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
How we save money while enjoying Traveling	Daniel	10	02/02/18 08:35 AM
Updated list of "true" chip and PIN cards?	Lola	31	01/22/18 09:50 PM
Shipping Regular Mail from Spain - a Very Bad Idea!	tuzywall	4	01/14/18 10:28 PM
Travel insurance--how much is too much?	SandraL	24	01/12/18 04:07 PM
Which is cheaper? Nice or Barcelona?	erinscheetz446	4	01/04/18 01:42 PM
For any Accor hotels fans	selkie	6	12/14/17 05:43 AM
Credit card coverage for travel insurance?	Lola	9	12/02/17 11:23 PM
crossbody anti-theft bag/purse or money belt?	swetrich	24	11/27/17 03:38 PM
Check Your Credit Card Benefits - Trip Interruption/Cancellation	Bruce	7	11/17/17 12:01 PM
Bus #27 Madrid	Wendy	1	11/16/17 08:45 PM
leftover Irish Pounds	Linda	10	11/08/17 12:30 PM
Foreign Conversion Rates	cathyvonderhaar	20	11/08/17 12:28 PM
Talking about my VISA Bill with European charges	Shelley	11	11/03/17 08:17 AM
Travel advice?	Gary-Lee	10	11/02/17 09:43 PM
Using VRBO	Simon Templar	3	10/28/17 02:50 AM
Great Britain and Money	mcgregds	17	10/26/17 04:06 PM
Tax refund for purchases?	MAB	13	10/19/17 10:04 PM
Travel Insurance	ladawn01	12	10/15/17 01:18 AM
Senior discounts	retiredinVT	43	10/08/17 02:58 AM
Alternative to bank wire transfer - TransferWise?	David in Seattle	13	10/04/17 12:51 AM
Canceling Due to Imminent Death: Travel Insurance Limbo.	jen	14	09/27/17 06:34 PM
Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum) potential problem when purchasing...	Shelley	7	09/20/17 12:13 PM
Forints, Euros, ATMs, oh my	dpalmier53	9	09/18/17 07:18 PM
Will I get %10 back payment from UK hotels?	cezza1907	7	09/16/17 07:23 PM
Hotel Freebies	Robert	4	09/09/17 05:28 PM
So I was looking at PRICELINE "Flights + Hotels" just for laughs, but	Shelley	5	09/05/17 06:16 PM
How to Handle Currency on Danube Cruise?	pfred2080	10	09/04/17 04:54 PM
Euros at the ATM?	peggy	25	09/03/17 01:10 PM
PIN needed for credit cards?	nancyajohn	11	09/01/17 09:00 PM
Money exchange at Gatwick	SLORD	4	08/30/17 07:39 AM
Use debite at Zurich airport	mary	7	08/27/17 11:26 PM
Use debit card ATM at Zurich airport	mary	3	08/27/17 09:06 PM
Urgent: how many cards to take?	cathyvonderhaar	22	08/27/17 05:31 PM
BNP Paribas in Germany	nretzlaff	5	08/23/17 08:11 PM
Debit Visa card question	cathyvonderhaar	12	08/08/17 04:07 PM
thinner socks	cindy	21	08/07/17 03:48 PM
Has anyone used Groupon for a vacation to Europe?	jeffe26	10	08/04/17 09:40 PM
Chip and Pin Customer Service	mel4seven	7	07/30/17 09:37 PM
Gift Cash Card usage	zcorsair	7	07/14/17 01:09 AM
Credit Card feedback please	TheOtherKathy	7	07/13/17 04:05 PM
Best Combination of Museum and Transit passes in Paris and Rome?	ammas07	6	07/09/17 03:58 PM
Conflicting advice about cheapest way to get local currency (Europe)	tph2010	31	06/30/17 12:28 AM
Atm's in Europe/ Credit Card Use	mona	28	06/29/17 05:04 PM
How to change currencies when visiting multiple countries on a Baltic Cruise?	Tymochtee	7	06/28/17 01:14 AM
Family hotels	rawsonbudd	8	06/23/17 06:11 PM
America Does Dynamic Conversion Too!	Shelley	8	06/14/17 05:29 PM
Coins for Public Restrooms in Europe (Budapest, Austria, Germany)	dpalmier53	14	06/10/17 11:41 AM
currency exchange into Euros from Homestreet bank in Seattle	roberta.nasser	29	06/09/17 08:35 PM
VAT Fees	kris.albright62	9	06/08/17 05:43 PM
Credit & Debit Card Scams - Have You Experienced These	Kerry	17	06/08/17 02:29 PM