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
obtaining euros on arrival in Italy	larihack86	14	05/30/22 06:41 PM
Road Scholar Travelers: Did you know they include some insurance with your trip purchase?	Valerie	5	05/16/22 07:47 AM
Tap Payments / Apple Wallet	John	16	05/14/22 05:45 PM
Currency conversion fees on debit cards	suziexhayes	13	04/25/22 07:21 PM
Eurail Pass	jontiberoz	13	03/20/22 06:38 PM
Eating Cheap Barcelona - w/a kitchenette	cj-traveler	9	03/14/22 12:03 AM
Withdrawn UK banknotes	Lola	8	02/26/22 12:03 AM
Skymiles Delta Air	Renee	9	02/24/22 02:24 PM
Need to send a package to Spain	Cissy K	11	02/05/22 06:48 PM
Another Spain question for daughter	Cissy K	12	01/25/22 06:43 PM
US Dollar to Euro looks pretty good right now	Lola	18	12/29/21 04:43 PM
I noticed that I find myself overly rationalizing travel costs	Mr Ë	15	12/06/21 05:51 PM
Does $200/day sound thrifty to you? Extravagant? Moderate?	avirosemail	46	11/15/21 12:21 PM
Always Take A Second Credit Card	Andrea 🌎	39	11/06/21 09:36 PM
Apartment meal ideas	travel4fun	30	10/12/21 05:26 AM
RS Travel Store sale items this week	Horsewoofie	3	09/20/21 09:48 PM
Temporary Mobile Phone Chips in France and Switzerland	dmbcycles	7	09/13/21 02:19 PM
1-euro house in Italy	johnalaxender...	9	09/09/21 03:59 PM
Advice needed regarding travel (medical) insurance when disqualified for pc waiver	jiminwny	3	08/27/21 12:19 AM
Best travel credit card (or credit card in general)?	bkoss	40	08/17/21 07:09 PM
Self-inflicted travel regrets (being a cheapskate)	Allan	38	08/03/21 01:17 AM
Expedia points: unexpected casualty of COVID lockdown	avirosemail	10	07/18/21 12:29 AM
Samantha Brown’s Top Travel Tips - do they remind you of special times, too?	Jean	24	07/09/21 01:53 AM
Traveling solo	Demetrius	19	07/07/21 03:07 AM
Apple Pay	Horsewoofie	29	06/08/21 09:01 AM
Travel Health Insurance	mintelegator	13	05/20/21 03:20 PM
trip insurance -- comprehensive vs medical/evac only	Horsewoofie	13	05/15/21 05:43 AM
Exchange Cash vs Using Cards	Ellie	28	05/07/21 09:20 PM
Free GPS	Stephen	7	05/03/21 12:36 AM
Money Transfer Experiences	slbdaisy	10	04/10/21 07:13 PM
$1 Italian homes to refurbish	3ddana	6	01/25/21 05:23 AM
Lesson learned for detailed paper or photo document trail	Jean	15	01/16/21 04:27 PM
How to keep tourists from snacking (and peeing) in the wrong spots, and avoid fines,...	avirosemail	12	09/26/20 03:22 PM
Why are you in Germany today?!?!?!	Mark	33	08/11/20 02:50 PM
Travel Insurance	hikemike	23	07/17/20 12:47 AM
Travel Insurance Policy: put it "on hold" or cancel?	MikeW	13	06/19/20 03:48 PM
Travel Guard stonewalling	r.kingsley	15	06/18/20 10:07 PM
Allianz travel insurance	JF	4	06/14/20 06:25 PM
travel insurance reminders from Forbes article	Horsewoofie	12	05/03/20 08:46 PM
Non-rich solo travel	Mike L	29	04/22/20 05:04 PM
Avoid Booking.com - not passing on hotel cancellation fee waiver due to Coronavirus	AussieNomad	22	04/11/20 10:52 PM
Large hotel groups with reasonable coronavirus cancellation policies.	Lola	4	03/15/20 02:43 AM
Time limit for buying cancel anytime insurance	KC	8	03/11/20 03:47 PM
Trip Insurance Warning	yosemite1	21	03/02/20 08:18 PM
What Will An Extended European Stay Cost?	nicolenicole	13	03/01/20 09:10 PM
Paris Pass - saving money on museums	jeshot5	4	02/27/20 08:05 PM
National Trust properties/membership	Nicole P	3	02/16/20 05:21 PM
TransferWise	debim	14	02/12/20 03:34 AM
United Kingdom2020	robert.dobbs	11	02/12/20 12:57 AM
"When is the best time to buy airfare"	joe32F	6	02/12/20 12:01 AM