Budget tip #1 everyone knows that food is one of the biggest daily expenses while traveling and for me trying new foods is one of the best parts of being somewhere new. To save some money I try to make a meal or two everywhere I go. Pictured above is a picnic in Paris, everything except the wine was purchased at the local farmers market. Even though we splurged for wine and good cheese this meal costed far less than if the four of us had gone to a restaurant. There is also something inherently fun about eating lunch on a ping pong table!