Category Archive: Frugal February

5 Ways We Saved Over $30,000 In 12 Months For Our Round-The-World Trip

In the lead-up to our big around-the-world adventure last year, we wrote extensively about the various strategies we used to save the money needed to fund several months of travel. The end result? We saved over $30,000 in just 12 months. People often ask us how the hell we managed [...]

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The Importance Of An Emergency Fund For Travelers

Although we won’t be dedicating an entire month to Frugal February like we did in 2011, we’ll still be doing a 1-2 weekly posts devoted to personal finance that are relevant to you as a savvy traveler. The first subject on our list is the importance of an emergency fund for [...]

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The complete Frugal February round-up

Another month has come and gone – can you believe it? It seems like just yesterday that we kicked off the Frugal February project on Don’t Ever Look Back yet two days ago signaled the end of the month and the end of our project. What We Covered Frugal February [...]

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Round-the-World Pre-Departure Travel Checklist

If you’re preparing for a round-the-world trip, this comprehensive pre-departure checklist will help you make sure you’ve covered everything you need to before you leave!

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Two ways to save money on accommodation

Can you believe that Frugal February is nearly over? If you’ve been saving for travel, hopefully the advice we’ve given you so far this month has helped boost that savings account just a little! But what about those of our readers who are already on the road and looking to [...]

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An Introduction to Budget Your Trip

In our post setting travel and financial goals we introduced Budget Your Trip as an easy way to project your travel budget and expenses for when you get on the road. We invited the creators of Budget Your Trip, Bryan and Laurie Tighe, to explain exactly what Budget Your Trip [...]

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Short on travel savings? Earn extra cash!

Over the past couple of weeks of Frugal February we’ve posted plenty of ways in which you can save money. Save money with frugal foodie ideas, save money with water, save money by reducing your vampire power and save money by avoiding the mall are just some of the strategies [...]

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How to use the tax system to boost your savings

When it comes to getting funds for a big trip there really isn’t better and more foolproof system then simply earning the money and then saving as much of it as possible. You really don’t need to be filthy rich to travel. You just need to have some discipline and dedication.

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