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7 tips for holidays on a budget

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By Helen Baker

If youโ€™re like me, youโ€™ll be itching to travel again once borders reopen! But donโ€™t let your next holiday break the bankโ€ฆHolidays are meant to be fun and relaxing. However, if you blow your budget, you end up more stressed than before you left. What a waste! Follow these tips for holidays on a budget to avoid coming home to a nasty debt pile:

1. Plan ahead

Itโ€™s always a good idea to plan ahead. But in COVID times, planning takes on new importance. 

As weโ€™ve seen, the situation can change quickly with restrictions and border closures. 

Consider:

  • Not just where you want to go, but where can you go?ย 
  • Do you have a back-up destination in mind?
  • Which places are most popular? (You can stretch your budget further and support local businesses by going somewhere quieter)
  • Do you need to quarantine at your destination or on your return? Or both? Or get stuck in a โ€œbubbleโ€ change? (If so, that adds to your costs and the amount of leave you will need)

Planning ahead could save you a small fortune and help avoid your relaxing getaway becoming a stressful nightmare.

2. Book in advance

This is another why reason planning is so valuable โ€“ you can book ahead and lock in cheaper rates. Even a 5% discount saves you $250 on a $5,000 holiday!  Can a travel manager assist you with itinerary savings?

Comparison sites are useful but try contacting operators too โ€“ they may offer better prices or free upgrades for booking with them directly.

Also, booking ahead means you should miss out on disappointments. For example, camper vans and caravans are hugely popular right now, and demand is outstripping supply.

3. Protect yourself

Explore what you can do to safeguard your travel budget in case things go wrong, including COVID outbreaks, general sickness, accidents, and natural disasters.

Ensure that you can cancel or alter bookings without incurring extra charges. This goes for any flights, accommodation, vehicle rentals, equipment hire, tours and so on. 

Also consider getting travel insurance. But read the fine print carefully; are COVID/public health restrictions covered by the policy? What costs are and are not insured? Is every member of your family covered? Is there a cap on how much can be claimed?

Hopefully you wonโ€™t need to use these, but youโ€™ll be really thankful for having them if you do!

4. Spend points not cash

All that shopping online while in lockdown and paying with cards instead of cash means those credit card points will have accumulated quickly! 

You could redeem those points to pay for part or all of your trip. The same goes with any unused frequent flyer points from previous holidays or work jaunts.

Use them where you can get the most value. For instance, many schemes offer better value if you spend points on goods or services instead of redeeming them for cash.

Does a family member, colleague or friend have travel bank credits that are about to expire that they are not going to use?  Can you do a deal to use them at a discount rather than they lose the credit completely?

5. Claim COVID incentives

This year, most state and territory governments are offering incentives to support local hospitality and tourism businesses. Why not take advantage of these and holiday close to home!

Itโ€™s essentially free money, and every little bit that doesnโ€™t come out of your pocket is a welcome relief, especially at Christmas time.

Check the eligibility criteria to see where they are valid. And donโ€™t forget to claim for everyone โ€“ some incentives are available to each adult within your household.

6. Take what you need

It may be quite a while since you last enjoyed a holiday away, so donโ€™t forget that everything is more expensive in holiday destinations! 

Wherever possible, take everything you need with you to minimise your spending while youโ€™re away. That includes clothes for all occasions, toiletries, incidentals like sunscreen and insect repellent, as well as any sporting gear you may need.

If you have space consider taking food too for picnic lunches and breakfasts on the go.

7. Have your kids earn spending money

Letโ€™s face it โ€“ youโ€™ll be paying for your kidsโ€™ holiday adventures anyway. But you can teach them the value of money by having them earn their spending money beforehand.

Weight the value of jobs against their degree of difficulty. Have them start now to save those dollars over time, rather than a mad dash just days before you leave.

Not only does it help you spread the cost of your holiday over several months, but you also get some odd jobs around the house done for you!


Helen Baker is a licensed Australian financial adviser and author of the new book, On Your Own Two Feet: The Essential Guide to Financial Independence for all Women (Ventura Press, $32.99).ย  Helen is among the 1% of financial planners who hold a masterโ€™s degree in the field. Proceeds from book sales are donated to charities supporting disadvantaged women and children.

Find out more at www.onyourowntwofeet.com.au

Note: any advice or information in this article is of a general nature only and has not taken into account your personal objectives, financial situation, and needs. Because of that, before acting on the advice, you should consider its appropriateness to you, having regard to your personal objectives, financial situation, and needs. Opinions constitute judgement at the time of issue and are subject to change.

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You are sugar and spice, thatโ€™s for sure! ๐ŸŒถ ๐Ÿฏ 
Happy international cat day! ๐Ÿ˜ป
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#internationalcatday #spicykitty #sugarandspice #bestlapwarmer #misspurrsonality #rescue #rescuecat #familymember #furbaby #woudnthaveitanyotherway
  • I love our time together and Iโ€™ll take it however I can. This afternoon TJ and I toured the grounds at the Civic Reserve in Mornington while big sister did bball practise. 
We walked through the leash free dog park trying to get a few pats in (who are those people wandering around in here without a dog? Oh, thatโ€™s us! ๐Ÿซฃ). We found this giant hollowed tree trunk and then visited the ducks at the pond. 
I could have food shopped, or ran to the chemist, or back to work where he would glaze over watching YouTube, but I did none of that. 
Forty precious minutes filled well. 
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#getitwhenyoucan #preciousmoments #fillingtimewithfamilytime #awalkinthepark #afternoonsun #together #dogstalking #duckpond #spendingtime #mamasboy #motherandson #theygrowupsofast #civicreserve #itdoesnthavetobecomplicated
  • Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden day! I loooove heading into the amazing outdoor kitchen/garden at my sonโ€™s school. Hanging with the kids and seeing them create food from scratch totally fills my bucket! And their bellies!
Today they dined on homemade pasta, sausage sauce, salad and bread. You go kiddos!
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#kitchengarden #lunchtime #stephaniealexanderkitchengarden #kidsinthekitchen #schooldays #helpingatschool #cooking #cookingwithkids #lifeskills #cookingfromscratch #food #homemade #atschool #luckykids #yummy #yummylunch #fullbellies #lovepeninsulakids
  • Gorgeous day for a bit of footy!โ˜€๏ธ
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#godoggies #gobombers #sundayswellspent #girlsfooty #winter #wintersport #sundaysport #footballallday
  • Soup, crusty bread and a fire kinda night! ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿฅ– ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ŸŒฌ 
This was my Saturday before food shop vegetable dump soup with a few chicken drumsticks I had in the freezer. Pumpkin, carrots, broccoli, onion, kale and cabbage. And a load of Parmesan grated on top. If you arenโ€™t already adding parm cheese to your soup and dipping that bread - trust me, do it! ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿ˜‹
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#winter #winterfood #winternight #winterwarmers #dinner #winterdinner #hunkerdown #foodforthesoul #easyrecipes #madeup #chuckitin #getinmybelly #familydinner #soupforeveryone #feedthefamily #leftovers #dipit #easymeal #veggiedump #saturdaynightathome

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