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How to Get Money
From Your Parents

with Lene M., Århus, Denmark


Photo: This Californian bought his bike direct from the factory, rode it all over Europe for several months, and then had BMW ship it home. Buying it there helped defray his hellacious-good-time expenses. Campground overlooks Oslo.



Top Ten Ways to Get Travel Money

The fundamental ingredient for travel is not money or time, but will. Most lucky citizens of developed world can get the jack for world backpacker travel.


10. Sell your sports car, then use public transport, a bicycle, or a '79 Honda Civic

9. Sell your furniture and live Japanese-style

8. Spend your nights in a Salvation Army shelter while still going to work

7. Hire-out your body to medical science (worked for both of me)

6. Stop watching television (along with Guinness, this solves/cures a multitude of problems/ailments)

5. Save more than you spend

4. Get a job

3. Move back in with your parents (then threaten to stay)

2. Write a book millions of people want to read (yeah, right)

And the #1 traveler-proven way to get travel money...

#1. VISA GOLD!

Photo: I never had travel money until I sold my sports car (okay, so it was only a Fiat) and got this super economical '79 Civic.



 Bottom Ten Really
BAD WAYS
To Get Travel Money

10. Sue somebody

9. Defraud welfare system

7. Move back in with your parents (unless they're unbelievably cool)

6. Visa Gold 24.9% (compounded daily)

5. Write a book (unless you can save on zero cents per hour)

4. Creative application of student loan

3. Deal crack

2. Spam universe requesting donations

And the world-wide, #1 really bad way to get travel money...

#1. SPONTANEOUS SERIES OF CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERIES!

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