Okay, so this is a response to a reader of mine. The reader asked the question that is on the title of this post. I will give you tips on how to travel more and make less excuses.
The main reason I can travel is that I save money throughout the year. Cutting expenses can go a really long way. Instead of buying the most expensive labels, buy a lesser known label product that gets the job done. You will be surprised how far this can go. Five dollars may not mean much at that time; however, with in time five dollars can equal a plane ticket. Think about, you save about 35 dollars on your next purchase of clothes. Let’s say you do that every month, times that by twelve. You save four hundred and twenty dollars. That money could be used for a plane ticket.
My second reason, I am very cheap. I do not mind sleeping in hostels. It’s way cheaper than hotels. I paid 8 dollars a night in Miami. If I would had gotten a hotel room, the price would had been 20 times more for one night. Also, another way in being cheap is to use sites that compare plane tickets prices. Websites like Expedia and apps like Skyscanner are great at comparing prices.
My third reason/tip, I’m careful on what to spend for transportation. I do not rent a car because it is too much. Renting a car on a trip can cost you anywhere from 50 to 120 dollars a day. It is better to use public transportation and/or Uber. Uber will cost you about 15 to 20 dollars one way depending how far your hostel is from the main touristy areas. That is about forty dollars a day. It’s even cheaper if you use public transportation. At most, it would be six to 7 dollars round trip to your destination. I am mainly talking about the USA on prices. Outside you would be different but same idea. Since Uber is pretty much everywhere now.
My last piece of advice is to avoid eating out. Eating out can cost a lot of money in the long-term, so instead of spending a fortune at restaurants, cook and eat at home. By doing this, I save from $100 to $200 dollars a month, that’s $1200 to $2400 a year! Just by eating at home and following these tips, I am able to save enough money to travel and follow my wanderlust.
Thanks for taking your time to read this post. Next week we will be writing about the city of Cairo, Egypt. Have a great week and stay healthy!!
I thought you were having a business trip throughout the places.
I dont think i could live in hostel 😐 a bit noisy for me haha
oh I have lived in hostel that has private rooms thats AMAZING like the one in Peru holy moly it was actually one of the best hotel rooms I have been in and it only costed me less than 30 bucks a night. Big, nicely furnished, with full height window that sees into the streets . I shall post pictures of them when I make it to that post in the future.
Looking forward to following you. This blog is my speed. You mentioned saving money by controlling costs. That’s EXACTLY what I’ve been doing lately. Thanks for your comments on my blog and I look forward to following. Hope you’ll follow back if you aren’t already. One note: you have an example in this post of saving $35/mo translating to $700/year lol. That’s some crazy math but I’ll take it!
Haha i must had multiplied wrong haha thank you for pointing out. I will check out yours as well