Never in the history of humankind has it been so easy to travel from one side of the world to the other. With the click of a button, you can book a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, and arrive at your Australian destination a mere 24 hours after leaving your front door. But despite the convenience and ease of travel, it can be extremely expensive.

Booking a plane ticket costs a lot of money, and for many travelers on a budget, it can be off-putting. As well as the cost of the actual ticket, you also have to fork out for transport to the airport, in-flight meals, baggage fees, and insurance. It can sometimes seem easier just to stay at home.

But for the money-conscious traveler, there are several ways to reduce the cost and save money on your flights. As long as you are smart about your booking and flexible about your journey, you can save a significant sum of money to enjoy on your holiday. Here are a few helpful tips to get you started.

Save money on flights by booking early

Many airlines ramp up their ticket prices closer to the departure date, as people become more desperate to buy their flights. Avoid losing money unnecessarily by being proactive. You should book at least six weeks in advance to benefit from the cost savings.

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Travel out of peak season

Flights are understandably more expensive at certain times of the year. In the school holidays and the summer months, everyone is traveling abroad, so airlines can afford to increase their ticket prices without losing any customers. If you don’t mind when you travel, it could be a good idea to book your holiday away from the peak season. The exact date will of course depend on where you are traveling to. For example, if you’re visiting an area that’s popular with skiers and snowboarders, you’ll find winter flights to be just as expensive.

Use flight comparison sites

It’s rarely a good idea to always book straight from the airline’s website as you’ll be missing out on much better deals. Your best bet is to use a flight comparison site such as Skyscanner or Google Flights. These allow you to browse and compare multiple flights from different airlines, as well as identifying the cheapest dates and times to fly. 

Consider different routes

Sometimes the most direct route is not the cheapest, and you may be able to save a great deal of money on flights by taking a slightly different journey. If you have multiple airports within traveling distance of your home, it would be worth checking to see which one offers the cheapest journey. There may be options for a cheaper trip that makes a layover in a different country en route. Although this may take a lot longer, your ticket will cost a lot less.

Find empty legs

Some travelers with a lot of disposable income might opt to charter a private plane for an international trip. Such a journey obviously comes at an enormous expense, but it can result in the pilot flying in between stops without any passengers. These empty legs cost the charter companies a lot of money, and they would always prefer to fill seats if they can. For this reason, some firms offer empty leg options at a severely discounted rate. Not only will you save yourself some money, but you might even have a plane to yourself.

Be flexible

Do you have a fixed destination in mind or can you afford to be a bit flexible? When the time comes to book your flights, a quick search of a flight comparison site will show you the cheapest holiday destinations around your chosen departure date. A holiday is a holiday after all, and you’ll have just as wonderful a time whether you go to Madrid or Pamplona. And you’ll have more disposable travel money to spend on meals out, adventurous activities, and cocktails by the pool.

Pack light

It’s not just the plane ticket that costs money. Many airlines charge their passengers additional fees depending on how much luggage they have. Depending on the airline, you might have to pay up to $50 for a piece of checked baggage. If this applies to your journey, you can avoid this charge by packing light. Try to get everything you need into a carry-on bag you can take with you on the plane. It might require a few sacrifices and some clever packing skills, but it will make a huge difference to your holiday budget.

Now get flying

So as you can see, with a little research and preparation, booking a plane ticket doesn’t have to cost you a lot of money. But what tools do you use to help you save money on flights? Do you have other must-use search tools or websites that you swear by? Please, share them in the comments below so we can help others save money on their bucket list travels too!

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When I created my personal growth bucket list, I never had buying a house as part of my financial bucket list. Don’t get me wrong, I had always assumed that one day I would own a house. I guess it was just never a priority for me compared to other financial goals. This may be because I always considered myself somewhat nomadic. However, now that I am a married and a bit older, buying a house seems to be a new priority.

With mortgage rates being so low, many may feel this goal even more urgently than before. The question is, is buying a house worth it?

According to a recent survey from Forbes Advisor, the answer seems to be “yes!”

