:26 PM
Travel insurance	MaryAnn	7	10/21/22 10:31 PM
best US bank to use that is great for overseas in Europe	maryannrx	10	07/28/18 01:11 AM
Euro Exchange at AAA	MaryBeth	26	02/29/16 04:15 PM
Radius Neuschwanstein Castle tour	masa_deguchi	4	05/19/15 09:03 AM
reimbursement for first time passport application	mburatti	6	07/16/19 04:47 PM
Great Britain and Money	mcgregds	17	10/26/17 04:06 PM
Chip and Pin Customer Service	mel4seven	7	07/30/17 09:37 PM
Inform banks of travel plans?	Melanie V.	19	07/02/22 04:53 PM
No-FTF debit cards and fee-free ATMs	melrowgo	14	08/31/23 03:52 PM
Vancouver BC to Victoria	mferdig	10	09/02/25 12:45 AM
Obtaining euros at ATMS or banks?	Michael	7	04/21/14 07:18 PM
International wire transfer	michaelhiggins	12	02/25/24 11:53 PM
Cheapskate Debit Card Hunt	michelle	21	04/20/16 02:13 AM
Booking Hotels + Airfare through Expedia - worth it?	Mike	10	02/04/20 12:26 AM
Question about Chase Sapphire Preferred Card	Mike603	12	01/14/26 07:51 PM
Tipping Questions	Mike603	2	01/30/26 06:20 PM
Are hotel sites ripping you off based on your IP address?	Mike Beebe	10	01/15/25 08:06 AM
Money handling in Europe...So let me get this straight...	Mike in VT	45	05/15/15 09:45 PM
Chase Sapphire and other travel rewards cards...	Mike in VT	6	12/29/14 05:01 AM
Chase Freedom users...	Mike in VT	2	01/20/15 04:20 PM
Chip and PIN (w/ PIN priority)	Mike in VT	27	05/23/23 04:44 PM
Chase Ultimate Rewards for Upgrades???	Mike in VT	1	02/23/15 04:08 AM
Non-rich solo travel	Mike L	29	04/22/20 05:04 PM
saved $159 by canceling on booking and rebooking with the hotel	Mike L	15	12/10/23 11:30 PM
Travel Insurance Policy: put it "on hold" or cancel?	MikeW	13	06/19/20 03:48 PM
Euro exchange rate keeps dropping	Mindfulness	7	08/22/22 09:20 PM
Travel Health Insurance	mintelegator	13	05/20/21 03:20 PM
Credit Cards in Ireland	mkb1261	8	10/07/14 06:15 PM
ISIC US Card for students traveling with their family	mkh	2	02/02/15 03:12 AM
Mailing package from Itay/France/EUR to U.S.	mmcr1270	9	05/24/19 06:35 PM
Debt ceiling issues with USD and hotel bookings	Molly	13	05/23/23 01:55 PM
How to buy trip insurance when outbound date was long ago.	Momofive	5	05/25/25 07:14 PM
Atm's in Europe/ Credit Card Use	mona	28	06/29/17 05:04 PM
Best Sim card for Netherlands	monica	2	08/11/24 03:09 PM
Euros	monty	34	09/10/19 03:50 AM