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
Cell phone service	Joanne C	15	08/30/19 06:56 PM
Change: All ways charge in local currency (Avoid DCC.) Credit Card Conversion Fees in...	sl.wolf	20	06/24/19 06:38 PM
Changing currency at airport???	js.coiron	13	02/07/15 11:47 PM
Changing pounds back to dollars in the US	Lola	13	06/21/22 12:58 AM
Charles Schwab Debit card	Libby	27	08/15/18 08:09 PM
Chase Card Points for Travel Worth It?	gogregorygo	18	02/11/19 01:45 AM
Chase Freedom users...	Mike in VT	2	01/20/15 04:20 PM
Chase Sapphire	jules m	33	06/19/22 12:35 AM
Chase Sapphire and other travel rewards cards...	Mike in VT	6	12/29/14 05:01 AM
Chase Sapphire Collision Damage Waiver - France Enterprise Car Rental - Easy Reimbursement	toddling	7	09/24/22 10:57 PM
Chase Sapphire reserve vs. Cap one Venture X??	Gene	9	08/30/24 10:29 PM
Chase Sapphire Trip Cancellation Insurance	Laurie	15	11/22/24 11:54 PM
Chase Ultimate Rewards for Upgrades???	Mike in VT	1	02/23/15 04:08 AM
Cheapest Route in Europe	ted.k9183	19	08/23/18 07:16 PM
Cheapest time to purchase airfare to London from New York, back from Paris	frederickkillion	11	06/25/15 09:22 PM
Cheap flights within Europe	sasigler	11	02/05/20 09:28 PM
Cheapskate Debit Card Hunt	michelle	21	04/20/16 02:13 AM
Check Your Credit Card Benefits - Trip Interruption/Cancellation	Bruce	7	11/17/17 12:01 PM
Chip and Pin Customer Service	mel4seven	7	07/30/17 09:37 PM
Chip and PIN on the way in 2015, sort of	phred	41	01/09/15 07:51 AM
Chip and PIN (w/ PIN priority)	Mike in VT	27	05/23/23 04:44 PM
Chip and Signature/PIN lawsuit	Robert	12	06/18/16 11:33 PM
Chip & pin card for Belgium & Netherlands	Jo	3	06/10/14 08:16 PM
Christmas European flights - should I wait until Black Friday Sale?	Gene	16	09/21/24 11:26 PM
Christopher Elliott Article on ATM Fees	acraven	8	10/25/22 01:34 PM
Churn, churn, churn	staynsavor	12	05/06/16 03:39 AM
Citi/Costco Credit Card	Bruce	8	07/31/16 12:28 AM
Clothing Sales	Zoe	4	11/06/14 10:16 AM
Coins for Public Restrooms in Europe (Budapest, Austria, Germany)	dpalmier53	14	06/10/17 11:41 AM
Combining RS Travel Insurance with Other Travel Insurance?	RockiesRoad	8	05/29/16 08:06 PM
Common question...different spin	effsolns	23	07/28/18 06:58 PM
Conflicting advice about cheapest way to get local currency (Europe)	tph2010	31	06/30/17 12:28 AM
Considering a Wise travel card	kmid219	13	09/19/23 05:29 PM
Contactless Card Payment Limits	Chris F	7	04/23/19 07:41 PM
Contactless credit card vs. Chip-and-signature (with a PIN)	keri	16	08/30/19 08:09 PM
Costco Visa now has no foreign transaction fee	Lynn	14	05/25/18 10:37 PM
Crazy savings on a flight	rob in cal	10	05/22/25 10:38 PM
Credit card bonus opportunity	phred	6	04/09/25 08:50 PM
Credit card coverage for travel insurance?	Lola	9	12/02/17 11:23 PM
Credit card expiration date	Doc	21	11/11/18 10:03 PM
Credit Card feedback please	Horseless	7	07/13/17 04:05 PM
Credit Card Limits On Disputing Charges	Lynn	12	07/11/19 09:04 PM
Credit card PIN	cgdisney	6	09/12/19 10:14 AM
Credit Cards	Gus	22	04/09/17 12:53 AM
Credit cards are the way to go	Sam	25	03/03/25 12:05 AM
Credit cards - in Euros or dollars	gmhughes	8	03/20/15 01:59 AM
Credit Cards in Ireland	mkb1261	8	10/07/14 06:15 PM
Credit Cards Not Charge Foreign and ATM Fees	Sandy Chen	14	04/22/23 04:27 AM
credit cards with no foreign transaction fees	stacey	27	05/16/19 11:02 AM
Credit & Debit Card Fees	taylorc7	32	05/25/18 05:30 PM