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Creative Ideas for Budget-Conscious Travelers

Creative Ideas for Budget-Conscious Travelers | Travel & vacation items

After a long hiatus from traveling during the pandemic, many Americans are once again pulling their suitcases out of storage. While the impulse to go crazy with plans may be strong, you probably don’t want a vacation-debt hangover that lasts for months after your trip. Here are a few creative ideas for budget-conscious travelers.

Review Anticipated Expenses

Before you hit the road—or the air—tally up anticipated expenses so you know what to expect. Once you get a fairly accurate picture of what your vacation will cost, then start manipulating the numbers to make it more affordable. Here are a few ways you can save:

Ideas for Budget-Conscious Travelers

How Will You Pay?

Finally, figure out now how you’re going to pay for the vacation. A word of advice: Don’t let vacation debt linger for several months after you get back home. Ideas for budget-conscious travelers should inclPlan to pay off credit-card debt in full when the bill arrives by using savings in combination with money from a home equity line of credit or small closed-end loan from the credit union. Loans and lines of credit likely have lower interest rates than most credit cards, so you can pay down that debt much faster.

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