When road tripping or renting a car, take advantage of the transportation and head to a Walmart. Whilst in Orlando, we rented a condo with a small cooking area and saved a lot of money by heading to Walmart to stock up on food, snacks and drinks rather than eat out all day, every day. Plus, it meant we could take a drink or two to the theme parks and didn’t have to pay the hefty price of a bottle of cola in the parks.
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Some really interesting points especially like the one about avoiding hostels and going to Airbnb instead. Nice extensive list that covers all aspects.
I love the USA. Ten years ago I did my road trip with a friend and I wished I had your great saving tips back then 🙂
I do not like coffee too. When I was in downtown Miami, I went to Starbucks. At some point, I stopped because it was getting costly. I do not get why products at Whole Foods are expensive but well, I avoided that place. I just went to other stores like CVS and Walgreens. The toiletries there have a lot of variety so I chose the cheapest ones.
Although I have never been here, to visit here from the east means you will try to save every penny as possible. So, your tips would be really helpful when I make a trip to US
Great points. As Americans, we can take some these things for granted. It was so interesting reading your travel tips for the USA. We totally agree about Groupon. Before any domestic trips we always check for deals. Groupon also sells deals to events like sports and concerts and festivals. Even if you don’t buy a deal, It can also be a source of info about upcoming events.
Interesting perspective to read as an American. Never thought about it. Other stuff I I hadn’t heard of like the car rental and ride share. Great post!
I have been to the USA many times and can relate to many of these. A few years ago when the AUD was good I didn’t need to watch my pennies and everything seemed so cheap in the US. Now that we are only getting 75c it’s a different story. Yes to Walmart every day of the week. My kids loved it and we had to drag them out when they were younger. I’ve also used Groupon many times to bag a bargain. We often share meals when we dine out as well. Not so much to save money but more so because the serving sizes are huge!
When I head back to the states I’m definitely going on an epic road trip, and this has been such a help! AirBnB and Couchsurfing are some great ways to save money for sure. And I use Yelp obsessively at home!
I have always wanted to go tot USA once in my life. Some really interesting points which I didn’t know about. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the parking tip! I now have a reminder on my phone to install the parkopedia when I get there. I hope they have the IOS app. I am planning to go on a roadtrip from LA to Nevada to the grand canyons. My friend told me to go this May or June. Excited!
They do have an IOS app 🙂 Have a great trip!
Interesting & useful post! USA is my dream destination. We are planning a family vacation in January 2017. I will follow these tips . Thanks for sharing
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Touring the USA is truly expensive for me since everything is too far from each other. I also noticed that staying in hotels can be affordable with the rewards card. And we usually go for hop on and hop off buses. It’s my first time hearing the BlaBla cars.
Thank you Katie. I shared your post on my blog and I know my readers will enjoy it as much as I did.
These are all great tips! Free museum (thanks DC) and avoiding Starbucks (thanks hotel coffee) are some of my favorites! Thanks!!
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