Your road map to affordable family travel
One bag travel is the way to go. Trust me. When our family travels, we each bring one carry on sized bag. We don’t check bags. Packing light has made our trips easier, less stressful, more enjoyable, and less expensive. Traveling with just a carry on bag means never waiting at a baggage carousel, never […]
The entire point of travel is to experience, so of course you’ll have to budget for experiences. Plan experiences intentionally to ensure your dollars stretch as far as they can. This is a very personal decision. What works for my family won’t necessarily work for yours, but I’ll explain how I make these decisions. I […]
The money you spend to get to your destination isn’t the only transportation cost you’ll need to plan for. Unless you’ll be sitting on a beach the entire time, you’ll need to plan for local transportation as well. Fortunately, using public transportation will let you get around for a relatively small price. We save money […]
Eat like a local to make your trip dollars go further. Let’s explore what eating like a local means. Eat in First of all, in many places, the locals are eating at home. When we travel, we save quite a bit of money by not eating all of our meals out. We rent apartments with […]
If you plan your lodging wisely, you’ll save money and have a more enjoyable trip. Although it’s entirely possible to spend crazy amounts of money to stay in places, it isn’t necessary. People sometimes spend a thousand dollars a night—or more—to stay in some hotels and resorts. If you see places like that and think […]
Saving money on airfare is critical. If you’re trying to travel as inexpensively as possible, and of course that’s the whole point of this site, we have to address the 800 pound gorilla—airfares. Especially with international travel, airfare can be the largest component of your trip expenses. Round trip tickets to Europe can top $2000 […]