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How to Make a Travel Budget in 4 Easy Steps

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Not sure how to create a budget for your next trip? This guide will take you through the step by step process to create a perfect travel budget! Includes a free travel budget workbook!

So you’ve decided to make travel a priority. You’ve picked the dates, chosen a destination, and now you’re ready to start planning. So now what? Looking at the entire process of planning a trip can make you hyperventilate. Especially if you’ve never planned a trip before. Relax. Take it one step at a time. Let’s just start from the beginning. The first step in planning a trip is setting a budget (unless you’re a baller then go on with your bad self). And I’m going to show you exactly how to do it. Plus, there’s a free travel budget planning workbook that you can download right here. Step 1: Pick your total budget number The first rule of thumb with setting a budget is to pick a number that you are okay going over. Things happen. You miss a bus and have to pay for another ticket. Or you absolutely…

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How to Find Cheap Flights for Your Next Trip

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Without a doubt, one of the most inhibitive parts of traveling is the cost of the flight. As a lover of travel but also a lover of staying on a budget, I have figured out some great ways to find cheap flights. Plus, who doesn’t love a good deal? Follow the below tips to find a budget friendly flight Fly off season Google is your best friend when it comes to budget traveling and cheap flights. Search the peak season dates for the country/city you are traveling to and avoid them. Search for weather and as long as the monthly average/rainfall suits your taste then you are good to go and for much cheaper. Success story I wanted to visit Dublin from London and the ticket prices were outrageous due to St. Patrick’s day so I booked my flight for the day after for 20 bucks Be flexible with your…

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How to Take Advantage of a Long Layover

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Long layovers don't need to be a deterrence for booking a flight. They can mean a mini vacation! Click through to read about how to take advantage of your next long layover. Budget travel FTW

Even if you’re not on a budget, it’s hard to resist a good flight deal. Nothing makes my day better than a good deal…and a cup of coffee (okay and some cookies…but lets not get distracted). Great flight deals sometimes mean a long layover. But what if I told you that not only is it possible to get a cheap flight but it is also possible to get a free mini vacation out of it? Now, I have your attention. How are airlines able to offer great flight deals? Here’s a few of the many different factors: It’s off season for that particular destination. Perhaps the weather isn’t ideal or it’s right before or after a major holiday/event It’s a last minute flight and there are still seats available The arrival and departure times are crazy…really late at night or early in the morning There are ridiculously long layovers Read more…

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