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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Title	Author	Replies	Last Post
Amsterdam to Paris to Gimelwald to Rome	Brandon	4	01/31/17 09:45 PM
Travel to Dublin, Belfast, and Scotland	brohr	2	03/18/17 10:57 AM
Evacuation Insurance Quotes	Bruce	6	09/13/15 09:30 PM
Citi/Costco Credit Card	Bruce	8	07/31/16 12:28 AM
Alaska Airlines VISA Credit Card - No More Foreign Transaction Fees	Bruce	2	06/15/16 03:44 AM
Check Your Credit Card Benefits - Trip Interruption/Cancellation	Bruce	7	11/17/17 12:01 PM
Prepaid European VISA cards	Bruce	8	07/06/18 02:27 PM
Are some airports cheaper than others?	brucedimon	7	07/21/14 05:30 PM
groupon.it anyone?	bsibiski	4	04/10/14 02:54 AM
EurAide just saved me a bundle on rail fares!	bs.porter	8	06/30/15 10:43 PM
Package Deals vs purchasing airfare and hotel separately	Canashaw	6	05/02/15 06:09 PM
ATM Madrid Barajas (Updated)	Car Education	11	01/09/20 09:17 PM
Camping.	carloopatricio	17	03/05/15 09:24 PM
Okay, so I'm going to St. Petersburg. How do i save money.	carolchalker7	6	06/27/19 08:32 PM
TravelToe worked well for me.	Caroline S	1	05/01/14 08:47 PM
Airport ATMs- be careful which ones you use	Carol now...	23	04/09/15 03:10 PM
Trip Report: How my cards worked in Europe	Carol now...	18	07/22/15 02:00 PM
Global Entry for 1/2 price	Carol now...	8	10/06/15 01:04 AM
SIM card - to buy or not to buy?	carolr	6	06/04/17 06:50 PM
WW 2 tours in Normandy	carolyn.troy	4	11/28/19 08:57 PM
Foreign Conversion Rates	cathyvonderhaar	20	11/08/17 12:28 PM
Debit Visa card question	cathyvonderhaar	12	08/08/17 04:07 PM
Urgent: how many cards to take?	cathyvonderhaar	22	08/27/17 05:31 PM
ATM's at FCO	cbburgmd	11	04/01/19 06:41 PM
ATMs at Marco Polo airport	cbrochu30	4	06/04/15 06:51 PM
Senior discounts	cbrochu30	43	10/08/17 02:58 AM
Will I get %10 back payment from UK hotels?	cezza1907	7	09/16/17 07:23 PM
Credit card PIN	cgdisney	4	09/12/19 10:14 AM
Keeping money safe during stay in Spain	Chago	6	06/30/15 04:25 AM
Bank accounts for non resident aliens in Spain	Chago	3	08/04/15 02:20 AM
No Fee Debit Cards	Charles	11	04/21/14 06:56 PM
Beware Bank of America "no fees"	Charles	9	08/24/15 01:54 PM
Hotel Reservations	Charlie	7	09/19/18 05:45 AM
ATMs in Greece, should I get Euros before our trip or at the airport etc.	cheri	16	03/10/17 08:32 PM
Muti-currency Debit Cards in US?	chipfrazier	11	03/19/18 08:57 PM
5 Techniques to Kill Travel Expenses in Italy	Chris	13	07/16/14 02:23 PM
Contactless Card Payment Limits	Chris F	7	04/23/19 07:41 PM
How are YOU saving for a trip?	Chriss	45	05/02/16 11:10 PM
trip insurance	Chriss	10	08/22/18 08:15 PM
Hotel quoted in $, will that change with drop in €?	Christine	6	04/12/15 03:05 PM
Currency Exchange after Brexit	chtravln	6	07/05/16 07:17 PM
Cruise to different countries	cindy	7	02/25/17 06:27 AM
thinner socks	cindy	19	08/07/17 03:48 PM
VAT tax in Ireland	cocoaguide	5	01/29/20 08:03 AM
exchanging dollars to euros	coevan	9	09/27/14 04:19 PM
Reminders - Old & New	Colette	25	12/30/14 07:42 PM
Purchasing museum tickets online	comurphy6	6	05/12/17 02:05 PM
Minor hack, try this for cologne/perfume	corpkid	17	08/24/19 10:35 PM
Insurance through airline	cprice	8	02/02/18 05:18 PM
Lesson learned: bring cash	cynthiabkemp	35	10/06/18 05:37 PM

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