tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post144571034115260566..comments2024-03-13T23:05:53.575-07:00Comments on Hope Engaged: How to Pay for Travel, Part 1: Prioritize your Spending Katie Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246255931160856214noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-65247695131698514422014-03-30T15:31:00.354-07:002014-03-30T15:31:00.354-07:00I find that so much money can be saved by not eati...I find that so much money can be saved by not eating out. I am a single mom with 2 adopted boys md we save money to travel by having picnics, brining snacks when going out for the day. So much money can just disappear when one child is thirsty another hungry or wants an ice cream from the ice cream man I always have drinks and snacks on hand. All that money goes in our travel fund. lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018547162661065629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-1505684176570974872014-03-30T09:44:25.990-07:002014-03-30T09:44:25.990-07:00The idea of asking for travel money instead of usu...The idea of asking for travel money instead of usual home gifts for your wedding is awesome. Thanks for sharing the site.<br /><br />I think if you're really dedicated to saving money for a trip, you can do it. Just don't spend so much on unnecessary stuff.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372984023324268413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-22390372262199886382014-02-07T09:09:34.907-08:002014-02-07T09:09:34.907-08:00you're right - so incredibly right. i often ta...you're right - so incredibly right. i often take my "extra money" and put it towards (mostly) pointless things! i want to travel more so i've got to make it happen! Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015897070916345752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-14543012947236125032014-01-28T23:50:52.485-08:002014-01-28T23:50:52.485-08:00such simple but brilliant tips - so excited to see...such simple but brilliant tips - so excited to see this series play out :)Lauren Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656369316839461456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-10464411790682597002014-01-24T12:49:29.999-08:002014-01-24T12:49:29.999-08:00so excited for this series! such good advice! i ha...so excited for this series! such good advice! i have been saving for Peru for about a year now. I think it helps to set money aside and be intentional about it :)chantal mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992613225556665876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-47108331422281816142014-01-24T12:25:09.263-08:002014-01-24T12:25:09.263-08:00I love these tips! A portion of my paycheck goes ...I love these tips! A portion of my paycheck goes to a travel bank account and it is the best decision I've made! ;) Thanks for sharing so many great ideas, I can always use tips to get out there traveling more!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602794470283962696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-984053818819179412014-01-24T03:17:09.643-08:002014-01-24T03:17:09.643-08:00i've never thought of point no.1 and 2 before....i've never thought of point no.1 and 2 before. that's brilliant! since i'm not married yet, it's still very doable. haha. one of my strategy on traveling is spend the money on something worth. i mean, rather than buy a souvenir, i will spend my money on like bungee jumping from a cliff top or something like that. Nikenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568245786486683854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-76182529921916195832014-01-24T02:54:25.756-08:002014-01-24T02:54:25.756-08:00Wow Katie, awesome post! I definitely want to trav...Wow Katie, awesome post! I definitely want to travel a lot in the future so these are awesome things to think about when I'm saving:) Thank you!Jovitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03849163942505155057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-60583883028335716012014-01-23T11:14:52.982-08:002014-01-23T11:14:52.982-08:00This is great info! I made a swapdom account now t...This is great info! I made a swapdom account now that you mentioned it. Cool idea! For me, it's really helped to choose places to visit where I have extended family. For example, this summer, I stayed with cousins in London, and then rented apartments through airbnb for Paris and Nice. This meant that 1/3 of the accommodations were free, saving several hundred dollars PLUS I got to see my dear cousins again.Elena Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685353322770187159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-77482928666951448672014-01-23T09:05:34.601-08:002014-01-23T09:05:34.601-08:00Love all of these tips! I truly think that these t...Love all of these tips! I truly think that these tips apply to any type of dream that you are saving money for! :) Thanks for sharing with us! All of these tips are going to be so helpful! Hope your first day of school is going lovely!