The USA is one of the world's most expensive countries — a fact. In order not to waste savings, you should prepare in advance: students participating in the Work and Travel program have tested the services and compiled a list of useful ones. Use!
Craigslist
A site where you can find any used things - from a simple chair to a car - for an acceptable amount: you just need to specify a search area. Similar services: Avito, Facebook Marketplace, Offer Up, Let Go.
Megabus and Greyhound
The most popular applications for people using buses. You can see the schedule of buses and book a ticket, and periodically there are promotions in which you can buy a ticket for an intercity flight for only $ 1.
Skyscanner, Orbitz and Expedia
The most convenient services for buying plane tickets. On the website or in the mobile application, all flights are offered, from expensive to the cheapest. It should be noted that many American carriers charge an additional fee for luggage.
Airbnb and Booking
The best online platforms for finding and booking accommodation, you can easily find the right options. Services provide many filters for the most convenient search. Please note that you may be charged a deposit, but after the end of the rental it will be returned within a few weeks.
JD, Aliexpress, EBAY and Amazon
Services with which you can buy goods of any category. They will be delivered by American EBAY and Amazon - in a few days, and Chinese Aliexpress and JD - in more than a week.
Grubhub
A site where you can get tickets for sports matches, various events and concerts. Do you want to buy a ticket to a concert of your favorite band, and they are no longer there? Go to Grubhub: the closer to the date of the event, the cheaper the tickets will be.
Uber, Lyft
The most popular and cheapest taxi chains in the United States. When using the mobile application, you can not use cash, and the cost of the trip is known immediately.
ISIC.org
A site that provides information about all student discounts in America and other countries. Participants in the Work and Travel program, for example, receive a student ID, and all offers and discounts of the resource are available to them.
Groupon, livingsocial
A great site where you can buy cool coupons and at the same time save money. Basically, there are discounts on various events, you can even pick up something as a gift to friends.
Avis, Enterprise, Hertz, Jucy car, Fox
Car rental services: high-quality cars at a very affordable price.
