Mexico Money Saving Tips!

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• published: 19 Apr 2016
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So you want to go on Vacation to Mexico? We recently went to Puerto Vallarta and have been to Mexico in the past. So it’s time to share some Mexico Money Saving Tips with you guys to help you have the Ultimate VACATION for Less! Tip #1: When booking resorts in another country, I would recommend using something like TripAdvisor.com. You can see the ratings of each hotels in that city and what specific things other families or couples said about the resort. Tip #2: Oyster.com is another great resource that you can use. They travel to each of the hotels and take real pictures that haven’t been edited so you can see what the resort really looks like. Tip #3: You can lose a LOT of money when heading to another country, if you don’t understand exchange rates or how it all works. And if you exchange your money at the wrong location, you will pay a higher fee or even a higher percentage on the exchange rate. Your best bet is to use a credit card that has a 0% foreign transaction fee. I would NEVER pay with American Dollars and have them give you back Pesos. You will lose a lot of money and not realize. So it’s best to have Pesos on you to purchase with cash. If you can get to a Bank in Mexico, it’s your best bet to getting the lowest fees on your exchange rate. However, if traveling to the city or bank location is out of your way and will end up costing more money than exchanging somewhere else, your 2nd best bet is to exchange at the airport right after you land. NOTE: There are multiple exchange rate services at the airports typically. So check to see what exchange rates they have AND their service fee. Lastly, if you have enough time, you can order foreign cash through your bank BEFORE your trip! Tip #4: If you have never traveled to mexico before, you’ll want to know that you should never, ever take a first price you hear when purchasing products. You can always negotiate. You’ll go back and forth with the shop owner until you come to an agreed upon price. Tip #5: Shop around when it comes to excursions. Tip #6: In Mexico, always, always, always keep your valuables in the room safe! Laptops, Passports, money, jewelry, cameras… they should all go in your in-room safe every single time you leave it. Tip #7: For most places in Mexico, you won’t need any sort of power converter or power adapter. So that alone, will save you anywhere from $30- $100. Tip #8: For transportation, check with the hotel you are staying at and see what kind of transportation they offer for either free or for rent. Renting a car outside of the U.S. can be expensive insurance wise and may not be your best option. Riding the local bus transportation is something our family has done and depending on how touristy your destination is, you’ll see a lot of other people doing that as well. If you do choose to travel by Taxi, PLEASE make sure that you are getting in a REAL Taxi Cab! There are a lot of fakes and look-a-likes. Tip #9: Make sure your bank knows you will be traveling out of the country so they don’t put a block on your cards. Tip #10: If you need access to emails, texts or phone calls on your cell phone, call up your provider and see what sort of short-term out of the country type of plan they have. For us, it only cost us $2 a day to have those services while we were in Mexico! Tip #11: Bring any of the sweets or chocolates you love with you in your suitcase! Mexico’s chocolate is pretty bitter and they don’t use a lot of sugar in their food. You can head to one of their OXXO Gas Stations (similar to a 7-11) to buy American Snacks.. but they are expensive. Coming Up Soon: Duty Free Inside Airports and How to Save! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to my Channel so you don't miss those tips too: http://Freebies2Deals.com/YouTubeSubscribe That way, YouTube will let you know when my next video goes up live! (Don't worry, it's free!) FOLLOW ME: 💙Instagram ➜ http://www.Instagram.com/TheMeleaShow 💙Periscope ➜ for LIVE Videos: @Freebies2Deals 💙Facebook ➜ http://www.Facebook.com/Freebies2Deals 💙Pinterest ➜ http://www.Pinterest.com/Freebies2Deals 💙Twitter ➜ http://www.Twitter.com/TheMeleaShow Itro & Kontinuum - Alive (provided by NCS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xKKo7t72Tg ▽ Follow Itro SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/itro Facebook https://www.facebook.com/officialitro Twitter https://twitter.com/itromsc YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/officialitro Website http://www.itromusic.com/ Instagram http://instagram.com/itromusic/ ▽ Follow Kontinuum SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/kontinuum Facebook https://www.facebook.com/itsKontinuum Twitter https://twitter.com/itsKontinuum Instagram https://instagram.com/itskontinuum 🌟Tune-In Every Tuesday and Friday at 10am MST (9am PST, 11am CST, 12pm EST) to watch a new video! XO, 💕Melea