i am trying to save to visit my boyfriend in chile, but its £600 to go, what can i do to save that much up?
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I noted that you stated your money need in pounds...I don't know what city you are in but if you are in a larger city a quick way to make cash, especially in London are:\n\nbaby sitting (easy make 100 quid for one late night, make sure they also give you taxi fare to get home)\n\nelder care, sitting with an elderly person to allow their care giver to pop out to get shopping done etc, easy work and they pay about 15 quid an hour\n\ndog walking, about 10 quid an hour and you can walk more than one dog at once...4 dogs...40 quid an hour\n\nand finally, house sitting...you usually get to stay in these huge and fab mansions and they pay 200 quid a week end and about 400 quid for a week\n\njust call local agencies that offer these services and tell them that you are looking for casual work, they always need people\n\nand to possibly get free air fare...call an international courier service..some times they need people to take cash and documents that need to be hand delivered, it is all legit and pre cleared with customs so you arent at risk of being a drug mule etc, they will pay sometimes for one way of your ticket, and also look at flights with multi stop overs, may take you twice as long for your flight but sometimes can be half the price...I would also  suggest that as you save up a bit of money, go and buy local currency so that you aren't tempted to buy it and the great thing is it doesn't seem like much if you are buying 30 quids worth a week, \n\nHave fun
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you probably want short term borrowing.\n\nMoney shop will cash cheques for 1 month and charge about 6%\nup to £500 at a time.\n\nProvident will lend money but charge the earth.
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Depends on where you are and how much money your group wants to spend.  \n\nI would suggest you check with some travel agents in your area, at least for brochures.  There are often special package deals and special tours for student trips.\n\nIf you are in Canada or the US I would strongly recommend including London, England as part of the trip - lots of history and interesting old buildings, live theater, etc., and also try to include Stonehenge.\n\nMoscow, China, Japan, would also be very interesting.\n\nMy daughter was totally captivated by Spain and Morocco on her high school trip.\n\nI hope this is of some help.
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None.  Use a debit card, save money, invest.
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The tourist rate tends to be par to the rate you will get in England but your better off due to competition of banks once you get to France.  The train stations, ports and airports are good starts but all banking institutions in France will be the best bet for you as they are competing for your pounds, dollars, etc.  You will get the best exchange rate by using your ATM card in a machine there and taking out the local currency. Whatever you have left over, make sure you exchange that before you leave an EU country (best bet is to exchange at the airport before flying back to the UK). \n\nGood luck.
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Don't go on a package holiday.\nBook a flight on a budget airline, rent a small appartment and hire your skis on line before you go.
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I had to do a quick currency conversion being in the UK.  $50 = about £28, and for just under that I bought my dad a really simple play-only DVD player and a DVD film, and gave him some of our old comedies to watch.  He's 86 and not 'technologically-enabled', shall we say, so it had to be simple.\n\nIf it's getting to the stage of 'what do you get the man who has everything', the answer is 'nothing'. But you ~can~ buy him an experience - take him for a day out and a picnic, which won't cost you an arm and a leg, and I do like the 'gift deeds cheques' idea where you can give your dad a 'chequebook' with each of the cheques telling him what you'll do for him when he gives you the cheque to be 'cashed'. Clean the car, mow the lawn, mend his shirt, lift that bale, tote that barge....
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I totally feel ya with only $50!!! What I did for my husband last year was really inexpensive. Make his favorite foods in a late night picnic. Then if you have a airport nearby, park at one end of the runway and watch the planes take off while he endulges in his favorite foods! Worked for my man!
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Try reposting in the travel section under the united kingdom for better results.
