10 ways to Boost your Travel Budget

In this episode we will look at 10 ways to increase your travel Budget and pay for the vacation of your dreams.

1. Save your coins. Becoming more disciplined in preparing and sticking to your monthly budget in key when trying to pay for nice vacations. Review the budget and find areas where you can cut back on current monthly expenses. 
   • Great budgeting resources: 
     • Classic Happy Planner : available at Michaels.com 
     • Classic Happy Planner Budget Inserts: available at Michaels.com 
     • ToniTone Budget Template : https://www.tonitone.co.uk/budget-template 
     • Mint.com 
     • Budgetsimple.com 
2. Rewards cards. Every savvy traveller need a credit card with Great travel rewards and no foreign transaction fees. Talk to your bank or lender and they can advise you on the best option available to you. 
   • Top Rewards card resource: 
     • Thepointsguy.com 
3. Earn while doing Surveys. Gettin paid for doing online surveys using  inboxdollars.com  and panelapp.com is becoming a new trend that you may want to look into.
4. Earn cash back on purchased. A great way of earning cash back for day to day online purchases can be achieved by using apps such as Rukaten and Dosh. 
5. Find Family to Stay with . A good way to save money for travel is finding friends or family members to stay with. Please exercise some discretion, brings a nice gift and offer to help when you can. Be a nice house guest!!
6. Utilize your Skills. Find areas where you can leverage and monetize  your skills. 
   • Ideas to Leverage you current skills: 
     • Graphic T-shirt line 
     • Hair stylist 
     • Freelance graphic or web design at Fiverr.com 
7. Do It Yourself (DIY). You can save hundreds on your bills on a given month if you try a few home repairs on your home. Youtube and Google can be your best friend here. 
8. Rent Your home or ‘Housesit’ someone’s home on vacation. Listing your property on websites such as airbnb.com and homeaway.com can pay for your vacation depending on your location. Similarly, you can house sit someone’s home while on vacation using housesitter.com.
9. Cook on Vacations. There isn’t too much to say in this regard. The bottom line is saving more coins by eating out less. 
10. Get a part-time job to boost your monthly income. Uber.com , Postmates.com are great food delivery services that offer flexibility. In addition  you can try babysitting or a cleaning gig after hours. 

Thanks for Listening! Talk soon!