In the survey, Forbes asked about two dozen financial and real estate experts if the American dream of homeownership is still a good long term investment. The result? Nearly 57% said that buying a house is definitely a smart long term investment.

Should buying a house be on your financial bucket list? Well, let’s dive into reasons why it should be!

Buying a House is often Cheaper than Renting

Don’t get us wrong, saving enough money for a down payment can be difficult. Also, a lot of your monthly costs will depend on where you live. But by using the Renting vs Buying Calculator from MortgageCalculators.info you can easily see if this is a benefit for you. When doing your research also remember to think long term. In most places, landlords seem to increase rent about 7% a year. So though it may seem like you are saving money now, in the long run, this might not be the greatest deal.

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It will help organize your other Financial Bucket List items

It seems weird to say this, but setting the goal to buy a house can help you with your other finances too.  Just like when you start a Travel Savings Account, buying a house takes organization, focus, and tasks to help you complete your goal. In fact, Realtor.com came up with a 12 point checklist to help get you organized. But what we found interesting was that before even talking to a realtor, you need to take stock of your own personal finances. Then they offer ways to improve your situation so that when you are financially ready, you can obtain that dream home.

Buying a House is Tax Deductible

To paraphrase Ben Franklin, “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” 

Every April, most people scramble to figure out their taxes and in general how much they owe. It can often be quite a stressful time. But one of the financial benefits of buying a house is that several of the expenses are tax deductible! This can be seen, especially in the beginning, when you’re able to deduct things like your Mortgage Interest and possibly your property taxes. Therefore, with the added savings, you might receive a bigger tax refund to put towards other financial bucket list items.

Your Credit Score will Improve

Now, don’t get us wrong, initially when you buy a home, your credit score will drop. Of course this should make sense as you just took out a pretty big loan. But this is only temporary while you prove that you can pay it back. According to an article from the SFGATE, paying on time should increase your credit score. In fact, according to their research, making regular payments is “the single most important factor influencing your credit rating.” So, just be organized and diligent on paying on time to help that credit score grow.

It is a Good Investment for your Financial Bucket List

When we are little and play Monopoly, one of the first things we learn is that owning houses and hotels is the best way to increase the rent of a property. In fact, the more houses equals more rent paid, leading you to becoming the richest player and thus the winner.

Now, in real life, buying a house isn’t always about collecting rent and sticking it to your friends on game night. But there is no doubt that buying a house can be a great financial bucket list investment. This can easily be seen when you check out CoreLogic’s home price index to review the year-over-year changes of different home markets around the country.

So is it Time to go Shopping?

As you can see, buying a house can be quite beneficial to most people these days. This can be especially true after exploring all the costs involved when using an Advanced Mortgage Calculator. But everyone’s financial bucket list is different. So, is buying a house on your personal growth bucket list? Do you equate home ownership with financial success? Or is there more important goals that you have to accomplish first financially? Let us know in the comments below!

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There is no doubt that 2020 has been a stressful year for everyone. With the pandemic, forced quarantines, and the overall need to stay healthy, travel has not been a priority for most. However, even before the pandemic hit, Americans in particular often failed to utilize all of their vacation days.

According to Expedia’s 2013 Vacation Deprivation study, 60% of Americans wanted to take a vacation but never went. This led to over half a billion vacation days in 2013 that were never used. But why?

Well, when Expedia asked the biggest reason for this they found that more than 15 percent of respondents said they didn’t take their vacation because of a lack of funds.

So, how do we tackle the many items on our Adventure Travel Bucket List if we think we cannot afford them?

The best answer: Start a Travel Savings Account

In order to help you visit the many places you dream of traveling to, we have developed a way to set up a travel savings account. That way, you can stop wasting those precious vacation days and tackle your own bucket list!

1) Figure Out Your Travel Savings Goal

Ben Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!”

There is no doubt that travel can be wonderful and exciting. But, like with all things, you need to have a plan in order to do it right. There is nothing worse than maxing out your credit cards in order to make any bucket list dream come true. But with a little planning, you can easily set up a goal to create a travel savings so you can have the perfect adventure.

