Travel Budgets: Saving up for Travel 

Last year I managed to save around $9000 in only 4 months from cutting out a lot of extra expenses, had almost no social life and worked 50-60 hour weeks......Saving is very achievable, but only those who truely do want to travel will do it.

My favorite way to save money for travel is to set aside aluminum cans and plastic bottles and recycle them at a center. I usually get about $35-40 for 4 trash bags of cans and around $15-20 for a large trashcan full of plastic. Also, save spare change you get back/find in a piggy bank/ canister and turn it in to a coinstar machine. My canister usually gets me $30-40. Happy Travels! :)

I managed to save money between my last overseas trip to Korea in February and re-book a flight overseas back to Korea for October for 33 days which I booked in May this year, and will have close to $4000 saved for spending money by the time I go. I pretty much have no social life, working 30-40+ hours per fortnight, and cutting out on SO MANY EXPENSES, because most of the things I wanted, I just thought "I can just buy when I go over there."For those who are willing to do anything to travel, LEARN THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SACRIFICES TO MAKE. But keep in mind "it's worth it in the end."

just want to mention that I would highly reccomend getting a part time job as a pizza delivery driver. I'm funding my entire trip to Australia strictly on tips.

These are good saving tips not just for travelling but in general.

omg. You're right about Starbucks or even Costa! One latte is £3.90-ish!! And paying for a lunch everyday! I'm in secondary school and lunches in the cafeteria are waay more expensive than packing a sandwich and a fruit, and a bottle of water every day. There's your lunch! For a fraction of the price you spend daily/weekly/monthly!

I feel like I'm missing out on so much, especially when i know I'm meant to be spreading my wings and seeing the world. They say your 20s are the best time to travel so I don't want to be waiting them away. However because of my financial irresponsibilities, I have to work on paying off all my bills before I would do that.

I need to stop dipping into my savings haha. I'm normally really good with it until my parents ask to borrow money. I'm fine with that, they've spent SO much money on me, and my education, that them borrowing $300 from me is nothing. They always pay me back. The problem is, once I go in there and touch it I find myself rationalizing nonsense purchases haha. I really need to work on that.

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Good tips, Except for the credit card bit. Consider those 24%APR deals. Your trip just got a quarter more expensive because you couldn't wait and save. More stress, less travel, less fun. With all the great before mentioned tips, there really is no excuse to go into debt for a holiday. Flip side of that, GET OUT OF DEBT. All that money you are no longer paying on loans, you now have for travel! =D

Hey Nadine! Thanks for this video and the other part! Very helpful :) I am going to Italy in august this year and while I've booked my flights, I am still working on saving money for a rail pass and for hostels/B&Bs. But planning the expenses out in segments has made it much easier! One tip that I think is great (that I read in Readers Digest a few years ago) is SAVING $5 bills. Each time I get a $5 bill, I put it in a jar. It adds up fast! I was able to save $500 for a trip to see my grandparents last year. But it does have to have a specific reason behind it - I've tried saving the $5s when I'm just trying to save for the purpose of saving - and I have rarely gotten above $100 without digging in to! So having a specific goal for the money really helps!

I usually just locum and take on extra shifts, especially out of hours, weekends and nights where the pay is more. I also pack lunch, bring my own jar of coffee to work and looking for deals when grocery shopping. I also drive a hybrid car to cut running costs a bit

That's really good advice, Nadine. The thing is, I think a lot of people will find it too hard to be as single minded as you are, but I hope they can because that's how you achieved your aim to travel the world.

Thanks! I'm only 14 but I think I'm gonna start saving up now to go to either Iceland or Italy (unless my mind changes) but I was wondering, where are you from? I'm god-awful at picking out accents.

Awesome Awesome Awesome! I've wanted to travel for so long, but never knew what to plan for. This video helped so much. Thanks Nadine ;)

Great ideas... I have found most folks complain about "you have to be rich" to travel and they are too lazy to even try. They want everything given to them.. If they go to Hawaii and find a room for $100 a night they want a free rent a car and meals included.. Or they complain how someone else is getting rich of them. They have no concept of reality.

I do this to the letter! People always asking how I manage, I've tried to teach but...I'm just share your videos. I'm your new subscriber! Cheers!

Girlfriend, telling people to take insurance off their cars is TERRIBLE advice, as is taking out credit cards! Sure, giving up Starbucks and getting a side gig is good advice. I'm not saying you didn't have some good points. But skipping insurance and taking out credit are risky A.F. and could lead people to financial ruin.

