Comments on: Weekly Update: The Cheap Travel Edition http://almostfrugal.com/2009/08/09/weekly-update-the-cheap-travel-edition/ Learning about frugality Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:32:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: HomeExchangerhttp://almostfrugal.com/2009/08/09/weekly-update-the-cheap-travel-edition/#comment-5539 HomeExchanger Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:05:49 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=3509#comment-5539 Instead of taking food from home, I get a home from home. I vacation for free by doing home exchange with another family that wants to visit my town. I stay in their home while they use my home. I will never cram my two small kids into a cramped hotel room again. I much prefer having several bedrooms, full kitchen, at least 2 bathrooms, laundry facilities and sometimes the free use of a car. I have done more than 40 swaps with great success. This is the cheapest, yet richest way to travel. My non-commercial blog at HomeExchanger.blogspot.com has lots of tips for new exchangers. Instead of taking food from home, I get a home from home. I vacation for free by doing home exchange with another family that wants to visit my town. I stay in their home while they use my home. I will never cram my two small kids into a cramped hotel room again. I much prefer having several bedrooms, full kitchen, at least 2 bathrooms, laundry facilities and sometimes the free use of a car. I have done more than 40 swaps with great success. This is the cheapest, yet richest way to travel. My non-commercial blog at HomeExchanger.blogspot.com has lots of tips for new exchangers.

]]> By: NaTashahttp://almostfrugal.com/2009/08/09/weekly-update-the-cheap-travel-edition/#comment-5519 NaTasha Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:28:37 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=3509#comment-5519 That taking extra from the hotel buffet breakfast and stashing it for later thing? I'm SO guilty! Bread rolls and fruit are my usual targets. The taking food I have done a few times, when "nearcationing", but it usually doesn't work well for crossing international borders. A card that can't be overspent sounds really good, both for the budget and for personal peace of mind: if it gets lost or stolen then there is a limit to the losses. I like it. Keep up the great posts! .-= NaTasha´s last blog ..How long does it take? =-. That taking extra from the hotel buffet breakfast and stashing it for later thing? I’m SO guilty! Bread rolls and fruit are my usual targets.

The taking food I have done a few times, when “nearcationing”, but it usually doesn’t work well for crossing international borders.

A card that can’t be overspent sounds really good, both for the budget and for personal peace of mind: if it gets lost or stolen then there is a limit to the losses. I like it.

Keep up the great posts!
.-= NaTasha´s last blog ..How long does it take? =-.

]]> By: J.N. Urbanskihttp://almostfrugal.com/2009/08/09/weekly-update-the-cheap-travel-edition/#comment-5517 J.N. Urbanski Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:09:11 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=3509#comment-5517 I believe American Express gift cards serve the same purpose as the UK Post Office cards. (I hate to advertise anything, especially a credit card company, but Amex gift cards make superb gifts because it allows the recipient to pay their bills with it. Thus allowing you to pay your friend's utility bill instead of giving them a gift for their birthday.) But I don't see how you couldn't take one to your beach vacation in Mexico or elsewhere and leave your credit cards at home. .-= J.N. Urbanski´s last blog ..<a href="http://wakeuptofrugality.blogspot.com/2009/08/chicks-ammo.html" rel="nofollow">Chicks & Ammo</a> =-. I believe American Express gift cards serve the same purpose as the UK Post Office cards. (I hate to advertise anything, especially a credit card company, but Amex gift cards make superb gifts because it allows the recipient to pay their bills with it. Thus allowing you to pay your friend’s utility bill instead of giving them a gift for their birthday.)
But I don’t see how you couldn’t take one to your beach vacation in Mexico or elsewhere and leave your credit cards at home.
.-= J.N. Urbanski´s last blog ..Chicks & Ammo =-.

]]> By: World Travelshttp://almostfrugal.com/2009/08/09/weekly-update-the-cheap-travel-edition/#comment-5516 World Travels Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:11:11 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=3509#comment-5516 "30% of people say taking food from home is their best way of saving money on vacation" I don`t like to have a lot of bags ... but you can save money doing that .-= World Travels´s last blog ..<a href="http://thetravels.net/2009/08/mexico-city-two-sided-city/" rel="nofollow">Mexico City, two sided city</a> =-. “30% of people say taking food from home is their best way of saving money on vacation” I don`t like to have a lot of bags … but you can save money doing that
.-= World Travels´s last blog ..Mexico City, two sided city =-.

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