r/Shoestring
5.2M members
r/Shoestring is a subreddit with 5.2M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for, travel, trip, cheap, and budget, and they frequently recommend/review hostel recommendations, hostel, and advice and recommendations.
A community to discuss frugal travelling, last-minute travel deals, cheap destinations, and cheap means of travel. Whether couchsurfing, camping, or staying in hostels, whether hitchhiking or staying on Airbnb, let's discuss and share the best budget travel ideas and deals!
Popular Themes in r/Shoestring
#1
Advice Requests
: "I've just quit my job and I have about £1.5k to use, realistically how far would that take me in China?"
29 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Is it just me or Kazakhstan is very expensive for a solo traveller who cannot drive?"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Any recs for websites that do reliable last-minute discount travel, preferbaly in bundles?"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "can I backpack thailand, japan & taiwan for 45 days on a $1,600 budget (excluding flight tickets)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Shoestring
#1
Looking For
23 posts
#2
Travel
: "Any recs for websites that do reliable last-minute discount Travel, preferbaly in bundles?"
22 posts
#3
Trip
18 posts
#4
Cheap
14 posts
#5
Budget
: "Budgeting Americas"
13 posts
#6
Flight
: "Booked my Flight few weeks ago and I just got a 260$ back!!"
7 posts
#7
Flights
5 posts
#8
Looking For A Cheap
4 posts
#9
Adventure
4 posts
#10
Beach
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/Shoestring
Hostel Recommendations
18 reviews
#1
East Seven
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Ostello Bello
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
LSE Bankside House
4.0★ from 1 review
Hostel
7 reviews
#1
Wombats
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Prime
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Clink
5.0★ from 1 review
Advice And Recommendations
2 reviews
#1
Vida
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Anita's Cooking School
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Shoestring
#1
AskShoestring
: "Any recs for websites that do reliable last-minute discount travel, preferbaly in bundles?"
16 posts
#2
planes, trains, & automobiles
: "I've just quit my job and I have about £1.5k to use, realistically how far would that take me in China?"
13 posts
#3
AMA
: "i accidentally hitchhiked from Vancouver BC, to Alaska with $0 (started in Paris)"
4 posts
#4
camping
: "Paid a third-party passport site before realizing it wasn't the government. Cancel or go through with it?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Shoestring
Yearly
+26k members(0.5%)
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Last updated: September 20, 2026