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Free Ways To Have A Fun In Australia As A Broke Tourist

There is so much to see and do in Australia that you can spend a year traveling and going through the land down under and still not see even 50 percent of all that Australia has to offer.

If you have a big bankroll and don’t mind splurging, you have a lot of options.

However, if you are broke and want to have fun in Australia, those options reduce significantly.

Just because you don’t have money to spend, does not mean you cannot have a fun time in the land down under.

We list some cool ways for you to have fun and make some money as broke tourist in Australia.

Free Ways To Have A Fun In Australia As A Broke Tourist

Australia has some beautiful places off the beaten track

Couchsurfing: The biggest expense as a tourist is going to be accommodation. If you are visiting Sydney, Melbourne or the Gold Coast, you will find that most of your money goes on accommodation. Well do you know that you can stay for free in these places and throughout Australia for that matter?

The way to do this is to make use of the Couchsurfing website.

You can sign-up for a free account and then go through the ‘How It Works’ page to get a quick idea of how easy it is to find free accommodation in Australia.

We give you a quick gist of how Couchsurfing works and provide you with a few tips to help you with free accommodation in Australia.

When you sign-up for an account, make sure you list genuine information and fill up all of the fields.

Go ahead and verify your profile as verified profiles get a better response.

Couchsurfing allows Australians to open their home or apartment up to guests, visitors who can come and stay for free.

There is no money involved here hence the term couchsurfing.

You can either put up a post mentioning you are looking for a place to stay or search for posts who are offering their couches for free.

Make sure you enter the correct dates and location.

Most couchsufers are permitted to stay for 3 to 5 days while some allow their guests to stay for 10 to 15 days.

If they find you to be reliable, kind and helpful, some guests might allow you to stay longer.

Make sure you leave good reviews and get good reviews as this boosts your profile and helps you to get approval faster.

Online Casinos

If you are looking at having a fun time and making use of an opportunity to win some money on the side, you should sign-up at one of the many Aussie friendly online casinos.

If you are thinking, I don’t have any money to play online casino games, read on as we will show you how to take advantage of a no deposit bonus and play without using any real money of your own.

Free Ways To Have A Fun In Australia As A Broke Tourist

A number of online casinos have a welcome bonus for new players.

Look for online casinos that have a no deposit bonus as this bonus will either give you free spins or free cash in exchange for creating an account.

You do not have to deposit any of your money to claim this bonus.

Once you claim your no deposit bonus, you can take advantage of the free spins to play slot games and see if you can come out on the winning side.

If you get free cash, you will be able to play online casino games or make a sports bet.

We suggest you give this a try and see if you can win some money on the side.

Do make sure you read the terms and conditions carefully before using the no deposit bonus, so you understand how it works.

If you need more info, you can check out CasinoShortlist’s breakdown of the nuances of these bonuses.

We must also point out that a number of these online casinos also allow you to play these games in free to play mode.

This means you can enjoy these games but will not be able to win any real money from them.

Tinder

If you are looking for some company in Australia, you can download the Tinder app for free.

You don’t necessarily have to go only with Tinder as there are a number of popular dating apps that can be downloaded for free at the Apple and Google Playstore.

Sign-up and create a profile using genuine information as you will get a better response.

You can swipe right on Tinder for profiles that you find interesting and left for those that don’t vibe with you.

Free Ways To Have A Fun In Australia As A Broke Tourist

See if you can set up a date with someone and add impress them with your charm.

You can go for a walk to the beach, take a stroll in a park or hop on free transport systems like the tram in Adelaide and enjoy a fun time.

If you play your cards right, you can also try and see if your date can take you out for lunch or dinner and pay for it as well.

Op Shops

If you are looking for free clothes or a helping hand to tide you over, you can visit a number of op shops throughout Australia.

The Salvation Army, Vincent de Paul and the Australian Red Cross usually have a lot of clothes and other useful items for sale at discounted prices.

However, you can have a quick work with the staff and ask them to give you a couple of items for free – they are usually happy to oblige.      

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