HOW TO PLAN A DIRT CHEAP HOLIDAY

In April last year, G and I spent 8 days in Hawaii for $2995.31 – all in. Oh did I mention that’s 2995.31 CANADIAN dollars – So more like $2000.00 (at the time) American? I love love love making travel happen cheap.

For me, a big part of living with intention is taking the time to enjoy life, but also being aware that I can’t blow all our savings on one trip. This is where the budget holiday comes in!

We never approach a holiday with a destination or set departure date in mind.

1 ) THE THING THAT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE TO HOW CHEAP YOUR TRIP CAN BE IS HOW FLEXIBLE YOU CAN BE.

These flights didn’t include checked bags (at that price – who cares?! ) and they definitely didn’t include food! Because we know the destination itself would be expensive (especially with the nasty Canadian dollar), we couldn’t spare anything for bags or food.

2 ) WATCH EVERY PENNY!

Finding affordable (meaning “wouldn’t eat up ALL the rest of our budget”) accommodation was the hardest thing.

3 ) BE WILLING TO MAKE SOME SACRIFICES!

Figure out how you can schedule your holiday to get the most bang for your buck. If you can fly in really early or fly out very late, you can get a full day in destination that doesn’t require you to pay for a bed.

4 ) BE A LITTLE… CUNNING.

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