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How To Prepare for Affordable Travel

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Call Your Bank. Do you have a credit card that allows you to make foreign transactions without a hefty fee? These are questions to ask yourself a good 4-6 weeks ahead of departure, so that you have plenty of time to make any necessary banking changes or preparations- like getting a checking account that reimburses ATM fees worldwide.

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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

Penny Pinchin' Mom

So, whenever I banked my check at the end of the month, $600 automatically disappeared from my savings account. Late fees and penalties can be hefty, especially when you look at them from a cumulative standpoint over one year. For example, your statutory expenditures, such as rent, utilities, and gas, go into one envelope.