Want to make travel a bigger part of your life in 2024? Learn six practical money-saving strategies that can help fund your next adventure, from rethinking daily purchases to smarter approaches to gifting. These simple lifestyle adjustments could save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year—enough for that dream trip to Europe or Cuba.

When elementary school teacher Rachel Trapani took an unaffordable trip to Grand Cayman in 2018, a single extra day cost her nearly $1,000 and became her wake-up call. Four years later, she's debt-free and has explored Morocco, the French Riviera, and beyond—all while working on a teacher's salary. In this personal story, she shares the exact system that helped her pay off $24k in debt and build a robust travel savings fund that lets her adventure without financial stress.

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