At Saving For Travel, we recommend you resist the urge to splurge on an impetuous Retail Therapy session of shopping wherever possible. But even we accept you need to spend money occasionally, be it on day-to-day essentials such as food and toileries, or - more excitingly - when buying kit for your Round the World trip.

It goes without saying that you should shop around for the best offers. But even then, there are cunning ways in which you can cut down further on what you spend.

Many sites increasingly offer online “coupon codes” that when entered give you reductions, such as free shipping or a 10% discount. When you make a purchase online, if you see a box for such a code, then jump straight to your favourite search engine - as the chances are a promo code has kindly been shared on the internet that’ll save you money.

Two such popular examples of promo codes out there for wannabe travellers are ttmemex, whose magical letters will save you a whopping 20% off guidebooks at lonelyplanet.com, and STPJMS, which when entered when buying a backpacker insurance policy with World Nomads will give you a 5% discount off your policy. There are many more up for grabs.

As a UK citizen, a good source I regularly use for promotional codes for UK High Street stores is DiscountQuest, which offers sneaky promotional codes for discounts at well-known shops such as Tesco, Boots and Marks & Spencer.

So if you have to spend… make sure you save a little as well