Pommie Travels

How To Save Money To Go Travelling

You know you want to see the world. But travelling unfortunately costs money. These are some of the ways I have saved money to go to the places I want to go.

Work- I’m afraid I don’t have any magic get rich quick schemes- in order to go travelling sometimes we all have to suffer a little to make some cash. They key to saving money is work, work and more work. I’ve had day jobs and night jobs and sometimes about 2 hours sleep in between the day job and the night job but its all worth it in the end when you’re sitting on a tropical beach somewhere.

Live at Home for a while- You went to uni and swore you would never live with your parents ever again. But dare I say it the quickest way to save money is to live with good old Mum and Dad for a while. So you have to put up with nagging about doing the dishes and tidying your room but you’re not paying rent or bills and every bit of money you make is going in your pocket. Plus you’re one step closer to leaving again.

Sell your stuff on ebay- Have a house clear-out and put your old stuff on ebay. It’s true what they say about one man’s junk being another man’s treasure. Clothes, shoes, hand bags, instruments, equipment…you can sell anything on ebay. If you have any books or electronics, put them on Amazon because you will get a fixed price for them and you don’t have to spend time taking photos and writing item descriptions.

Car boot sales and yard sales- If you don’t want to spend time listing everything individually, do a car boot sale or a yard sale. Just don’t throw anything out- every item is potential $$.

Do odd jobs- Look on classfieds such as gumtree (if you’re in the UK) or craigslist for any odd jobs that are going. Flyering, promotional modelling, lawn moving or even moving some furniture- there are plenty of cash in hand jobs out there.