Maybe you sigh when you hear your friends or family members talk about fantastic holidays they’ve had because you don’t have the funding to go travelling. However, anybody can change their situation and pull together the money necessary for a trip (whether it’s a short trip or a long one). The point is that you shouldn’t let money prevent you from exploring; it’s a hurdle that’s easy to jump. Here’s some travelling advice for those with empty bank accounts.

Start saving.

If you don’t have the funds to go travelling right now then you should set yourself a goal to go travelling in the future. Start saving with the goal of building up enough funds to explore the world in 6 months. There are simple ways to do this. For starters, you might want to start putting aside a fixed percentage of your weekly or monthly earnings. That way, you’ll gradually build up a travel fund as time goes by. If you frequently end up with an empty bank account then you should set up a standing order to automatically transfer a percentage of your earnings to a separate account on payday. That way, you won’t end up burning through your income before you’ve had a chance to save it.

Of course, if the problem is that your current financial situation is a little shaky then you should aim to fix that first. Before you make a budget for your travels, you should make a personal budget for your home life. Reduce unnecessary expenses so that you have more disposable cash to set aside for your travel fund. You should also start paying off outstanding debts in a fiscally responsible manner if you want to stop watching your savings dwindle away as the result of high interest rates on loan repayments. You might even want to consider getting a secured debt consolidation loan to combine your existing debts into a single management monthly bill. That way, you’ll be able to get your finances organised and start saving up for future travels.

Travel somewhere close to home.

If it’s going to take some time to build up savings for a round-the-world trip then why don’t you visit somewhere closer to home in the meantime? Travelling locally is very cheap, and it can be just as rewarding as visiting foreign places. There might be lots of nearby towns, cities, and national parks that you’ve never seen. It’s easy to take our own country for granted, but you should set aside some time to explore it on the next bank holiday. You could go on a road trip with your family or friends and see it as an adventure to explore some new destinations. There might be plenty of hidden gems to explore in your own country, but you’ll only find that out if you explore it for yourself.

Become a social media influencer.

If you can build up a following for your social media profiles then you could find a source of extra funding for your travels. On sites such as Instagram, in particular, plenty of people have made a living by posting travel pictures. It’s smart, really. Travel, take pictures, and get paid to do more travelling. It’s a beautiful cycle. Of course, building up a following on social media can be tough, and you might not be able to travel much if you have little funding. You might want to get started by posting some beautiful pictures of places closer to home. If you can gain an audience then you might attract the attention of companies that want to sponsor you. It’s in the interest of businesses to put their brand and products in front of large numbers of people.