Travel can occasionally pose challenges and put a strain on your budget. Instead of shelling out a significant amount of cash, here are some strategies to simplify your travel experience.

1. Use packing cubes to save space in your bag and keep things organized. This will also help with keeping clean clothing away from dirty clothing.

2. Take a stick of deodorant and hollowing it out to create your secret stash. To add a touch of subtlety, you might even use a half-used deodorant stick, leaving the top part with deodorant intact. This way, if someone open is they won’t see the cash.

3. Take a plastic shopping bag. You can put your shoes in them to keep your clothing clean. And if needed, you can use it as a laundry bag for dirty clothing.

4. Use a balloon over the top of your hair or other liquid products. This will prevent them from leaking in your bag.

5. If your razer doesn’t have a cover, use a binder clip. You can clip it over the razer so that it doesn’t cut you when you reach into your bag. Binder clips also come in handy for charger cables and hair ties.

6. Use colored tape wrapped around a handle of your suitcase to tell which one is yours or pick up a luggage strap.

7. Use a Tic Tac container to keep your toothbrush bristles clean.

8. Toss a dryer sheet in your suitcase to keep everything smelling fresh.

9. And of course, don’t forget a few zip lock plastic bags if you plan to carry any small liquids on the plane.