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
Purchasing business class advice	Karen	42	12/15/22 02:08 AM
Purchasing a Phone in Europe	Barbara	18	06/05/14 03:58 PM
PSA, Car rental Chase CC insurance	Mumbling &...	3	02/19/24 02:27 AM
Prescription meds for multiple months travel	Sheepums	9	09/07/22 09:11 PM
Pre-purchase or day-of train/bus tix?	Destie	6	08/05/19 10:00 PM
Prepaid SIM cards	Spuds76	6	09/07/22 09:36 PM
Prepaid European VISA cards	Bruce	8	07/06/18 02:17 AM
Prepaid credit cards	Dorothea	14	01/08/15 05:55 AM
Pounds to dollars	Chriss	17	10/24/22 09:29 PM
Possible to get euros in London—or Switzerland?	Lola	24	01/26/24 07:44 PM
Poland paying with card better zloty or dollar	antshome	13	09/12/18 07:46 PM
PIN needed for credit cards?	nancyajohn	11	09/01/17 09:00 PM
PIN for credit cards - still need in Europe?	Lois	29	04/20/23 08:45 AM
Photo savings	Larry	5	01/27/14 04:10 PM
Payment for tour company in Italy	sharonsworld1	6	04/24/23 11:26 PM
Paying in Cash or CC for daily expenses	MariaF	46	11/02/18 02:44 PM
Paying cash for hotel	artshotwell	15	09/05/15 07:44 PM
Passport renewal—- don’t be fooled	Lola	1	04/03/23 11:47 PM
Passport renewal at the Post Office?	Lola	23	10/18/18 01:51 AM
Passepartout Florence	agbell89	3	08/22/22 01:51 PM
Paris Pass - saving money on museums	jeshot5	3	02/27/20 08:05 PM
Paris museum pass versus Paris combo pass?	jbeugnot	2	04/19/17 01:41 PM
Paris Museum Pass Online Purchase Problems	tcjake84	2	09/01/22 08:21 PM
Paris museum passes	Morrismj22649	5	06/18/14 11:00 PM
Paris museum children FREE but do they need to queue up?	mpmclane1	4	12/11/14 03:14 AM
Paris metro card shuffle	mountainmama	3	05/23/19 11:50 PM
Package Deals vs purchasing airfare and hotel separately	Canashaw	6	05/02/15 06:09 PM
Oyster Card or Travel Card	Larry	13	04/01/16 12:08 PM
Oslo to Stockholm to Malmo	WhateverLA	3	03/13/18 09:33 AM
Opinions/Experiences Hosteling?	khansen	11	11/25/23 12:48 AM
Open jaw flights	nleshelman	17	04/25/19 01:14 PM
Online currency purchase - Danish kroner	Grier	5	04/17/18 05:48 PM
One man's take on how to change money	phred	5	05/06/15 07:25 PM
Okay, so I'm going to St. Petersburg. How do i save money.	carolchalker7	6	06/27/19 08:32 PM
obtaining euros on arrival in Italy	larihack86	14	05/30/22 06:41 PM
Obtaining euros at ATMS or banks?	Michael	6	04/21/14 07:18 PM
NYT article on a way to cut credit card transaction fees and cash exchange rates	Wanderlust58	13	02/12/23 06:34 PM
Notifying your bank	erectoch3	38	03/08/18 07:23 PM
Norwegian Airlines tickets purchased in Krones	rissarog	12	07/04/16 06:22 PM
Non-rich solo travel	Mike L	28	04/22/20 05:04 PM
No-FTF debit cards and fee-free ATMs	melrowgo	14	08/31/23 03:52 PM
No Fee Debit Cards	Charles	11	04/21/14 06:56 PM
No chip and signature cc	deb92260	11	09/03/15 12:33 AM
New payment option - installments	David	11	02/20/24 09:49 PM
New credit card with credit freeze?	Lola	9	06/16/18 12:31 AM
New chip credit card	advocatecare	18	07/05/15 07:37 AM
Need to send a package to Spain	Cissy K	11	02/05/22 06:48 PM
Need IHG points for cheap? The 'Priceless Surprises' Alternate Method of Entry way	selkie	0	12/18/15 11:25 PM
Need for Swiss francs in Murren	slattanza	3	01/17/23 09:42 PM
Need £ and € cash before trip?	Jovie	24	04/26/19 08:27 PM

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