Never enough money for travel, is there? What if you could save more, with very little effort?
Here are 5 tested and true tips to save. They key is to designate the money for your travel fund.
1. Those coins at the bottom of your purse, on your dresser, in the car.... grab them and put them in your travel account. Every time you find yourself at a teller, hand over all the loose change in your purse. Even if it's just $6, I promise, it will add up. (Let's say you get to the teller twice a month, that's $12. 12 months would be $144)
2. Use a coupon app like Checkout 51 which gives you rebates for uploading your grocery bills. Once you accumulate $20 in credits, you can cash out and they will send you a cheque. Real money. No clipping coupons. ($20 quarterly, would be $80 for the year.)
3. Pay yourself for a chore. Laundry isn't a lot of fun, is it? What if you pay yourself a loonie for every load? Just stash a piggy bank in the laundry room. ($2 a week, would be $104 for the year.)
4. Sell something on the free classifieds. Doesn't have to be a car. Could be an extra purse or a book series you've finished. Painless but worthwhile. ($25 four times a year is $100)
5. Switch to a travel miles credit card. Like the Westjet MasterCard, or the TD Aeroplan card. Something that gives you tangible travel money for your regular credit card purchases. (At $250 average earning per year, you have a free savings subsidy already designated to travel.)
How does this add up? $144, $80, $104, $100 ($428 actual cash) $250 credit card perk.
Not bad for very little effort and/or change in lifestyle. $678!
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For bonus savings, if you really want to kick butt and try for $1378: The 52 week challenge
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