In order to figure out your travel savings goal, we recommend you take some time and focus on two things:

• Where you want to go
• When you want to travel

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a) Decide Where You Want To Go

Perhaps the first thing you need to decide when setting up a travel savings account is determining where you want to go next. Things like your flight, lodging, food, tours, and even souvenirs can all add up depending on the location. This is why we love checking out the Big Mac Index Converter created by The Economist magazine.

The Big Mac Index Converter will help you understand the relationship between your own country’s dollar versus the relative value of a dollar in the country you are wanting to visit. In other words, you can determine how much your dollar is worth compared to the currency of the country you are visiting. Then you will know how much money you will need to have in the bank before you go.

b) Create a Deadline or Departure Date

There is no doubt that deadlines can often add pressure to a situation. But by creating a deadline or a departure date it will allow you to commit to your travel savings goal. This in turn will motivate you to start taking action and prepare properly.

For example, we love using the Savings Goal Calculator from Pigly. This calculator allows us to not only see how much our current savings is growing but it also shows us how much we need to add in order to achieve our savings goal in a set period of time.

2) Create a Dedicated Travel Savings Account

Perhaps one of the biggest mistakes most people make is not creating a dedicated travel savings account. Often, we hear of people just using their main bank accounts or pulling money from their overall saving account to fund their vacations. But this often leads to more headaches and other challenges.

That is why we strongly recommend you find a high-interest savings account to dedicate solely to your next vacation. Bankrate.com in December of 2020 released their list of the best high-interest savings accounts and most come in at over 0.60% APY! We personally love Ally and have been using them for years. Not only do they offer great interest rates, but the Ally Interest Checking Account charges a very reasonable rate of 1%, with the standard being 3% when withdrawing cash from an international ATM.

Hot Tip: It may sound silly but NAME YOUR ACCOUNT! There is something to be said about seeing the name of your Vacation Fund when tracking your travel savings. Perhaps if anything it will motivate you to continue to add to the fund and reach your goals!

3) Pay Your Vacation Fund Monthly

With the Savings Goal Calculator from Pigly above, you will notice that “Contribution Frequency” is a key factor in determining your vacation fund goal. Of course, with a high-interest savings account, your total will grow. But by adding more funds monthly, it will become easier to hit your goals.

That is why we strongly recommend you pay your dedicated travel savings account monthly just as you would any other bill. Perhaps the best way to do this is to set up an auto-deposit on a certain day of every month. To do this, first, determine your monthly income. Then subtract your regular bills, set aside an amount for incidentals or emergencies, and then with whatever is left, set up an auto-draft. This way, you won’t be tempted to skip paying your travel fund.

4) Squirrel Away Your Acorns

Of course, a dedicated high-interest travel savings account is key to funding your travel bucket list. But there are also other ways you can save money for a vacation fund. One of the biggest tools we use is the micro-investing app called Acorns. Essentially, Acorns is a micro-investing account that allows you to save for whatever you like by investing your spare change. Plus it is quite a no-brainer. All you have to do is link your credit card or your checking account with their system. Then they round each transaction you have had up to the nearest whole number. From there, they pull the difference from your checking account and invest it in an investment account that you set up.

Don’t get us wrong, you aren’t going to become a millionaire from micro-investing with Acorns. But since 2016, not only have we put away over $2200 without even trying but have also earned an additional $700 from their investments.

5) Track Your Progress

Whether you use Excel on your computer or you hang a fun Juvale Goal Setting Wall Chart Thermometer in your office, you are going to want to track your travel savings account. Since, you now have a departure date and are using any of the savings tools found at Pigly, it will be easy to track your progress monthly.

Perhaps the best reason to track your goals though is in case you fall behind. If this happens, don’t fret just go back to your calculator and see what you need to do to make up the difference. Perhaps you just need to adjust the amount you are paying monthly to your high-interest savings account.

Now It’s Time To Pack!

