The Budget-Minded Traveler

04/10/2021

Our giveaway officially ended on September 30th and you guys really submitted some great photos! 📷

We appreciate everyone for participating and please continue to use the hashtag to share your favorite travel photos and memories.🤩

After careful consideration, we have chosen this to be the winning photo. Thanks for sharing this photo with us, we will be in contact shortly. 🎉

📍Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

27/09/2021

📍El Mostafa Mosque
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19/09/2021

📢 Calling all BMT Ambassadors! We are hosting another giveaway, but this time the rules are a bit different.

We want to see your travel photos! Share your best travel photos using and we will choose our favorite photo posted during the month of September to receive free access to our online course!

So, if you want to win our shortcuts to the saving and planning process of travel, here’s how to enter:

1️⃣ Make sure you’re following
2️⃣ Post your favorite travel photo using somewhere in the posts or comments

That’s it!

Giveaway is open internationally and closes on September 31, 2021. Winner will be announced via Instagram stories. The winner will also receive a DM from this account for details.

Please do not interact with any other accounts regarding this giveaway. All communication will come from this account.

This giveaway is not associated, endorsed, sponsored or administered by Instagram.

16/09/2021

Get ready to save this post! 📑⁠
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While we love budgeting at home so we can splurge while we travel, we also think it’s important (and very possible) to spend less while abroad! 💵⁠
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💻 Straight from our signature course The Budget-Minded Traveler Blueprint, we’re sharing 21 ultimate tips for helping you to spend LESS once you get overseas! These tips can save you hundreds. 🙌🏼⁠
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🔗 Follow the link in bio to learn more and check out the full course.

06/09/2021

📍Isola Bella-Taormina, Italy
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01/09/2021

We’re all trying to save money whenever we can so that we can have more to spend on travel...but have you ever thought about being more budget-friendly when it comes to date night? ❤️⁠
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There is a huge opportunity to spend less, and it doesn’t have to mean skipping out on romantic time with your partner. You can save money on date nights and still have a fun, memorable time. Maybe even more so than if you’d opted for an expensive meal out. 🥰⁠
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🔗 Follow the link in our bio for some ideas to get creative with your date night ideas and start saving money!

31/08/2021

📍Homer, Alaska
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23/08/2021

📍Venice, Italy
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14/08/2021

📍Lewes, Delaware
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12/08/2021

Get ready to take some serious notes about your next destination: The Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan. 🗒

Our latest blog post was written by Keweenaw Peninsula-native Tess O’Connor. Tess boasts that the peninsula is Michigan’s greatest hidden gem. 💎 This post is jam packed with everything you need to visit.

🔗 Follow the link in our bio to get planning!

10/08/2021

📍Den Haag, Netherlands
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04/08/2021

Let’s be real. How long have you been thinking about nixing your 9-to-5 and taking a long, meandering adventure abroad? 🤔⁠
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If you’re anything like us, a nice two-week trip just doesn’t seem to cut it for you anymore. You want more time to experience the world. 🌎⁠
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No need to worry, we are here to help. ➡️ Swipe to learn the 10 things you can do to prepare for long-term travel and 🔗 follow the link in our bio to learn more (like whether or not you really need to leave your job).

02/08/2021

📍 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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28/07/2021

It’s fairly common to associate traveling to Switzerland with a high price tag. 💸⁠
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Facts are facts, and it’s true that Switzerland can be an expensive place to visit. But, it is also a country filled with snow-capped mountains, crystal clear blue waters, and beautiful cities that make it impossible to skip. 🏔⁠
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We are here to share 6️⃣, highly-coveted budget tips for visiting Switzerland without breaking the bank. ⁠
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🔗 Follow the link in our bio to learn more!

27/07/2021

25/07/2021

It’s been a while since we have been able to break out our passports, but the time to dig them back out of drawers and lock boxes (to make sure they’re not expired) has finally arrived! dig. 🛂

Or maybe, it’s time for you to get your first ever passport. Either way, we are so excited for you to get back on the road! 🥳

🔗 Follow the link in our bio for all of the information YOU need to get your first passport, renew your passport, learn important visa information, and more.

21/07/2021

It’s Plastic Free July! ♻️ And, we are here with a great tip to help you reduce your plastic intake: bring a filtered water bottle on your next adventure! 💦⁠
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➡️ Swipe for our favorite bottles and 🔗 follow the link in the bio to find out WHY we love these.

14/07/2021

I’ll answer your first question right away: Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia. And while we’re at it, I’ll answer your second question too: I’m talking about Georgia, the country, not the state. 🇬🇪⁠
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Georgia is an affordable, beautiful and unique destination that straddles Eastern Europe and Asia. And it’s capital city is charming as can be with a unique old town, diverse architecture, and an aerial tramway. ➡️ Swipe to see everything you need to know before visiting Tbilisi.⁠
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BONUS: 🔗 Follow the link to check out our city guide of the capital and get planning!

11/07/2021

Last month Jackie returned from one of her favorite places ever: Loreto, Baja California Sur. 🏝 This was her first trip post-pandemic, and we get to hear all about it on her latest podcast!

Jackie and her friend Carley reflect on their trip poolside. They talk rental cars, accomodations, restaurants, budget tips, and island glamping while giving us a tour of Loreto! ☀️

🎧 Sit back, relax and take a listen on your favorite streaming service.

