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
Paying cash for hotel	artshotwell	15	09/05/15 07:44 PM
Paying in Cash or CC for daily expenses	MariaF	46	11/02/18 02:44 PM
Photo savings	Larry	5	01/27/14 04:10 PM
PIN needed for credit cards?	nancyajohn	11	09/01/17 09:00 PM
Poland paying with card better zloty or dollar	antshome	13	09/12/18 07:46 PM
Prepaid credit cards	Dorothea	14	01/08/15 05:55 AM
Prepaid European VISA cards	Bruce	8	07/06/18 02:27 PM
Pre-purchase or day-of train/bus tix?	Destie	6	08/05/19 10:00 PM
Purchasing a Phone in Europe	Barbara	18	06/05/14 03:58 PM
Purchasing museum tickets online	comurphy6	6	05/12/17 02:05 PM
Putting your cellphone on vacation hold	Laura B	10	09/09/14 05:43 AM
question about Ricks ETBD book and budget	SandraL	2	09/16/15 12:51 AM
Question for home exchangers	Lola	4	05/03/19 12:46 AM
Question on euro/mastercard	highlanderct	10	03/31/17 05:22 PM
Question on the Swiss Travel Pass for Museums	Lola	8	04/26/18 04:34 AM
Questions about the Schwab accounts and debit card	Lola	17	05/05/17 10:07 PM
Questions on Flights to the UK-first time international travelers	atooz15	19	11/03/15 02:40 AM
Radius Neuschwanstein Castle tour	masa_deguchi	4	05/19/15 09:03 AM
Refundable fares or travel insurance?	jeffspc88mx	21	09/09/19 07:50 PM
reimbursement for first time passport application	mburatti	6	07/16/19 04:47 PM
Reminders - Old & New	Colette	25	12/30/14 07:42 PM
Rental apartments & cooking	Marie	19	05/18/14 02:06 PM
Rental Auto Insurance	teallen1126	12	10/12/18 01:53 AM
Rental car insurance	Joanne C	7	12/26/19 09:36 AM
Report: Credit card use on recent trip	Joe	4	08/30/15 06:30 AM
Rick's funny museum comment	phred	20	10/03/15 09:32 PM
Rick Steves Audio Europe	geochuck	4	06/24/15 06:11 PM
Rick Steves’ DVD	yosemite1	5	04/19/19 12:59 PM
Roma Passes	pbehie	4	09/27/19 07:15 PM
RS discounts at various shops in Europe	kathy	5	01/27/15 08:53 PM
"Save money by NOT using third parties (like Expedia?)"	Tom	23	11/14/15 07:27 PM
Save money on luggage	nayefuk	16	08/27/16 10:33 AM
Saving $$$ - 1	gone	6	07/27/14 08:17 PM
Saving money by avoiding mistakes	Laura B	14	11/02/16 12:31 PM
Saving money is a short walk/ride away from.......	Marbleskies	14	08/10/14 07:45 PM
Saving money on parking in Antwerp, BE.	atlscrapgirl	0	09/28/19 12:48 AM
Saving money vs saving time vs convenience	douglas	67	08/04/20 01:39 PM
Saving money while flying	skumar	9	10/05/15 05:35 AM
Schwab ATM/debit card	jajomax	39	04/16/19 07:36 PM
Schwab Chip and Pin	pam	4	05/12/15 05:04 PM
Senior discounts	cbrochu30	43	10/08/17 02:58 AM
Series One Euro Banknote Still Valid?	Grier	4	03/19/19 05:32 PM
Shipping a forgotten item from Italy	Suzann	8	01/08/17 06:50 PM
Shipping purchases back to the U.S.	pwell13	4	07/19/14 11:42 AM
Shipping Regular Mail from Spain - a Very Bad Idea!	tuzywall	3	01/14/18 10:28 PM
Shopping in Europe! Come in Ladies...	rbovine1	23	11/21/14 12:11 AM
Shopping in Rothenburg	Jeff	10	02/08/15 08:27 PM
Should I still follow RS advice despite the latest with Brexit?	sharonghilia	13	07/22/16 04:46 PM
Showing RS Guidebook for discounts when you break it apart	Amy	3	02/10/20 09:13 PM
SIM card - to buy or not to buy?	carolr	6	06/04/17 06:50 PM

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