Travel Fuels Life Podcast and Show Notes
How To Be A Financially Savvy Traveler (Ep. 7)

One of the most important resources to have at your disposal if you want to travel is money. This week, I talk with Danielle Desir of the Thought Card about setting a budget, gaming cheap flights, strategies for pulling the trigger on travel and dealing with debt. We'll also discuss:
- What is a financially savvy traveler?
- Financial role model
- Financial independence movement
- How to pull the trigger on great deal
- Having a travel fund
- Travel Insurance
- Planning
- Using Sygic Travel Planner and Pinterest
- Free Things to Do
- Best ways to get around
- Advantage of bus tours
- Solo travel vs group travel
- The theory of "once in a lifetime"
- Taking about credit card responsibility
- Having a travel goal with a credit card
- Making a financial plan for your destination
- Validating purchasing decisions
- The advantage of having a budget
- Dealing with student loan debt
- Strategies for paying off debt
- Moving to longer trips
- Travel to Puerto Rico
- Why isn't finance taught in high school?
- Back to Budgeting Basics Course (coming in 2019)
Episode Resources
- ThoughtCard.com (Danielle's Blog)
- Podcast is "The Thought Card"
- Scott's Cheap Flights
- Secret Flying
- The Flight Deal
- Thrifty Traveler Premium
- Whisker App
- Hit List App
- Sygic Travel Trip Planner (Android / iOS)
- Danielle's Twitter
- The Thought Card Instagram
- The Thought Card Facebook