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The Affordable Flight Guide: How to Find Cheap Airline Tickets and See the World on a Budget
What if you could fly anywhere in the world for $50 or less? Jen Ruiz is a solo travel blogger and lawyer who regularly finds cheap airline tickets, like a $38 flight to New Zealand, $16 flight to Ecuador and $70 roundtrip flight to Aruba. She has been featured by The Washington Post and ABC News for her budget travel secrets. Now, she's revealing all her best money-saving tips in "The Affordable Flight Guide: How to Find Cheap Airline Tickets and See the World on a Budget."
With this book, you will learn how to:
- Set up flight alerts so you're automatically notified whenever there's a price drop or error fare
- Become a travel hacker to use award miles and credit card points for free flights
- Find steal deals on budget airlines and minimize additional fees
- Use little-known booking strategies like clearing cookies and paying in a foreign currency
And so much more! Plus, as a bonus, you'll have access to a list of free mobile apps every traveler should have, essential websites for readers interested in living and working abroad, and side hustle ideas to help you get started funding your next trip.
If you've been wanting to see the world, but money has been holding you back, this guide is your solution. Once you figure out how to fly for less, you can start traveling more. Stop paying thousands of dollars in airfare and start outsmarting the airlines. Great deals are waiting for the savvy travelers that know where to find them.
With this book, you will learn how to:
- Set up flight alerts so you're automatically notified whenever there's a price drop or error fare
- Become a travel hacker to use award miles and credit card points for free flights
- Find steal deals on budget airlines and minimize additional fees
- Use little-known booking strategies like clearing cookies and paying in a foreign currency
And so much more! Plus, as a bonus, you'll have access to a list of free mobile apps every traveler should have, essential websites for readers interested in living and working abroad, and side hustle ideas to help you get started funding your next trip.
If you've been wanting to see the world, but money has been holding you back, this guide is your solution. Once you figure out how to fly for less, you can start traveling more. Stop paying thousands of dollars in airfare and start outsmarting the airlines. Great deals are waiting for the savvy travelers that know where to find them.
74 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 3, 2018
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March 12, 2018
Great, quick read! It’s filled with incredibly useful information from cover to cover. With two young kids, my husband and I, once avid travelers, began to accept that we'd have to put traveling on the back burner because we just couldn’t afford it. I highlighted a ton of tidbits from the book that I plan to use for our next getaway. Each chapter is explained in such detail, that it's almost fool-proof. A few new lessons I took away were how to actually book a trip and pay it slowly, how to avoid airlines tracking my search to avoid price inflation, and I finally now understand how to get the most out of Google Flights. If you have a deep love of traveling, but you’re on a budget, this book will not only help you afford to book the trip, but also save you money when you get there.
March 18, 2018
Amazing travel secrets how to get cheap flights to exotic places. Very easy read and keep sending it to all my friends
Jen even details how to travel cheap while working a full time job. Must read for those wanting to explore the world
Jen even details how to travel cheap while working a full time job. Must read for those wanting to explore the world
May 9, 2023
We love hacks for cheap flights.
July 3, 2025
Does a pretty solid job summarizing all the different hacks to get cheap flights, and how to plan trips better and the wealth of resources you can access. Time to focus on being alerted for more mistake fares!
I also genuinely did not realize there's a fancy service for shipping luggage to other countries outside airports. Now that luggage fees are getting to be $100+ per item on planes...lugless.com might be an interesting option in the future.
I definitely favorites the 9 sites for living and working abroad. you all probably know most of them. workaway etc.
I also genuinely did not realize there's a fancy service for shipping luggage to other countries outside airports. Now that luggage fees are getting to be $100+ per item on planes...lugless.com might be an interesting option in the future.
I definitely favorites the 9 sites for living and working abroad. you all probably know most of them. workaway etc.
April 17, 2022
Great tips!
This little book is a treasure trove of information! Its short, to the point and easy to understand. She also lists the sites and the how of how to get the max out of our time and money when it comes to planning trips. Best of all her advice doesn't apply JUST to frequent flyers or people with money! I could easily see how I could use these tips on a budget that works for me.
Some of it relies on luck, but a lot is also just persistence and knowing when and where to look for the best deals and being flexible.
I had knowledge of some of these things but I also learned a lot within these 80 pages.
Highly recommend for anyone that travels a lot or is thinking about traveling soon!
This little book is a treasure trove of information! Its short, to the point and easy to understand. She also lists the sites and the how of how to get the max out of our time and money when it comes to planning trips. Best of all her advice doesn't apply JUST to frequent flyers or people with money! I could easily see how I could use these tips on a budget that works for me.
Some of it relies on luck, but a lot is also just persistence and knowing when and where to look for the best deals and being flexible.
I had knowledge of some of these things but I also learned a lot within these 80 pages.
Highly recommend for anyone that travels a lot or is thinking about traveling soon!
July 2, 2022
Great resource to get you started traveling
I picked up thus book on Kindle unlimited because I want to start traveling. The author provides many tips, resources and advice on finding cheap flights, free travel apps, and ideas for increasing your income to fund your trip. I'll most likely re-read this book as I get closer to planning my next trip.
I picked up thus book on Kindle unlimited because I want to start traveling. The author provides many tips, resources and advice on finding cheap flights, free travel apps, and ideas for increasing your income to fund your trip. I'll most likely re-read this book as I get closer to planning my next trip.
September 8, 2018
Decent read, mostly obvious tips
Although a lot of it was useful, the whole $50 flights thing is intentionally misleading. If you pay 3,000 rewards miles and $50 in taxes, that’s not a $50 flight.
Although a lot of it was useful, the whole $50 flights thing is intentionally misleading. If you pay 3,000 rewards miles and $50 in taxes, that’s not a $50 flight.
March 26, 2018
anyone whose travel knows there are tricks to the game. The book was a great look into how to continue to travel the world, affordably!
October 18, 2018
Enough new info to make this well worth the price!
I actually highlighted lots of paragraphs and pages for future reference. The last chapter is about viable ways to earn extra travel money, with some useful ideas!
While I did know some of the shortcuts, I learned some new stuff.
Get the book, it will come in handy.
I actually highlighted lots of paragraphs and pages for future reference. The last chapter is about viable ways to earn extra travel money, with some useful ideas!
While I did know some of the shortcuts, I learned some new stuff.
Get the book, it will come in handy.
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