So, as you can see, setting up a travel savings can be quite easy and very beneficial! There is no reason that those vacation days should ever go to waste. All you need is a bit of planning, focus, and the desire to make those travel bucket list dreams come true!

What are ways you save money to fund your vacations? Are there tools out there that you have had success with that helped you create a travel fund? Is there anything extra you do to add to your personal travel savings account that you would recommend? Let us know in the comments below, so others can learn from your success!

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One of the questions we get quite often is “how do you afford to travel so much?” With the high cost of airfare these days, the question is not surprising. However, with a lot of research, I have developed a personal strategy to help me save money on flights to various bucket list locations. I have compiled it all into one place to make it easier for you to travel to your own bucket list destinations. So, here is The Bucket List Guide to Cheap Flights.

Use Multiple Search Tools

If you are flying to a specific destination, I recommend searching multiple flight comparison sites. It is true that most flight search tools often have with similar results. However, some will have additional results that will fit your budget, so it is worth taking the time to search multiple sites. Here are the websites we use to help us snag great prices on flights that always guide us to cheap flights:

• Kiwi – Kiwi is definitely on the list of sites we always check first when looking for flights. They help me find and book cheap flights anywhere in the world. For example, Darcee & I were able to get one-way tickets from London to Boston for around $165 USD each! Another one of the features I like is the flight map they provide from any departure city you enter. So, if you are looking to just get away, just fill in your city of departure and find great prices to anywhere on the map. Just CLICK HERE & See for yourself!
• Momondo – Momondo is definitely one of my stops when looking for flights to any destination. It is a global travel search site comparing billions of cheap flights, hotels and car hire deals. They can help you find and compare fares from 700+ travel sites, giving you access to the best rates for airline tickets online.
• SkyScanner – Skyscanner is another one of my favorite flight price comparison sites. It allows flexible search options where you can browse prices across a whole month, or even a year. One of the best features is that if you don’t have a specific destination in mind, you can type in “Everywhere” in the destination field. This will allow you to find flight deals on bucket list destinations you may not have even considered. 
• eDreams – We like eDreams because they offer cheap flights year-round that save us lots of money. Perhaps that is because they are the 5th largest online travel agency in the world that offers over 60,000 flight-routes from more than 440 airlines! But what we really like is how they can combine different airline companies for flights in order to find the best price for the flight. Click here to search the Flight Deals from eDreams!
• Google Flights – A unique way to choose your flight from a simple list of results, explore destinations on a map and find travel dates with the lowest fare.

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Subscribe to Flight Deal Emails

One of the ways we land great flight deals is by email! Every day, we receive several emails from different companies that scour airlines for unbelievable prices to random destinations. They only catch is that they send you a list of flights from miscellaneous starting points. However, this is how we scored an unbelievable round trip flight deal from Miami to Germany for Oktoberfest for around $325 (USD)! Along with specific airlines (mentioned in another section), we subscribe to the following email newsletters to that help guide us to cheap flights around the world:

• Dollar Flight Club – The Dollar Flight Club is definitely a Recommended Tool for finding cheap flights to bucket list destinations! Currently they have helped over 500,000 Bucket List Travelers save tons of money on flights both domestically and internationally! Personally, we have used them to save on average about $350+ on round trip internationally. For example, when I was looking for flights to India for the Rickshaw Run, Dollar Flight Club notified me of a Round Trip from Washington, DC, USA to Fort Kochi, India for less than $500 USD! That is insane! But don’t take my word for it, Sign Up HERE for a FREE TRIAL and see what kind of deals they will email you!
• Scott’s Cheap Flights – Now I’m sure you’ve heard of Scott’s Cheap Flights since they send suggestions on flights to 2+ million members daily! But what we like is that they search for & try to find flights that should be no more than 6 cents per mile. So, if you are doing the math, you could save an average of $550 per ticket by Signing up for free HERE!
• Jack’s Flight Club – Jack’s is kind of like the twin of Dollar Flight Club, but out of the United Kingdom. Plus, they often send different emails for ridiculously low-priced flight deals to destinations all over the world. We signed up for their Free Trial Here. Then, we set it to our U.S. home airport & started receiving discounts, hidden offers, & other
  error fares almost immediately.

