{"id":145900,"date":"2025-12-09T18:55:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/?p=145900"},"modified":"2025-12-09T18:55:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:55:20","slug":"how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Save Money To Travel When You’re Broke AF"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saving money for anything is a challenge but if you want to go on the trip of your dreams you don\u2019t have to live like a hermit even if you are broke AF. Any amount of money you save counts no matter how big or small so here are some tips on how you can make it a reality. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Want” versus “need”<\/h2>\n

Every time you buy something new ask yourself, are you buying it because you want it, or do you need it? Most items we buy are not necessities but we enjoy spending money on them. If you\u2019re unsure about whether it\u2019s want or need, try sleeping on it for a couple of weeks and you might find that your interest has dwindled. <\/span><\/p>\n

Go through your bank statement and analyse where you can cut back on your spending by applying the want versus need question. Sure, bills are a necessity but do you really need to spend money on lunch or a Starbucks every day? Although seemingly insignificant, a Starbucks a day starts to add up. Cut the cost by preparing your own coffee and lunch at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s unavoidable that you will have to spend money on shopping but when you do, write a list of what you need and work out a budget so you don\u2019t deviate. Never go to a supermarket hungry because you will only be tempted to spend money on excess food that you don\u2019t need!<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Adapt your social life<\/h2>\n

Saving money doesn\u2019t mean you should pack in your social life and spend the rest of your miserly time as a hermit. Instead, adapt it so you can see your friends and save money at the same time. Pubs, clubs and restaurants eat up a huge amount of money, especially if you\u2019re going every week. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rather than getting anxious about whether you should buy another drink or not, adapt your social activities to suit your budget. Suggest a few drinks at yours or a friend\u2019s instead of the pub. Have a house party or cook a meal and let everyone pitch in. Finding creative ways to see your friends without spending a fortune is fun. You don\u2019t have to give up your social life just because you\u2019re on a budget.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have a dedicated account for your travel savings<\/h2>\n

The best way to save money to travel is to have a bank account that is separate from your everyday spending. It puts you in more control of what goes in and out. Set up a savings account and have a goal to put in whatever you can afford every week, month or whenever you get paid. Don\u2019t touch it under any circumstances unless it\u2019s related to your travels. <\/span><\/p>\n

Consider setting up a savings account that does more than collect your money. Investment accounts may seem a little intimidating but these days it has never been easier to set one up. Apps like Moneybox round up your spending to the nearest pound and then invest the difference. You don\u2019t even notice you\u2019re saving. You can control your investment strategy and put in as much or as little as you like. It\u2019s fun to watch your savings grow and see a bit extra get added. It also takes two weeks to take out any money so you won\u2019t be as tempted to spend it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Commit and don’t give up<\/h2>\n

The hardest part about saving money for anything is keeping it going and it\u2019s never going to be easy. If you\u2019re serious about saving money you can\u2019t go on a spending spree with your payday cheque. It can be tough when your goal is far off but every time you feel like giving up, visualise what you\u2019re saving the money for. Remind yourself of your travelling plans and inspire yourself by planning your itinerary. It\u2019s much easier to save money when you have something tangible in mind. <\/span><\/p>\n

Draw up a realistic savings plan alongside your travel itinerary so you know exactly where you\u2019re money is going. If you\u2019re not planning to travel for a while then set up a monthly savings goal and it will motivate you to maintain it. There\u2019s no race when it comes to saving money for travel but the next time you contemplate buying another drink you could be spending that money on a cocktail on the beach!<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Do you have any tips or tricks on how to save money for your trip abroad? Feel free to share them in the comments!<\/h3>\n