<br />:) RebeccaCaravan Sonnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225941007248198346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-87511613732080048432014-01-23T07:20:19.037-08:002014-01-23T07:20:19.037-08:00Thanks for sharing all of your travel ins and outs...Thanks for sharing all of your travel ins and outs! Can't wait to hear what else you have in store :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559433181857411485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-2275352258056749262014-01-23T06:29:41.978-08:002014-01-23T06:29:41.978-08:00This is going to be such a great series Katie. Th...This is going to be such a great series Katie. Thanks for sharing your "worldly" wisdom! I love that you deposit your gift money in a travel fund, I always earmark mine in my mind but not in an actual, physical way, so it's easy to forget.Keizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994861697334879002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-63809671996260358562014-01-22T18:28:18.473-08:002014-01-22T18:28:18.473-08:00Okay, i LOVE this! I randomly found your blog, but...Okay, i LOVE this! I randomly found your blog, but my husband and i LOVE traveling...can't wait for more tips! :)Ashton + Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512262184731022657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-74078507951848591382014-01-22T16:46:43.711-08:002014-01-22T16:46:43.711-08:00These are some great tips! Josh and I plan to ope...These are some great tips! Josh and I plan to open a separate travel account after our wedding is paid for, I think it will really help with saving :) Jenn @ Lost in the Right Directionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739295507898824699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-91332211768907655922014-01-22T16:01:26.480-08:002014-01-22T16:01:26.480-08:00So I love this post because I could've written...So I love this post because I could've written it... except that for us it was all about paying off our student debt. ;) Seriously, we've done every single one of these things (except for the honeyfund idea - I've never heard of that, but it's so cool!). We just used all of these things to pay off all of our student loans. We also have never spent my income (only living on Christopher's) so all of my income has always gone directly to pay off our student loans. We did take a brief break from loan payoff last year to put some money aside for our Italy trip which was SO worth it! Especially since now we have finally paid off every penny! :D Which means more traveling in our future! :) Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626006700069576675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-85422849546262698732014-01-22T15:07:40.117-08:002014-01-22T15:07:40.117-08:00Goodness, girl, this isn't helpful at all!!! ...Goodness, girl, this isn't helpful at all!!! We already do all these things so we can pay for Nate's schooling out of pocket. I guess when he graduates we'll already know how to save the money so we will be able to travel. ;-)Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888956203263380230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-2457203618798561232014-01-22T14:28:20.408-08:002014-01-22T14:28:20.408-08:00Thanks for sharing these great ideas.
SusanThanks for sharing these great ideas.<br />SusanTim and Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918200398328596778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-15326525109964728222014-01-22T14:10:06.152-08:002014-01-22T14:10:06.152-08:00This was seriously awesome. Made me rethink where...This was seriously awesome. Made me rethink where my money is going! <br /><br />Also YAYYYY for school! I'll be praying for you for sure! Amanda G. https://www.blogger.com/profile/01762654219694127523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-7504708393205639572014-01-22T13:43:54.442-08:002014-01-22T13:43:54.442-08:00seriously great tips. LOVE IT! :) xoxooxseriously great tips. LOVE IT! :) xoxooxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-49434621048525408982014-01-22T12:51:16.133-08:002014-01-22T12:51:16.133-08:00Love this list! Wish I could get married again and...Love this list! Wish I could get married again and do a travel registry. :)Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887712904925756046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-92197018139673026772014-01-22T12:06:36.828-08:002014-01-22T12:06:36.828-08:00Love the idea of having a separate bank account. T...Love the idea of having a separate bank account. Thanks for all these tips! I have a feeling I'm going to love this series :)<br />Good luck at school tomorrow! Praying for you!sburton1130https://www.blogger.com/profile/05802120402338380131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-74188397185909310152014-01-22T11:19:55.852-08:002014-01-22T11:19:55.852-08:00yes, if only it came out of nowhere instantly. tra...yes, if only it came out of nowhere instantly. traveling does have to be planned ahead and this is such a great reminder that traveling and making those memories is a great investment. great tips katie! can't wait to hear about the miles card!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14697813954232884673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-62673496886985569452014-01-22T10:40:02.446-08:002014-01-22T10:40:02.446-08:00Have fun at school!Have fun at school!Laura Rahelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558260329638487750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-35846720927047606712014-01-22T10:00:29.604-08:002014-01-22T10:00:29.604-08:00Such good tips! Thanks for sharing and good luck a...Such good tips! Thanks for sharing and good luck at school tomorrow. Beka @ Sunshine to the Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00174774989199314006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-92022509663918339552014-01-22T09:08:58.222-08:002014-01-22T09:08:58.222-08:00Thanks so much for these tips! I just got a new jo...Thanks so much for these tips! I just got a new job and my goal is to make travel high on my priorities list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com