It’s quite a myth that you need to be very loaded to travel! I have done many trips pretty broke! Hopefully I can recall in full detail how I made all the expenses work out on such trip! In the meantime, even if you don’t have the money yet, make the plan! Draw out a budget! Make it work somehow!
I hope I can somehow, whet your appetite for travelling, and help put it in perspective for you, that it really does not need to be expensive!
Here, let’s discuss a few things I try to live by when I travel cheap!
I cannot overemphasize this! I realise that when I plan early, and have time to look at prices over a couple of months, I end up getting a good deal!
What are you able to spend on the airfare? What do you want to spend on food? Do you plan to get souvenirs? Draw a budget for every single thing, down to how much you might tip a tour guide/waiter
Check the reviews, look up the neighbourhood. While cutting on cost may be important, safety is even more important!
You might need to learn to share dorm/hostel rooms with people of different genders. You might have to use a few bad washrooms (my biggest pet peeve!).