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We saved a lot of money by doing fingerfood buffet, purchasing flowers from a wholesaler warehouse, Buy your gown second hand and have it altered, find a park or garden with lots of flowers.  Usually you can reserve areas which are outdoor for really cheap.  If you have a friend or family member with a big yard, that could help you save.  Our local zoo, yes zoo had a beautiful banquet room and garden area overlooking the city and ocean.  The great thing about this was I did not need to buy as many flowers.  Don't discount your local zoo or botanical gardens.\n\nAlso, cakes can be EXTREMELY expensive.  You can either have a mini wedding cake with just 2 tiers done beautifully for "pictures" and then purchase a less expensive sheet cake for serving.  Another idea is to do wedding cupcakes that maybe a friend could make. \n\nA simple and inexpensive, yet meaningful giveaway would be to write your vows down, put on a computer and copy onto nice paper, roll into a scroll and put a ribbon around it.  If you don't have a computer, find someone with really nice handwriting and do maybe 20 a day.\n\nFinally, instead of hiring a caterer and using their food, We found someone who prepped the bulk food we bought from Costco.  They also set up and cleaned up the room and waited on people.  It only took 3 of them since it was buffet and 1 of them set up a mini bar where we only served Champagne and sparkling cider.  We got the champagne for only $2.99 a bottle from Trader Joes. It was a good brand of Asti Spumonti too.\n\nI hope this helps.  Oh the cost was $1,500 for Everything with 150 people and we had a BEAUTIFUL wedding that looked like it cost $6,000.  \n\nCongratulations and remember that the MARRIAGE is more important than the Wedding.
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Cool I'm planing on go to London in about a month an a half... God the US Dollar Sucks...!
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They are in pence.\n\nTSCO.L = 331.25 = £3.31¼
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Pass out the Spanish language booklets. You'll meet people who speak English, as well. Have a great trip!\n\n$300 isn't too much.  At $6 an hour that would be 50 hours of work. Why don't you make up a list of things you can do like babysitting, washing cars, cleaning garages, etc. and sell certificates for 10 hours work. Sell five certificates to some families at church for $60 each and you'll have your $300. \n\nThe certificate should list what you can do and when you are available.
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go to yahoo curency exchange rates, because the rates are always changing
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The council, ring them. NO you can't get a discount as you are BOTH living there
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You dont seem to have a very Indian or indeed Tamil name... Unfortunately with the current $-£ conversion rate $3000 is not an awful lot in GBP. You should be able to manage, though; even have some left for savings/entertainment/misc expenses etc. if you are careful.\nWhether your $972 as rental includes food, winter clothing, etc will depend on what has been negotiated, but if I'm asked to guess, I'd say that the amount will only cover the rental of the property, and no extras. If furnished, you'll probably have sofa/bed/dining table/wardrobes/some kitchen appliances/bedsheets,etc. If unfurnished, then probably just the 4 walls! Cant see any clothing or food being provided (but then, I dont know the details of what you have been offered). \n'Plot' does not make much sense - you better check what it says again. Again, only whoever arranged the property for you will know how many rooms you have.\nMake sure you carry winter clothing, since the temp change from Tamil Nadu to London will be severe in December. Perhaps some thermal inner wear, gloves, a muffler, a winter coat, etc.\nThe amount you can save will completely depend on what kind of deal you've got with the house and what kind of lifestyle you live. I am however sure your lifestyle will be simple, so am confident you will be able to save anywhere upto £300-500. \nMake sure to shop around before you buy anything in London, since prices can vary tremendously. You could go to Southall (an Indian area) or Wembley and buy things cheap from Indian shops there, until you have had a chance to explore other reasonable shops.\nYour British Airways flight should allow £23 Kg registered baggage (from memory) and about 7Kg hand baggage. DO NOT carry more than 2-3 kgs over the allowance, since there is a risk you may be charged exhorbitantly for the excess baggage (upto Rs1000-1500 per Kg). If you need to, keep some non-essentials in a separate bag that you can leave with whoever is dropping you at the airport, if the airline does not accept excess baggage free.\nHope this helps.
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My husband and I have a seperate savings account that we add to every week.  When life gets in a rut, we pull some money out and take a little weekend trip somewhere.  Go camping, take a wine trail, or head for the coast.  It's exciting to do something different and good for a relationship