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
Canadian Debit Cards	Diane	15	04/20/18 02:08 PM
Mediterrean Cruise port excursions on my own	anuenue58	15	07/05/18 10:30 PM
Cell phone service	Joanne C	15	08/30/19 06:56 PM
Have You Used TransferWise To Send Money	Maryam	15	04/07/19 07:26 PM
Travel Guard stonewalling	r.kingsley	15	06/18/20 10:07 PM
Lesson learned for detailed paper or photo document trail	Jean	15	01/16/21 04:27 PM
I noticed that I find myself overly rationalizing travel costs	Mr Ë 🇺🇸 🇺🇦	15	12/06/21 05:51 PM
Tradational ATM cards vs. Debit Cards	ed_peterson	15	09/05/22 02:17 PM
Currency exchange	richardraffes...	15	04/14/23 02:08 PM
NYT article on a way to cut credit card transaction fees and cash exchange rates	Wanderlust58	15	02/12/23 06:34 PM
Health Ins Coverage in IT, GE, PO & IL	bobeso	15	03/14/23 12:47 AM
Education on How Foreign Transaction Fees Work	joeandrose	15	11/11/23 03:35 PM
saved $159 by canceling on booking and rebooking with the hotel	Mike L	15	12/10/23 11:30 PM
Deals on flights to Europe in June and July	e_priest	15	02/12/24 08:38 PM
Medjet discount	phred	15	07/31/24 03:14 PM
Before there was Rick	syswiz	15	11/21/24 12:22 AM
Chase Sapphire Trip Cancellation Insurance	Laurie	15	11/22/24 11:54 PM
Budget for a Month in Europe	bguay	14	04/09/14 12:46 AM
Beware Bank of America ATM Global Alliance!	Al	14	08/19/14 11:24 PM
Money ..... And how to take it!	kwarner	14	08/11/14 11:21 PM
Bank of America Travel Credit Card	Swan	14	02/16/15 11:44 PM
Prepaid credit cards	Dorothea	14	01/08/15 05:55 AM
Does AARP help?	kathleen	14	02/03/15 10:32 PM
Oyster Card or Travel Card	Larry	14	04/01/16 12:08 PM
United MileagePlus X App to Accumulate United Miles	Pilgrim	14	06/14/16 01:54 PM
Saving money by avoiding mistakes	Laura B	14	11/02/16 12:31 PM
First time back in Europe in over 30 years	jamescoste	14	04/04/17 11:11 PM
Coins for Public Restrooms in Europe (Budapest, Austria, Germany)	dpalmier53	14	06/10/17 11:41 AM
Canceling Due to Imminent Death: Travel Insurance Limbo.	jen	14	09/27/17 06:34 PM
Costco Visa now has no foreign transaction fee	Lynn	14	05/25/18 10:37 PM
TransferWise	debim	14	02/12/20 03:34 AM
obtaining euros on arrival in Italy	larihack86	14	05/30/22 06:41 PM
Credit Cards Not Charge Foreign and ATM Fees	Sandy Chen	14	04/22/23 04:27 AM
No-FTF debit cards and fee-free ATMs	melrowgo	14	08/31/23 03:52 PM
Bad experience with money belt	sakuinc	14	04/08/24 11:50 PM
Large amount of Euro's needed in Austria	kapekodkarl	14	09/27/24 03:36 PM
Need help - planning last minute trip for my elderly mother	abmgus1	14	03/19/25 06:45 PM
Two Factor Authentication	vanfan	14	04/17/25 07:38 PM
No Fee Debit Cards	Charles	13	04/21/14 06:56 PM
Marijauna Laws in England	Larry	13	11/07/24 06:40 PM
Changing currency at airport???	js.coiron	13	02/07/15 11:47 PM
Exchange currency before trip or when we arrive?	Seattle1984	13	07/13/15 06:11 PM
atm card	jayreycat	13	09/02/15 06:51 PM
How do you use Your US Credit Union for money transactions when visiting the EU?	sue p.	13	10/12/15 03:42 AM
is it better to carry all your money with you while traveling in italy?	armschicchi	13	11/12/15 11:01 PM
Article on how to do money	phred	13	03/16/16 07:34 PM
"Free" walking tours	staynsavor	13	10/18/22 06:21 PM
Best way to exchange leftover Euros to Dollars	Italywalker	13	07/23/16 08:03 PM
Spending £1 coins at Heathrow	Lola	13	04/18/17 01:42 AM
Alternative to bank wire transfer - TransferWise?	David in Seattle	13	10/04/17 12:51 AM