| Whenever we are travelling to other countries, then | | | | an enjoyable time, not to waste money |
| we can explore a lot of ways and techniques that | | | | unnecessarily. Once you get the SIM card, then you |
| can be easy to implement and can also be light on | | | | can just send a message to one of your family |
| our personal finances. Let's discuss how we can save | | | | members back home telling them your new number. |
| money when we travel overseas and actually reach | | | | 3) Another one of the ways to save money is - |
| the destination country. | | | | Always be on the lookout for daily currency |
| 1) While at the airport, one of the easiest ways to | | | | exchange rates and the places where currency is |
| save money is - Try not to change currency at the | | | | being exchanged. You can ask the hotel receptionist |
| airport. The currency exchange rates are usually | | | | for this information. They would gladly help you out. |
| higher at the airport, as they are themselves paying | | | | Also, there is no need to exchange all your Dollars / |
| a lot of rent to the airport authorities and have to | | | | Euros at once. Get them changed as and when the |
| manage their offices there at the airport. | | | | need arise. This will help you to save money in many |
| If it is really a necessity, then try to exchange only | | | | cases. (Taking into account the law of averages - on |
| the minimum possible currency so as to pay your | | | | certain days, the currency exchange rate can be |
| travel cost to the hotel. Once you have reached | | | | favourable for you and on some days it might not be |
| your hotel, you can check in you room, come out of | | | | favourable for you to exchange currency). |
| the hotel and have your currency exchanged at any | | | | 4) For buying fruits / vegetables / water bottles etc, |
| of the currency exchange terminals located nearby / | | | | try to go in for big departmental stores. They can be |
| in any supermarket at lesser rates. Just be sure to | | | | found in the vicinity of the hotels and usually offer |
| do a comparison of the currency exchange rates at | | | | the least prices, as compared to any other shops / |
| least 2 terminals before exchanging. | | | | stores. So, while purchasing the daily necessities, do |
| Now, with this local currency, you can also pay your | | | | count this among the ways to save money. |
| hotel bills. | | | | 5) Try not to eat in hotels all the time. Try to |
| 2) Try to get a mobile SIM card as soon as you are | | | | explore the local fast food chains / outlets in that |
| able to get your currency exchanged. This is very | | | | country. They are usually very inexpensive as |
| important, because making local / even long distance | | | | compared to the hotels. In this way, you would be |
| calls from your hotel can be a very expensive | | | | able to enjoy the local cuisine, as well as save money |
| proposition. Our goal is to save money while having | | | | on hefty food expenses. |