Featured Image Source: https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/duQ1ulzTJbM<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saving money for anything is a challenge but if you want to go on the trip of your dreams you don\u2019t have to live like a hermit even if you are broke AF. Any amount of money you save counts no matter how big or small so here are some tips on how you can…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25303,"featured_media":146099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true},"categories":[1809],"tags":[20863,13313,9087,15896,8413],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-145900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","tag-broke-saving","tag-budgeting","tag-saving-money","tag-t","tag-travel"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow To Save Money To Travel When You're Broke AF - Society19 UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Travelling is an expensive activity. Read these tips on how to save money to find out how you can go on the trip of your dreams!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How To Save Money To Travel When You're Broke AF - Society19 UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Travelling is an expensive activity. Read these tips on how to save money to find out how you can go on the trip of your dreams!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Society19 UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheSociety19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-09T18:55:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/travel.jpg?fit=1350%2C900&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Francesca Brooking\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@theSOCIETY19\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@theSOCIETY19\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Francesca Brooking\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0eb18a3a1bd6d61461b0e626b0f79b66\"},\"headline\":\"How To Save Money To Travel When You’re Broke AF\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-09T18:55:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":794,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/travel.jpg?fit=1350%2C900&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"broke saving\",\"budgeting\",\"saving money\",\"T\",\"travel\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Travel\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\\\/\",\"name\":\"How To Save Money To Travel When You're Broke AF - Society19 UK\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/travel.jpg?fit=1350%2C900&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-09T18:55:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0eb18a3a1bd6d61461b0e626b0f79b66\"},\"description\":\"Travelling is an expensive activity. Read these tips on how to save money to find out how you can go on the trip of your dreams!\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/travel.jpg?fit=1350%2C900&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/travel.jpg?fit=1350%2C900&ssl=1\",\"width\":1350,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"How To Save Money To Travel When You're Broke AF\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Society19 UK\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0eb18a3a1bd6d61461b0e626b0f79b66\",\"name\":\"Francesca Brooking\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/97ef963459b1e9628178a5fbf7fd6b6d49167a43e4c7297c441e7e8f1ba9b066?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/97ef963459b1e9628178a5fbf7fd6b6d49167a43e4c7297c441e7e8f1ba9b066?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/97ef963459b1e9628178a5fbf7fd6b6d49167a43e4c7297c441e7e8f1ba9b066?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Francesca Brooking\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.society19.com\\\/uk\\\/author\\\/francescabrookinggmail-com\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How To Save Money To Travel When You're Broke AF - Society19 UK","description":"Travelling is an expensive activity. Read these tips on how to save money to find out how you can go on the trip of your dreams!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"How To Save Money To Travel When You're Broke AF - Society19 UK","og_description":"Travelling is an expensive activity. Read these tips on how to save money to find out how you can go on the trip of your dreams!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/","og_site_name":"Society19 UK","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheSociety19\/","article_published_time":"2025-12-09T18:55:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1350,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/travel.jpg?fit=1350%2C900&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Francesca Brooking","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@theSOCIETY19","twitter_site":"@theSOCIETY19","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/"},"author":{"name":"Francesca Brooking","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/0eb18a3a1bd6d61461b0e626b0f79b66"},"headline":"How To Save Money To Travel When You’re Broke AF","datePublished":"2025-12-09T18:55:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/"},"wordCount":794,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/travel.jpg?fit=1350%2C900&ssl=1","keywords":["broke saving","budgeting","saving money","T","travel"],"articleSection":["Travel"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/","url":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/","name":"How To Save Money To Travel When You're Broke AF - Society19 UK","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/travel.jpg?fit=1350%2C900&ssl=1","datePublished":"2025-12-09T18:55:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/0eb18a3a1bd6d61461b0e626b0f79b66"},"description":"Travelling is an expensive activity. Read these tips on how to save money to find out how you can go on the trip of your dreams!","inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-save-money-to-travel-when-youre-broke-af\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/travel.jpg?fit=1350%2C900&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/travel.jpg?fit=1350%2C900&ssl=1","width":1350,"height":900,"caption":"How To Save Money To Travel When You're Broke AF"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/","name":"Society19 UK","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/0eb18a3a1bd6d61461b0e626b0f79b66","name":"Francesca Brooking","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/97ef963459b1e9628178a5fbf7fd6b6d49167a43e4c7297c441e7e8f1ba9b066?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/97ef963459b1e9628178a5fbf7fd6b6d49167a43e4c7297c441e7e8f1ba9b066?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/97ef963459b1e9628178a5fbf7fd6b6d49167a43e4c7297c441e7e8f1ba9b066?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Francesca Brooking"},"url":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/author\/francescabrookinggmail-com\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/travel.jpg?fit=1350%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8vdom-BXe","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145900"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153346,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145900\/revisions\/153346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145900"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=145900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}