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Another hack is timing. Often I've taken a day off on either Friday or Monday when I'm travelling over the weekend -- the difference in cost can be as much as a

Another hack is timing. Often I've taken a day off on either Friday or Monday when I'm travelling over the weekend -- the difference in cost can be as much as a day's wage.

sva_ 4y ago
The booking time as well. Tuesday morning is usually best, Friday night worst from my experience.
tomp 4y ago
Does this actually work in your experience? IME whenever I tried this, I spent more kn the extra day’s accommodation that I saved on the plane ticket…
- medstrom 4y ago
  I didn't have to get accommodation, so you're right. If it's just a work trip it may not be worth it.
pimterry 4y ago
This is a lovely benefit of remote working for me - any time I travel, I can shift the days around to significantly save on flight costs, but without losing the day's wage. I can just work from wherever I am without taking any time off. Usually saves at least €100 each way, every time I travel, and occasionally much more. And as a bonus, it's quite nice to spend a day working from a coworking space in a random city elsewhere and see a little of the local working lifestyle. A coworking space for a single day in a European city is normally €20 or so, but many places offer free 1 day trials too, and there's also 'work from anywhere' portable coworking subscriptions and 'use any of our locations' benefits from multi-city coworking chains, if you/your company already pay for coworking elsewhere.
- medstrom 4y ago
  What's the advantage of a coworking space over a library?
  - tleb_ 4y ago
    Work document privacy for NDA stuff and capability of doing meetings?
  - waldothedog 4y ago
    I like both, but in my experience things like snacks, drinks, whiteboarding, and video calls are easier to pull off in a coworking space. Many times in libraries these are difficult, or at least higher friction
  - ljf 4y ago
    Not the op - but I usually feel happier leaving my laptop and stuff when i go grab a coffee/lunch/toilet break in a co-working space, over a public library. I LOVE public libraries, but not always set up for working comfortably, especially if I need to take a call, or want to do some whiteboarding. And lastly, paying for something sometimes makes my appreciate it more - I've paid for this space so I WILL WORK.
    - brookst 4y ago
      Be wary of coworking spaces. I had a brand new MacBook stolen from a private office space I was using at Spaces San Jose. Not only were they unhelpful to the point of being combative, but one of the people in an adjacent office said it happens all the time and carry their laptop to lunch with them. Anecdotal for sure, but it changed the way I look at coworking spaces.
      - ljf 4y ago
        Man that is rubbish sorry to hear that. I don't use coworker spaces as much now as I used to, will bare in mind.
  - carrotcarrot 4y ago
- yosito 4y ago
  I prefer to work in coffee shops. A €2 coffee every two hours is cheap and I'm gonna buy it anyway.
  - yurishimo 4y ago
    Where are you getting €2 coffee? I live in a small town (10k pop) in the Netherlands and the cheapest coffee I can buy is €2,20. In the city it’s easily double that in most places.
matwood 4y ago
Yep. If you can leave and come back mid-week it's a great way to save money. And now that long haul flights also have wifi, I can often catch up with work both ways.

Another hack is timing. Often I've taken a day off on either Friday or Monday when I'm travelling over the weekend -- the difference in cost can be as much as a day's wage.

sva_ 4y ago

The booking time as well. Tuesday morning is usually best, Friday night worst from my experience.

tomp 4y ago

Does this actually work in your experience? IME whenever I tried this, I spent more kn the extra day’s accommodation that I saved on the plane ticket…

medstrom 4y ago
I didn't have to get accommodation, so you're right. If it's just a work trip it may not be worth it.

pimterry 4y ago

This is a lovely benefit of remote working for me - any time I travel, I can shift the days around to significantly save on flight costs, but without losing the day's wage. I can just work from wherever I am without taking any time off. Usually saves at least €100 each way, every time I travel, and occasionally much more. And as a bonus, it's quite nice to spend a day working from a coworking space in a random city elsewhere and see a little of the local working lifestyle. A coworking space for a single day in a European city is normally €20 or so, but many places offer free 1 day trials too, and there's also 'work from anywhere' portable coworking subscriptions and 'use any of our locations' benefits from multi-city coworking chains, if you/your company already pay for coworking elsewhere.

medstrom 4y ago
What's the advantage of a coworking space over a library?
- tleb_ 4y ago
  Work document privacy for NDA stuff and capability of doing meetings?
- waldothedog 4y ago
  I like both, but in my experience things like snacks, drinks, whiteboarding, and video calls are easier to pull off in a coworking space. Many times in libraries these are difficult, or at least higher friction
- ljf 4y ago
  Not the op - but I usually feel happier leaving my laptop and stuff when i go grab a coffee/lunch/toilet break in a co-working space, over a public library. I LOVE public libraries, but not always set up for working comfortably, especially if I need to take a call, or want to do some whiteboarding. And lastly, paying for something sometimes makes my appreciate it more - I've paid for this space so I WILL WORK.
  - brookst 4y ago
    Be wary of coworking spaces. I had a brand new MacBook stolen from a private office space I was using at Spaces San Jose. Not only were they unhelpful to the point of being combative, but one of the people in an adjacent office said it happens all the time and carry their laptop to lunch with them. Anecdotal for sure, but it changed the way I look at coworking spaces.
    - ljf 4y ago
      Man that is rubbish sorry to hear that. I don't use coworker spaces as much now as I used to, will bare in mind.
- carrotcarrot 4y ago
yosito 4y ago
I prefer to work in coffee shops. A €2 coffee every two hours is cheap and I'm gonna buy it anyway.
- yurishimo 4y ago
  Where are you getting €2 coffee? I live in a small town (10k pop) in the Netherlands and the cheapest coffee I can buy is €2,20. In the city it’s easily double that in most places.

matwood 4y ago

Yep. If you can leave and come back mid-week it's a great way to save money. And now that long haul flights also have wifi, I can often catch up with work both ways.