Comments on: 3 Ways to Get Cheap Accommodation When Travelling

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May 5: Best from the blogosphere | Save with SPP — Mon, 05 May 2014 19:00:22 +0000

[…] 3 Ways to Get Cheap Accommodation When Travelling is featured on When Life Gives You Lemons Add Vodka. Couchsurfiing, housesitting, AirBnB and tents are all possible (if not always practical) options. […]

By: Sam @ I know why you're broke

Sam @ I know why you're broke — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:02:50 +0000

I wonder if there are any sites out there like AirBnB that match up people to house sitters? Sounds like it would take some confidence by the homeowner to trust strangers to house sit but could be HUGE savings on both sides.

By: Tefffany @ Gen Y Finances

Tefffany @ Gen Y Finances — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 02:48:10 +0000

I love travelling and sometimes it’s hard for me to find a cheap accommodation. Great tips.

By: Jen @Sprout Wealth

Jen @Sprout Wealth — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:26:25 +0000

Great ideas. I would love to travel but the situation at the moment (home situation and pocket-wise) can’t permit it yet but I’d sure refer to this in case I’d get the chance to finally fulfill this dream of mine.

By: Kurt @ Money Counselor

Kurt @ Money Counselor — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:46:03 +0000

My wife travels quite a lot for her work. That’s not ideal, but a benefit is all the hotel points she accumulates. We’ve stayed in some great places totally for free thanks to her points. And sometimes I go along on her work travel and stay for free with her.

By: Deia @ Nomad Wallet

Deia @ Nomad Wallet — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:15:34 +0000

Glad to introduce you to housesitting, Daisy! I just had a three-month housesitting gig, which was great for the free rent and the furry kitty. 😀

If you and your fiancé will be traveling together at all, home exchange can be another option. This is when you swap homes with another traveler, who’ll stay at your home.

I actually find getting cheap accommodation to be more straightforward than free flights!

By: Stefanie @ The Broke and Beautiful Life

Stefanie @ The Broke and Beautiful Life — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:08:14 +0000

I’ve done all of these, except for house sitting and have had wonderful experiences all around. Enjoy your travels!

By: NZ Muse

NZ Muse — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 09:34:12 +0000

Camping is definitely an option, especially in warmer climates but definitely not for me. I am not a high maintenance person but I am definitely not one to rough it. I would really like to house sit but it’s more of a long term thing, hence why permanent nomads do it a lot – read up about it before we left and realised it didn’t really suit our plans.

I am the biggest introvert but really enjoy Couchsurfing nonetheless. It’s not something I would do continously (and I doubt you could anyway, that would require a LOT of preplanning and a LOT of luck given the ratio of hosts to surfers) but every so often to break things up it’s great. Most people will only host for a couple of days and that’s not too big of a chunk of time to spend with strangers, and depending on the host you may not see them all that much.