Use Social Media as a Guide to Cheap Flights

The biggest problem with “flight deals” is that you sometimes miss them. However, using Facebook and Twitter can actually help you land some flight deals before they expire. Obviously, consider following your favorite airlines and even your local airport for updates. I recommend also following the sites listed above to get updates. A few other sites that post daily with great flight deals are below:

• Travel Pirates on Facebook – Travel Pirates pride themselves on their ability to find cheap flights, hotels and vacation packages for their followers. I also like how they often post travel tips, tricks, and ideas that anyone can use.
• Secret Flying on Facebook – Secret Flying is a team of passionate travelers who provide details to the most incredible flight deals. When they find a great deal, they immediately post information about the fare on social media and their website.

Join Frequent Flyer Programs

This may sound like a no brainer, but I am always surprised how many people don’t get the miles for their flights. I sign up for every frequent flyer program available and make sure to enter in my numbers for each flight no matter how small. This inevitably has resulted in upgrades to better seats and many free flights around the country. Also, this is a great way to get information on sales, promotional codes, and travel information. So, be sure you have signed up for the airlines’ email list as well.

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Create Specific Flight Alerts for Cheap Flights

If you know where you want to go and you have some time before your big trip, I strongly recommend you set up a travel price alert. Instead of constantly searching for a future trip, I will set up several travel alerts through 2 or 3 different websites that will send notifications when there is a price change. These are the sites I personally have found offer the best alerts:

• Airfare Watchdog – Airfare Watchdog is an airfare monitoring and alert site that provides free fare alerts to subscribers and visitors. They make it easy to sign up for their free email airfare alerts with your personal airline preferences. What I like is that they also include bargain airlines. Click Here to set up Price Alerts with Airfare Watchdog!
• Skyscanner – So here is Skyscanner again. But for good reason, they are good! Skyscanner Price Alerts are free, and simple to get. You’ll be sent an email informing you of any price changes as soon as they happen, so you won’t miss out on a cheap deal. All you have to do is perform a search for your trip, if the price isn’t right yet, you can click on the “Get Price Alerts” on the top left, and you’re done!

Figure out When to Buy

So, if you search, “When should I Buy Airplane Tickets” you will get countless websites giving you hundreds of different answers. However, in research both online and from my personal experiences, I have found that buying plane tickets on Tuesday in the afternoon tends to be the best for prices.

In terms of how long prior to your trip, there have been several studies that show about 7 weeks or 54 days prior to your trip tends to be the lowest price. However, in that same study, it showed that too early you pay too much. So, I recommend first setting up a Price Alert about 3 months prior to your trip if possible. Also, if you see a great deal from a fare deal email or social media, jump on it no matter how far out it is.

For Cheap Flights Play Around with Your Flight Options

I have found one of the biggest ways to get cheap flights is to be flexible and think a little out of the box. With the airline industry and internet constantly changing, there really aren’t any set rules anymore. Therefore, you need a little flexibility if you want to save money. When possible, consider these alternatives when booking your plane tickets:

