r/Shoestring
ActiveTravel on a Shoestring Budget
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!
Members
5,119,150
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
91
Created
2012
December 23, 2012
Total posts
25.0K
archived
Total comments
253.4K
archived
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r/Shoestring had 5,119,150 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
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r/Shoestring was created on December 23, 2012.
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