Psychology of budget travel. Top 5 technician

Vitaly Klimov writes: “Sometimes when traveling, the thought comes to mind that you are doing something wrong. Money and time go down the drain, and no return is felt. After the last trip, I gathered my thoughts together and determined how to act so that the trip was cheaper and at the same time more interesting. The top does not contain specific life hacks, but advice on the direction of the right thought.

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1) Adapt to the circumstances. If you have a limited budget, it makes no sense to set rigid limits. Learn to be flexible. It should be understood that there are many good options at a low price, you just need to find them. Is Spain more interesting than France? Maybe. But if a ticket to France costs 3 times cheaper for the dates you need, then there is no point in overpaying. Of course, if you dream of visiting Barcelona, then you need to fly there and not think about money.

1. They take me on a trip, for which I take photos and write a couple of posts (which I would have done after the trip anyway). How much did I save?

2) Travel radially. Those. First of all, visit the closest and most accessible places. Believe me, there is definitely something interesting near your home! While you visit places that are inexpensive and close to your home, your income will grow and you will be able to go farther each time.

The radial system operates not only near the house, but also when traveling. Travel time is very expensive, and it makes no sense to sit on the bus for half a day to see something several hundred kilometers from the planned travel destination. First, you should carefully study the nearby area, and if there is nothing interesting left there, it makes sense to look for interesting things further away.

Why do you think I travel so often?

2. While filming a love story on the coast 50 km from home, I saw glider pilots. Why travel far, because there are so many new and interesting things nearby!

3) Calculate how much travel time costs. Instead of explaining, I will immediately take the last trip as an example. We flew to Salou for 2 whole days and two more halves (days of arrival and departure). The planned budget for the trip, including all expenses, is 20 tr.

For ease of calculation, I will combine the two halves into one day, and it turns out 72 hours of time for everything. Of these, I boldly cross out 24 hours - 8 hours of sleep every day are mandatory for me and under no circumstances do I want to sleep less.

And now we consider how much an hour of travel time costs. 20 000 tr. / 48 hours = 417 rubles / hour. Now it is clear that 1 hour of time costs 417 rubles. So what? Now, before doing anything, we substitute the figure and calculate the real cost. For example:

a) Sit in the morning VKontakte for half an hour - 200 rubles. If you do this 3 times, then already 600. So, we are no longer sitting on the VKontakte trip. Expensive. b) There is a hotel near the coast for 1000 rubles, but there is a similar one 15 minutes walk from the coast, but for 900 rubles. Those. a walk from the hotel to the sea and back will cost 200 rubles. It turns out that it is cheaper to take near the coast and not waste time. c) You can cook your own food, or you can order it in a restaurant. What do you think is more profitable?

3. I'm afraid to calculate how much this free game cost me.

4) Pay no attention to your comfort level. Do not be afraid to take cheap accommodation (you only need a bed, shower and toilet in it), travel by low-cost (after all, you can save 5 thousand without eating for 3 hours?), Make simple food yourself (a homemade sandwich is 3 times cheaper than a similar one in any fast food).

4. We buy groceries in Poland before going to Western Europe.

5) Try more unique things. This is a controversial point for this top, but I will try to explain my point of view. When traveling, try as many unique things as possible. There is no point in traveling to do something ordinary. You have to look, touch, try, test yourself for strength and in every possible way take yourself out of your comfort zone. The more unique things you can try, the cheaper each one gets. Those. the point is not to save, but to squeeze the most out of the money that you have already spent.

5. And it doesn't matter that it cost under 1000 rubles. Without him, the trip would not have been complete.

And most importantly. Don't listen to any advice and do what you want. Fulfilling your dreams is the main thing in travel.