How to save money for travel.

Let’s talk about money.

Since I’m one of the most frequent travelers among the people I hang out with, I often get the question “How can you afford to travel so much?” or just the comment “I wish I could travel as much but I don’t have money like you”. But, let’s be honest, for most of my trips I was a student, and I lived on the same governmental student support as everyone else. And now when I am working my wage is not the greatest either.

So, what is my secret?

One word: prioritize.

In my point of view that is what finance is all about. Prioritization. If travel is what I want to do, then travel is what I will put my money on. If I know I want to save up money for a trip then why would I  buy a new expensive dress for the money, or use them up on alcohol for a party.

Now maybe you are thinking “but how do you save your money?”.

First of all, get a separate bank account which is specifically for travel. Put money aside regularly. Best of all is to do it right when you get paid. That way the money is not tempting you at your normal account. I normally do it in the end of the month when I see how much I have left to save. I also have a function on my card that transfer one euro to the account every time I use the card. That way the account grows without me even thinking about it!

There is a myth that says it has to be expensive to travel but I don’t agree. Since I’ve been living with a student budget for so many years I’m prioritizing several cheaper trips instead of a big expensive one. More on how I travel on a budget in a future blog post!

How do you save up for travel? Please comment below if you have any tips that I didn't mention!