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
New payment option - installments	David in Seattle	11	02/20/24 09:49 PM
Shannon Airport ATM very high exchange rate	david_pl	11	07/03/24 08:04 PM
Can I Purchase Secondary Travel Medical Insurance Only without a Primary Policy	dean.allmark	10	12/23/19 05:58 PM
No chip and signature cc	deb92260	11	09/03/15 12:33 AM
AAA offered pre-paid Visa to replace the old fashioned Traveler's Checks	Debbie	20	08/24/15 05:00 PM
Best Recognized Credit Card for use in Scandinavia	Debbie	11	05/31/16 04:57 AM
Insurance	Debbie	6	04/19/23 08:19 PM
TransferWise	debim	14	02/12/20 03:34 AM
Two tickets to Thyssen Museum in Madrid	Debra	1	03/22/16 12:24 AM
Traveling solo	Demetrius	19	07/07/21 03:07 AM
Pre-purchase or day-of train/bus tix?	Destie	6	08/05/19 10:00 PM
Canadian Debit Cards	Diane	15	04/20/18 02:08 PM
Foreign ATMs and US Credit Unions	Diane G	9	07/30/24 06:54 PM
Travel Insurance	dianekay	4	01/07/26 09:09 PM
Feedback on your sites, DVDs, and TV programs.	dixie	3	02/24/15 03:19 AM
AMEX chip and pin or chip and signature	dkg	6	12/07/15 01:08 AM
How much travel insurance?	DKW	3	01/30/26 08:21 PM
Temporary Mobile Phone Chips in France and Switzerland	dmbcycles	7	09/13/21 02:19 PM
Credit card expiration date	Doc	21	11/11/18 10:03 PM
Best time to book tickets for May/June travel to Greece	donitaofoldfield	6	12/01/18 12:26 AM
Using the Paris Museum Pass	donna	10	07/17/16 01:24 AM
What's stopping you from traveling more?	donotmisslist2	23	09/27/14 04:16 PM
Prepaid credit cards	Dorothea	14	01/08/15 05:55 AM
Coins for Public Restrooms in Europe (Budapest, Austria, Germany)	dpalmier53	14	06/10/17 11:41 AM
Hungary, Euros or Forint?	dpalmier53	5	06/03/17 01:11 AM
Forints, Euros, ATMs, oh my	dpalmier53	9	09/18/17 07:18 PM
Medical and evacuation insurance	dpiercejr63	4	07/29/23 04:25 PM
Help! US debit card in UK problems	dremr58	21	05/30/19 01:04 PM
Hi I m gonna travel in Europe.	dr.manasigite	11	05/04/17 07:08 PM
Travel Insurance vs Flight Credits	d_teakle	8	05/31/25 07:23 PM
Capital One ATM cards	Dutch	25	01/10/20 01:43 AM
AAA Visa Travel Money Card / MC Cash Passport Card	eakthomas	15	07/09/15 04:37 AM
Trip Insurance...again	edgefield	17	07/16/24 05:28 AM
Tradational ATM cards vs. Debit Cards	ed_peterson	15	09/05/22 02:17 PM
Common question...different spin	effsolns	23	07/28/18 06:58 PM
7 day budget to Rome	egomez273	4	05/09/17 01:59 PM
Wise	Eleni	13	12/27/25 02:57 PM
Saving Money and Time in Florence	elgwise1	6	09/23/23 12:04 AM
Exchange Cash vs Using Cards	Ellie	28	05/07/21 09:20 PM
VAT refund when leaving from UK airport with purchases made in EU	encore	7	06/21/24 09:16 PM
$20k budget for 3-4 months in Europe	Enryu	20	08/19/23 08:07 PM
Deals on flights to Europe in June and July	e_priest	15	02/12/24 08:27 PM
Notifying your bank	erectoch3	38	03/08/18 07:23 PM
Extra change?	erectoch3	22	03/26/18 02:35 AM
Can I pay in local currency for flights?	ericalynn012	17	02/10/15 09:48 PM
Use British Pounds in Switzerland or Germany?	Erin	16	12/15/15 08:25 AM
Which is cheaper? Nice or Barcelona?	erinscheetz446	4	01/04/18 01:42 PM
$200. difference in same flights, need advise from someone who know Newark.	erob1224	11	05/21/19 06:39 PM
70 year old female traveling solo concerns re ATM's for cash	erob1224	49	08/04/19 11:01 PM
Great ATM Card for International Travel (and more)	etbranch	3	08/16/14 04:38 PM