Most of us would postpone a planned vacation due to economic crisis. After working hard for many months, you deserve a break so you need not stop yourself enjoying a vacation just because you don’t want to cut off a chunk from your savings. You may cut on the length of your journey and on some expenses such as food and other miscellaneous items. With a little planning on your part, you can have a vacation even on a shoestring budget.

Here are some tips that may help you save some of your vacation money:

1.  Add a packet of vitamins to your first aid kit to supplement your low-on-everything diet. Items such as cotton buds, sanitarynapkins, and wipes can be expensive when bought during the trip.

2. If you’re going to a destination where commodities are expensive, you might want to pack a few dry food items such as powdered humus and nutrition drinks. Do not forget to bring condiments in small packages like ketchup, hot sauce, ground pepper, salt, sugar, and cream. Add some tea bags, milk, and instant coffee. Avoid carrying food in cans or glass jars to keep your luggage light.

3. Stay in a hotel or a resort that serves free breakfast. You can save some of your left-over food for snack.

4. Observe where the working people eat because those eating places usually offer low-priced but large-sized servings of food.

5. Look for a nearby farm upon arrival so that you will know where to buy cheap but fresh food such as fruits, vegetable and fresh meat.

6. Buy your souvenir items at outdoor markets where the local people shop. Learn their way of haggling so that you can get a fair bargain.

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