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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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Mailing it home economically as you go
zagfam 23
Rick Steves’ DVD
yosemite1 5
Trip Insurance Warning
yosemite1 21
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windstaracres 9
Trip interruption/cancellation insurance through a credit card
Wild Bill 4
Annual travel insurance not available in WA state?!
whohowe 1
Oslo to Stockholm to Malmo
WhateverLA 4
Bus #27 Madrid
Wendy 1
From Texas to Europe cheap alternative
webm99 13
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wbfey1 59
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Wanderlust58 11
Credit vs Cash usage in Europe
Wanderlust58 20
NYT article on a way to cut credit card transaction fees and cash exchange rates
Wanderlust58 15
RS books on sale
Wanderlust58 0
flying to scandinavia
wahoodd 6
Be smart! Do what Rick says! Pay in Euros!!
vmorton 49
Travel Insurance: Roam Right anyone?
visitors 5
Buying insurance for travel
vee 7
Two Factor Authentication
vanfan 14
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Who Pays for a Ruined Vacation?
Valerie 19
ITIC teacher card worth it?
umbreits 3
How to change currencies when visiting multiple countries on a Baltic Cruise?
Tymochtee 7
Banks to use in Italy to avoid dynamic currency conversion
Twin Mom 4701 25
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tuzywall 4
Have the bank fees using ATM fees in Europe gone up?
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Shopping at Flea Markets
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Train travel/Discount cards
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Apartment meal ideas
travel4fun 30
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travel4fun 6
Conflicting advice about cheapest way to get local currency (Europe)
tph2010 31
British Rail Pass savings
tootiekester 21
Money-Spending Strategies
Tom R 10
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Eurowings?
tkg43307 4
London Pass
tim 5
cancellation on booking.co
ticadonnita 8
ATM and PIN numbers
thommi01 28
swipe and pin debit card
TheOtherKathy 7
Credit Card feedback please
Horseless 7
Global greeter network
TheOtherKathy 16
travel insurance reminders from Forbes article
TheOtherKathy 12
Apple Pay
Horseless 29
trip insurance -- comprehensive vs medical/evac only
Horseless 13
RS Travel Store sale items this week
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Evacuation insurance vs out of pocket cost
Horseless 11