Tag: money

How To Avoid Getting Counterfeit Money When Traveling

Counterfeit money has been around for a long as money has been around. It’s big business, especially when you’re talking about money from Europe, the U.K. (even the coins! Which also explains why our money “expired”) China, India and many of the countries in the Americas.

Governments have gotten wise to counterfeiters and in recent years have made it more and more difficult for them to copy “official” bills (and coins). Which doesn’t mean the counterfeiters don’t keep trying. So here are some things to pay attention to and to look for when you’re dealing with foreign currency…

Continue reading “How To Avoid Getting Counterfeit Money When Traveling”

Traveling Internationally & Need Cash? Don’t Get Ripped Off By These ATMs

When Joe and I travel internationally, we rarely use cash anymore. There are very few places that are “cash only,” so we use credit cards for virtually all of our expenses, making sure that we use cards that don’t charge a foreign transaction fee.

However lots of people, for whatever their reasons, still like to pay cash, and many get their cash from local ATMs.

Unfortunately, there are bunches of ATMs, especially in Europe, that are rigged to take advantage of international travelers. Watch this:

Continue reading “Traveling Internationally & Need Cash? Don’t Get Ripped Off By These ATMs”

There Are Online Classes To Learn About Traveling On A Budget & You Can Pay What You Want For Them

Lots of people always want to know how to learn the “secrets” of cheap travel. In fact, that’s how Joe and I started Your Mileage May Vary – our friends saw how we saved money and traveled well by using points and miles, and lots of them said Joe should run classes to teach what he knows. Well, he really didn’t have time for that, so I suggested he start a blog. And here we are. 😉

Joe does have his Basics Of How To Get Started Earning Points & Miles Balances post and that gives a nice, overall idea of how to get started. But there’s still so much more you can learn. A lot of our posts have a lot of that info, and lots of other bloggers on Boarding Area have some great “teaching” posts, too.  But I found a place online that has 9 different online courses to help you learn about all different aspects of travel and right now, you can pay whatever you want to get access to them.

Continue reading “There Are Online Classes To Learn About Traveling On A Budget & You Can Pay What You Want For Them”

Six Things To Consider Before Traveling With Friends

“Let’s Go Somewhere Together!”

Going on a vacation with friends. Sounds like fun, right? Even if it’s just a trip for you and your bestie, there are some things you need to consider before you start planning. While some of these might seem obvious, if you don’t settle them before the trip there might be some awkward moments ahead.

Here are six things you should decide before you start planning a trip with your friends:

Continue reading “Six Things To Consider Before Traveling With Friends”

How Can You Make A Disney Vacation Cheaper?

Visiting Disneyland or Walt Disney World is expensive. More and more people say it’s too expensive. However there are ways you can have a Disney vacation and not necessarily break the bank…or at least not break it too badly. Here are some suggestions…

Continue reading “How Can You Make A Disney Vacation Cheaper?”