I've stayed in the US for free by house and cat sitting — here's how - Business Insider

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I've saved thousands of dollars and stayed all over the US for free by house and cat sitting — here's how I do it

was found through housecarers.com. Since mentioning TrustedHousesitters to this couple, they're now TrustedHousesitters converts.$20/year. MindMyHouse has the cheapest membership of all the sites I've used, but I've only secured one of the several sits that I've applied for through them.$30/year. House Sitters America, as the name suggests, only has listings for properties in the United States. They do, however, have sister sites for Australia, Canada, and the UK.

Most of these websites also have referral programs where you get an extra few months free for each person you refer, or a certain amount of money to go towards the cost of renewing your membership the following year. Some homeowners have also generously loaned me their public transport pass. In Boston, a younger couple said I was welcome to use their MBTA monthly pass while caring for their. MBTA subway fares cost $2.90 each way, so I saved between $10 and $20 on any given day, and approximately $280 in train fares over the two weeks I cat sat. Thanks to them, I was able to explore more parts of the city without worrying about a costly commute. Cocoapuff and Babyness, two Persian cats in East Boston.

 

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