Comments on Living the Dream: Building Your Travel Budget

Thanks for commenting Ry and Mike! I will definit...

2010-04-02T13:40:23.728-04:00

Thanks for commenting Ry and Mike! I will definitely be looking into a Charles Schwab account. Saving $500 would get me an extra week or so traveling, which would be most welcomed.

As above.. I have both Capital One and Charles Sch...

2010-04-02T13:34:04.543-04:00

As above.. I have both Capital One and Charles Schwab and been traveling for a year on both. Has saved me TONS of cash.

Jeremy, Get yourself a Charles Schwab bank accoun...

2010-01-23T21:02:11.846-05:00

Jeremy,

Get yourself a Charles Schwab bank account. I signed up for one before I headed off to travel Europe and it was the best thing I've ever done. Save $$$! No atm fees, no intl fees. Just got a Charles Schwab CC too, no intl fees and 2% cashback on EVERYTHING. Look into it... you won't regret it.

I've already got the Capital One card. Defin...

2009-12-13T22:11:15.437-05:00

I've already got the Capital One card. Definitely a huge fan of that. I might look into a credit union, because my bank charges 3% to get cash out, which is primarily why that number is so high.

As so far as I am aware, trip insurance (at least good ones) covers medical evacuation. The medical insurance I have listed is just the standard insurance I would buy as an American. Gotta be covered with both. I haven't looked too much into trip insurance yet, but you'll be certain that when I do, there will be a post on it :)

You can reduce your bank fees by 1. getting a Capi...

2009-12-13T12:53:23.474-05:00

You can reduce your bank fees by 1. getting a Capital One credit card - mine has no conversion fees and 1% cash back, 2. getting a Credit Union checking accunt (or, possibly, a Cap One account), my CU charges 1%.

I don't see anything for medical evacuation - is that included under medical insurance? I get mine from tenweb.com, but some people get it even cheaper from Divers Alert Network.