by Sanjana Vig | Oct 24, 2020 | Travel Tips
Vacations can be expensive. You’re buying not only flights but paying for somewhere to stay, and activities to do while you’re there. Maintaining a travel budget can be difficult. However, combining purchases, for instance, using vacation packages, can help reduce costs and maybe even get some great discounts on things to do. This blog post will do a deep dive on vacation packages.
by The Frugal Tourist | Oct 11, 2020 | MILES & POINTS, POINTS ACCUMULATION, Travel Tips
While being a homeowner has its many rewards, it also has some costly downsides. One of the major contributors to this financial burden is having to pay property taxes annually. Sadly, there is no way to get around this hefty bill unless you are a renter or luckily living for free with family or with a partner. Thankfully, I have stumbled upon a strategy that effectively softens the financial impact of this expense. This technique involves applying for 2-3 credit cards right before property tax season in order to generate generous sign up bonuses that can be redeemed for free flights. In this blog post, I outline the steps on how you can employ this strategy yourself.
by Melanie Allen | Oct 9, 2020 | Side Hustles, Travel Tips
Whether you are looking for a side hustle or an adventure, house sitting jobs might be the way to go.
These opportunities can either give you a free place to stay on your next vacation or put some extra money in your pocket. There are tons of different ways to connect with these opportunities, and we scoured through them all to find the best ones for you.
by Tawnya | Aug 31, 2020 | Frugal TIps, Travel Tips
Weekend getaways allow you a chance to escape from the hustle and bustle of life nat a fraction of the cost of a more extended vacation. And with a little planning, you can take several cheap weekend getaways throughout the year and scratch your travel itch for very little money.
by The Frugal Tourist | Aug 2, 2020 | Travel Tips
Anyone who is remotely interested in travel should be at least familiar with how travel miles and points works as it has the potential of saving anyone an enormous amount of money. If you are terrified of spending loads of cash, but also have a compulsive need to explore the world, then travel using miles and points is definitely for you. I see it as the juncture where frugality and travel intersect. Using travel miles and points is the marriage of the two. In this blog, I go over ten things you need to know before you embark on this journey.
by The Frugal Tourist | Aug 4, 2019 | Travel Tips
I am eternally grateful to be afforded the opportunity to explore the world for a bargain. I could state that almost all of my plane tickets the past decade or so have been almost FREE or deeply discounted using miles and points. This has provided me with the ability to save much needed financial resources to fund more future trips or simply invest the extra cash.