September 7, 2024

How to Save Money & Make Money for Travel

Group of travelers posing indoors beneath leafy trees, wearing Day of the Dead face paint and floral crowns, with casual clothing and smiling expressions during a cultural experience in Oaxaca.

Hey Millennial Travel Podcast listeners, today's episode is a sample of the new audiobook The Millennial Travel Guidebook: Escape More, Spend Less, & Make Travel a Priority in Your Life now available on Amazon!

Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Sticher, & Soundcloud.

In this chapter on how to save money and make money for travel author I explain:

Observing your Money Mindset
How to Set Up Your Financial Life for Travel
Twelve Cost-Cutting Strategies to Save Money for Travel
Why you need a budget
How I lived in Central America and paid off my student loans
Twelve Ways to Make More Money Now
Should you start a business abroad?
Eight Things to Know to Make Money as a Freelancer

If you find this chapter helpful, we'd love for you to check out the rest of The Millennial Travel Guidebook. You can listen to the entire book for free with a 30-day trial of Audible.com.

You can also get the chapter on How to Find the Best Deals on Flights absolutely free at MillennialTravelGuidebook.com.

Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Sticher, & Soundcloud.

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AUTHORS

Matt Wilson

Matt Wilson is the co-founder and CEO of Under30Experiences, a group travel company for young adults, and the author of The Millennial Travel Guidebook: Escape More, Spend Less, & Make Travel a Priority in Your Life.

He has spent over a decade designing, operating, and reviewing group trips around the world, with a focus on travel safety, logistics, and real-world risk assessment for young, solo, and first-time travelers. His experience includes extensive travel throughout Latin America and Europe, as well as hands-on work vetting destinations, local partners, accommodations, and transportation providers.

Matt regularly evaluates destinations using practical criteria that go beyond crime statistics including infrastructure, medical access, transportation reliability, and group dynamics which informs the travel safety guides he writes and updates based on recent travel.

He is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and approaches travel the same way he approaches training: prepared, disciplined, and aware of risk without being ruled by fear.

Matt remains actively involved in reviewing itineraries, assessing safety considerations, and creating destination guides for Under30Experiences, with the goal of helping travelers explore the world confidently, responsibly, and with intention.