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Pack light<br />
Depending on how long your trip<br />
is, you might be able to get away<br />
with just a carry on if you plan<br />
on flying, which saves you from<br />
paying money to check your bag.<br />
Packing versatile clothes, like a<br />
few blouses that can be paired<br />
with different pants or skirts and<br />
a jacket to layer over, can help<br />
take up less space than seven<br />
shirts that can only be worn with<br />
certain pairs of jeans. This is the<br />
perfect time to try that capsule<br />
wardrobe that keeps popping up<br />
on your Pinterest dashboard.<br />
Utilize public<br />
transportation<br />
When I took a taxi from the<br />
Dublin Airport to the apartment<br />
eight miles away where I’d be<br />
staying during my semester<br />
abroad, it cost 38 euros. The bus<br />
that runs every 10 minutes from<br />
the airport to the city center<br />
costs 6 euros. If you do research<br />
beforehand, you can determine<br />
what bus routes or tram will get<br />
you where you need to go for<br />
much cheaper than a taxi.<br />
Stray off the<br />
beaten path<br />
It’s no secret that popular travel<br />
destinations are full of tourist<br />
traps that will make you pay<br />
double what an item is actually<br />
worth. Take a moment to step<br />
outside the tourist area, and<br />
you’ll spend less money when<br />
you do. In Vienna, people line up<br />
(or queue, as they say) outside<br />
of Cafe Sacher to try the famous<br />
Sachertorte cake; but at a cafe<br />
two blocks away, you can get<br />
Sachertorte for half of the price<br />
of Cafe Sacher. It’s important to<br />
keep safety in mind so you don’t<br />
end up wandering around in a<br />
neighborhood that you probably<br />
shouldn’t. Looking up some<br />
places beforehand and reading<br />
reviews can help reduce this risk.<br />
Don’t underestimate<br />
a dollar<br />
A sophomore at the University<br />
of Iowa, April Bannister<br />
recommends to pay in cash<br />
instead of with a credit card to<br />
be more conscious of how much<br />
you’re spending. “That’s what my<br />
dad always does,” she said with a<br />
laugh. When you can physically<br />
see the loss of your money from<br />
your wallet, you might think<br />
twice about paying for that latte<br />
when there’s a Keurig back at<br />
your Airbnb.<br />
It can be scary at the end of a trip when you check your bank account and scroll through withdrawal after<br />
withdrawal. Hopefully applying these tips will prevent the dreaded post-trip bank account check from being<br />
quite so cringeworthy.<br />
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Spring 2020
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