This I need get starting for my budgeting travel.

You left out lottery.

Great video from our Island Connoisseur! A lot of great ideas.

Great tips Nadine, thanks!

It's very cool how far you and your videos have found a fun direction.. I have been watching your videos for years, your grate. love your enthusiasm for what you do :)

Thank you, this is really helpful! I want to study abroad next year, so I'm trying to start saving up over the course of this year.

This video really helped me , im only 12 but i'd love to travel when im older . Can't wait !

love these videos so insightful thank you nadine!

After waiting for 5 years, I´m finally going to to NYC in October, today I have a job interview and if I get it right I'll start working tomorrow! It´s my first job and I'm pretty nervous but I need to start saving money for the big trip :)

I travel for free by walking from one end of the house to the other.

Great advice Nadine. I hope that some viewers will be able to reply with their resulting adventures. :) When you have enough money to buy the airfare, buy the ticket with a credit card that gives you purchase protection and some reward like cash back. Then pay it off right away so that you don't pay any interest charges. ;) Playing the playas can be efficient.

what I learnt: drinks are way cheaper in the us/Canada than in australia

I hope to travel to the UK with my toddler and visit someone that I have met. (I live in the usa but hopefully one day the UK)

This is amazing, thank you so much!

Great Video. Thank you for posting.

Think about the car you're leaving behind. Take the insurance off of it. When it's vandalized/stolen, oh well, you're screwed.

I'm only in 6th grade and i want to start a business what should i do?

This is such an amazing vid thanks nadine

Hi from Vancouver BC! (Are you here too? I saw a map of Vancouver on your phone app earlier...) This is an excellent video, and you're adorable. Will be watching all of them! Much thanks!

Great video! Quick question, when do you recommend starting to save up for travels? I'm 14 and want to travel a lot one day, particularly after graduation. [PS I love your name! ;)]

Can you post a video on the types of sponsors there is and how to get them? That would be very helpful

What do you do for money in the UK at the moment Nadine? By the way the 'cut out drinking' thing is a huge saver, I don't drink at all, and the amount of money I save compared to lots of people I know is crazy.

thank you so much,,,,,,you help quite a bit

Hey Nadine! Do you know yet where you'll be going next?

thanksss

Great advice...

I love your tshirt a lot

I know this video is 6 years ago but I got a question. I wanna go to New York in summer 2021 round July or August. I’m a student so I still go to school and pay school money, I can work as a nurse in a care home that pays the best where I live as a student, i don’t really love working as a nurse for a job when I’m older for now as a student is it good, as a nurse u get around (if u have a degree where I live for that) $€10,71 in a hour, a normal job at a supermarket/clothingstore is around $€4/5 in a hour. For students or people who graduated already but still traveled when they were a student, how did you do that (because i do gotta save money for school the year after so schoolyear 2021/2022) I wanna go more often after I did graduate the study I’m gonna start in this year September, I spend a lot of money on food, my money Dont go to makeup, sometimes I do buy shoes/clothes but I do a long time with shoes/clothes, like 1/2/3 years. Depends especially with my jeans, does someone got some tips for me?

I really want to save up to go Japan but at the same time, I want to document it and make short films of my trip (It would kill me not to) - but I don't think I can afford both.

Travel deal sites for Western Europe? Go!

I really want to go to italy from singapore, but the plane ticket there cost a bomb:(

im 15 and i wanna go to iceland when im 18 so i hopefully have plenty of time (i live in australia so yea the plane trips gonna be expensive lol)

lol i felt so guilty when she came to the makeup and fashion part.. lol

Love you video ^^ from thai fan

The solution is on your tee. Move to Switzerland to earn a lot of money! 😅

Where's the budget part 1?

ALSO GREAT VIDEO NADINE :D

I love your name!!! It's so pretty and unique

my monthly income is literally 30$

I do most of these. Still broke...

HERE BEFORE 301 VIEWS FIRST TIME :')

What is your favourite destination?

Hahaha wearing a swiss shirt talking about money 😂👍👊

Your doppleganger is miss gamorazzi here on RU-vid lol

Why u look so familiar??

Hey you are a beauty guru you're beautiful.

You are so beautiful

I want to be an excangestudent in Michigan but.... I need 10 000€ and i have a 5€ XD XD XD

Marry me plz

I do this to the letter! People always asking how I manage, I've tried to teach but...I'm just share your videos. I'm your new subscriber! Cheers!