Money-Saving Strategies

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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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So I was looking at PRICELINE "Flights + Hotels" just for laughs, but	Shelley	5	09/05/17 06:16 PM
Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum) potential problem when purchasing...	Shelley	7	09/20/17 12:13 PM
Talking about my VISA Bill with European charges	Shelley	11	11/03/17 08:17 AM
Canadian "no fee"Tangerine Bank experiences?	Sherry	4	01/13/16 08:16 PM
Is anyone familiar with Train Split?	Simone	4	03/31/16 06:14 PM
Using VRBO	Simon Templar	3	10/28/17 02:50 AM
Historic Scotland membership	sj1180	3	08/15/23 06:59 PM
Saving money while flying	skumar	9	10/05/15 05:35 AM
Currency Conversion Fees	skumar	5	10/19/15 06:48 PM
Travel Credit Cards in UK	skumar	2	10/11/15 09:23 PM
Need for Swiss francs in Murren	slattanza	3	01/17/23 09:42 PM
Money Transfer Experiences	slbdaisy	10	04/10/21 07:13 PM
Delta Companion Certificate with Delta AMEX Platinum	slbdaisy	11	12/24/23 05:57 PM
Money exchange at Gatwick	SLORD	4	08/30/17 07:39 AM
Change: All ways charge in local currency (Avoid DCC.) Credit Card Conversion Fees in...	sl.wolf	20	06/24/19 06:38 PM
Return flights from Europe to USA East Coast	soccs11	5	08/02/22 06:43 PM
Do all credit cards and atm debit cards use the same interbank rate?	Southern girl	15	05/26/15 12:17 PM
Prepaid SIM cards	Spuds76	6	09/07/22 09:36 PM
Allianz annual travel insurance	SQ	5	06/28/25 07:49 PM
credit cards with no foreign transaction fees	stacey	27	05/16/19 11:02 AM
Churn, churn, churn	staynsavor	12	05/06/16 03:39 AM
"Free" walking tours	staynsavor	13	10/18/22 06:21 PM
Free GPS	Stephen	7	05/03/21 12:36 AM
laundry	stevedipstick	17	09/21/22 05:05 PM
Saving money is a short walk/ride away from.......	Steven📷	19	08/10/14 07:45 PM
Budget Air fare promotions no more ?	stmalaysia	1	11/28/14 07:37 PM
How do you use Your US Credit Union for money transactions when visiting the EU?	sue p.	13	10/12/15 03:42 AM
US Amazon Prime member available in UK on UK Amazon?	Surphing	6	10/23/23 09:15 PM
Shipping a forgotten item from Italy	Suzann	8	01/08/17 06:50 PM
FYI: some airlines no longer participating in popular online ticket websites	SuzieeQQ	4	06/29/15 11:13 PM
Currency conversion fees on debit cards	suziexhayes	13	04/25/22 07:21 PM
Bank of America Travel Credit Card	Swan	14	02/16/15 11:44 PM
crossbody anti-theft bag/purse or money belt?	swetrich	24	11/27/17 03:38 PM
Before there was Rick	syswiz	15	11/21/24 12:22 AM
Longer stay in Europe-Eating out	Tammy (aka...	16	09/12/24 10:26 PM
How to save on flights	Tammy (aka...	22	02/17/25 07:21 PM
Airbnb	tammy.vaught	23	05/29/16 09:07 PM
Apple Pay	Tara M	11	09/16/22 09:30 PM
Credit & Debit Card Fees	taylorc7	32	05/25/18 05:30 PM
Paris Museum Pass Online Purchase Problems	tcjake84	2	09/01/22 08:21 PM
Rental Auto Insurance	teallen1126	12	10/12/18 01:53 AM
Cheapest Route in Europe	ted.k9183	19	08/23/18 07:16 PM
Still confused by chip & pin vs. chip & signature!	Terry	16	07/19/15 01:38 AM
England Castle passes???	tfattal26	4	07/08/18 03:22 AM
Buyer Beware! Chase Sapphire - 18% DAILY interest rate upon withdrawing euros	themusteach	25	09/07/15 11:54 PM
swipe and pin debit card	TheOtherKathy	7	05/21/17 12:55 PM
Credit Card feedback please	TheOtherKathy	7	07/13/17 04:05 PM
Global greeter network	TheOtherKathy	16	04/24/18 04:08 PM
travel insurance reminders from Forbes article	TheOtherKathy	12	05/03/20 08:46 PM
Apple Pay	TheOtherKathy	29	06/08/21 09:01 AM