06/07/2021

If you have been following BMT for a while, you know we love Baja California Sur. 🏝 It was even Jackie’s first trip post-pandemic because it’s such a special and magical place. The people, the food, and the overall island time attitude of Baja is just enchanting. ✨⁠
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And we think it should be your next destination. Don’t believe us yet? Check out these 13 reasons why Loreto needs to be your next getaway. 🤯⁠
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🔗 Follow the link in our bio to learn more about one of our favorite destinations!

01/07/2021

Our latest and greatest post is up on the blog, 😉 we may be biased but we think it’s pretty incredible…..

Our friend and budget whiz Andy was curious to see if he could travel to Europe for two weeks, while sticking to a strict budget of only $1500. 🤑 His mission was to prove to others that even with limited vacation time and a tight budget, it is still possible to have an incredible trip.

He was able to succeed in his goal of only spending $1500. Which we think is pretty impressive alone, but what if we told you he was able to include his international flights in that budget as well?! ✈️ Our minds were blown. 🤯

🔗 Check out the link in our bio to read the full article.

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29/06/2021

For many of us here in the United States, paid vacation time is fairly limited. 😥 While this is unfortunate, we still have to plan around the restraints we have instead of allowing it to limit us from the adventures we want to be taking. ✈️⁠
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When we book a trip, we have to make sure we make the most out of our limited time! Thankfully, Chris Lueke is here to save the day. 🙌🏼 He’s got 5️⃣ great tips for helping you get the most out of a trip to Europe (Bonus: you can use many of the tips outside Europe as well!)⁠
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🔗 Follow the link in our bio to learn more about how to implement these tips for your next adventure! Au revior!

23/06/2021

Today we are bringing you some of our best ninja packing tips. 🥷🏼

Trying to pack for a long trip to Europe can seem daunting, especially if you are using budget airlines. Budget airlines tend to be stricter than main airlines when it comes to the amount of baggage you can bring and the weight restrictions. 🧳

🔗 Follow the link in our to bio to learn how Jackie packed everything she needed for a 17 day trip into just a 30L backpack!

19/06/2021

We have something exciting to announce…we have turned part of our popular online course, the Budget-Minded Traveler Blueprint, into a free, downloadable resource.

If you’re preparing to travel abroad this summer, this is the perfect practical guide to help you know what to expect. It includes six pages of learned-the-hard-way tips from BMT’s founder Jackie. These are the things no one tells you about travel, so you can explore smartly and confidently.

You won’t want to miss out on this! Visit our website, input your email address, and we’ll deliver it straight to your inbox!

09/06/2021

📍 Pozzo del Diavolo
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01/06/2021

Here at BMT, we want you to both eat well AND travel more. 🍏 With the help of guest contributor Kristen Martinek, we compiled the best tips for saving money on food so you can spend more of that precious money on travel. 💸

Check out our latest post How to Save Money on Food to learn about buying clubs, how to find cheaper produce, the importance of diversifying where you shop, and so much more. 🍽

🔗 You can find the link to this post in our bio

💡 How do you save money on food while at home? Let us know in the comments.

26/05/2021

Sharing an experience like travel with those you care about is a special experience, but it can be much harder to stick to your budget. 👯‍♀️ It’s common for friends to approach travel with different budget constraints or expectations about travel spending. ⁠
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Without being fully prepared, this can make traveling difficult. It can cause a bad experience or create tension. Who wants that? 😳⁠
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To help you avoid the drama, we’ve got 5️⃣ tips to help you stick to your budget while traveling the world with your friends.⁠
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🔗 Follow the link in our bio to read more and hear about the difficult decision our blog contributor Hayley had to make after a trip to California that was more expensive than expected.⁠
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💡 Have you ever had a tough experience traveling with friends? Do you have any other tips?

21/05/2021

What if we told you camping doesn’t always have to cost $20-$30 per night? 😱

Well, we’ve got news for you. There are many ways to camp completely FREE in the United States! 🏕 And our latest blog post shares one of the best ways to sleep out under the stars without breaking the bank. ✨

🔗 Follow the link in our bio to learn how to find these places, the etiquette you should (read: MUST) follow, and more!

Tell us our experience camping on BLM land 🏞

13/05/2021

If you’re one of the 1 in 3 people who are highly susceptible to motion sickness, this next resource is for you. 🥴 Don’t miss out if your passport stamps have always been accompanied by moments of extreme nausea and dizziness. 🛣

Our blog contributor Casie gives us the rundown of how she has survived boat rides in Australia, long flights to Bangkok, overnight trains in Vietnam, and drives along the windy Ring Road in Iceland - all while dealing with motion sickness. 🤢

🔗 Follow the link in our bio to help you avoid motion sickness during your next trip!

12/05/2021

The last thing anyone wants is to get sick during that precious time we have set aside to travel. 🤒 Whether it’s an upset stomach, motion sickness or even not being able to sleep, none of it is fun to deal with. 🩺⁠
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💊 Swipe to see the pills and supplements we encourage you to take on the road to help avoid or alleviate illnesses.⁠
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And if you want to learn more about health and safety while traveling, be sure to check out our signature course: the Budget Minded Traveler Blueprint. 💻⁠
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The Budget Minded Traveler Blueprint is your shortcut to traveling the world sooner and smarter, while saving more money. 🔗 Follow the link in our bio to enroll now for just $39! 📚⁠
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P.S. Remember: We are not doctors and this isn’t medical advice. Always consult your healthcare physician first. We take no responsibility for whether or not you stay healthy or get sick. The ultimate decision of what to put in your body is up to you. 🧑‍⚕️