• Play Around with Your Travel Dates – This is perhaps one of the few flight options that has always led to higher costs for most people. Traditionally, flying on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturdays have always been cheaper. So, I recommend starting your search to fly on those days first. However, this may not always be true, so use the calendar in your flight search to explore. (For example: I was able to fly out of London to Boston for $100 less on a Monday instead of Tuesday all because I checked)
  • Check Travel Dates before asking for time off from work – I used to be guilty of this and I am sure many others are too. People often ask off of work (usually for a Monday with a weeklong vacation or for Friday for a weekend trip) and then they have trapped themselves with limited travel days. Therefore, if you are considering a trip, start researching first before asking the boss for the time off!
• Play Around with Your Airports – This next biggest challenge to saving money on flights is not only your destination airport, but sometimes your airport of departure. So I always play around with both my departure airport & destination airport.
  • Departure Airport – Living in New Orleans is great for flights around the southern United States or to Latin America, but it sometimes cost me a pretty penny to fly to major cities around the world. Not to mention, I often have to connect somewhere like Atlanta or Houston for national flights or Miami, Boston, New York City, or Los Angeles for international. So, if I am not happy with my cost to fly out of New Orleans, I start researching.
    • First, I look at where the search engine has me connecting. I then start a new search to see if the cost from the connection to my final destination is considerably cheaper. Then I do another search to see if I can get to that middle connection cheaper, use airline miles for a free ticket there, or find a cheaper alternative to get there.
    • If the middle connection cities aren’t cheaper, then I use options like the Google Flights map to see if they list a city that is considerably cheaper to fly out of to my destination. If there is one listed that fits the bill, then I do another search to see if I can get a connection there cheaper, use airline miles for a free ticket there, or find a cheaper alternative to get there. For example: New Orleans to Cologne, Germany can cost on average $1,200 round trip. But I snagged a ticket from Miami to Cologne for $325. Flights from New Orleans to Miami round trip tend to average $225. So, if I just take the easy way and pay for my New Orleans to Miami flights and then on to Cologne, I will spend $550 versus the $1200 from New Orleans to Cologne, Germany. That is a savings of $650 for Beer and Brats and other travel adventures!
  • Destination Airport – Your destination airport can also be costly. Now with the flight search sites listed above, it is really easy to click on “search nearby airports” and you will get additional results that will save you some considerable money. This works great for large metro cities around the world that usually have several airports within the city limits. However, when flying to other places perhaps consider other cities or even nearby countries. For example, last year I wanted to walk the Camino de Santiago, but every airport in Spain and France consistently quoted me a price around $700. So, I used my Google Flights map to discover that if I flew to Lisbon, Portugal, it would only cost $400 and then I found a great train ticket via OmioTravel (Formerly GoEuro) to St. Jean Pied de Port for around $100. That saved me $200 for lots of great Spanish Red Wine and Tapas!
• Play around with One Way Tickets – We are so trained to buy round trip tickets! However, the airlines will sometimes ding you on that. So, I often look at “One Way” tickets to see if it will save me money. Sometimes it is cheaper to book two separate one-way tickets with different airlines than a round trip with the same airline. Also, I often find that I have enough airline miles for a free one-way ticket, which helps. So, then I will buy the cheaper “One Way” ticket. Then I will use my miles to save versus a higher priced round trip ticket.
• Consider Flying Alone – Now this doesn’t mean you have to leave your loved ones at home while you fly to some exotic resort. Unless you want it to mean that! Ha! But seriously, research single tickets versus group tickets. Sometimes special deals might be available for single tickets but not for group ones. Then when booking your tickets, you can manage seats or arrive early at the airport and ask the airline attendant for help.

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Go Incognito!

Now this doesn’t mean showing up at the airport in sunglasses and a trench coat unless you want to become really friendly with TSA. No, what I am referring to is to hide your computer and your cookies from search sites. I can’t tell you how many times I searched one of the great sites listed above and then came back a while later to see the ticket price somewhat inflated. So how do you hide yourself? There are 3 main ways:

• Clean out your cookies – Before going to a search site, go to your tools tab and click on internet options. Then under the general tab you will see a section that says, “Browsing History” and click the delete button.
• Use Incognito Mode – This is my favorite way to search. With Explorer, go to Tools at the top and then click on “InPrivate Browsing.” In Chrome, near the address bar at the top click on the 3 dots on the right and click “New Incognito Window.” Either way will open up a new window that you can use your favorite search site without having your past browsing or cookies used against you.
• Use a VPN – I haven’t used this method yet. But from what I have researched, using a VPN can hide your location and you can even change your location.  This can allow you to use search websites from different countries to possibly land you cheaper flights.

What tools do you use to help guide you to cheap flights? Do you have other must-use search tools or websites that you would recommend for this guide? Share them in the comments! Also, don’t forget to check out other Recommended Tools we use to pursue the many different items in The Bucket List Project!

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