Questions you should ask first.
Saving toward a trip means trusting a piece of software with what you bring home. These are the questions we'd want answered first too.
Money · who's holding it?
Do you hold my money?
No. The money stays in your own bank account, however you usually save. We just track the running total against your trip target — no permissions, no bank link, no holding your cash. When something lands (payday, bonus, tax return), you tap “I saved more” and the weekly target re-paces.
Are my savings insured?
Your savings sit in your own bank — covered by whatever protection your bank offers (in Australia: the Financial Claims Scheme up to $250k per ADI). SaveToRoam only stores the trip plan + the running totals you record; we never have access to your funds.
What happens if SaveToRoam goes under?
Your money is unaffected — it never left your bank. Your trip plan + savings log can be exported to CSV from your account at any time. We’d give 60 days notice, not the standard “we’re shutting down on Tuesday” email.
Do you take a cut of what I save?
No, never. Pro is a flat $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr. We don’t take a percentage of your savings, we don’t earn affiliate fees on travel bookings, and we don’t sell data. The subscription is the whole business model.
Plans · trips · upgrades
What counts as one “trip” on Free?
One active trip you’re actively saving toward. You can finish it, complete the trip, and start a new one for free — Free is one *active* trip, not one trip ever. Pro lets you have multiple trips in flight at once (kids’ school holiday + your anniversary in the same year, etc).
Can I cancel and keep my data?
Yes. Cancel any time, no “why are you leaving?” email gauntlet. Your trip plan + savings log stay on your account; you drop back to Free. You can export everything to CSV from your account before or after cancelling.
Yearly vs monthly?
Yearly ($39.99) works out at $3.33/month — about 33% cheaper than monthly ($4.99). Both bill via Stripe. Yearly is the right pick if you’re actively planning more than one trip a year; monthly is fine if you’re mid-cycle and want to test the waters.
Student / pensioner / regional discount?
Email hello@savetoroam.com and tell us your situation. We’re a solo project — we can’t do everything, but we’d rather you save for the trip than skip the tool over $4.99.
The maths
How do you work out the weekly target?
(Trip total − what you’ve already saved − what you’ve already paid) ÷ weeks until takeoff. That’s it. No motivational fudge, no rounding up, no “save more for buffer.” The math is the same on a Tuesday as it is on a Sunday.
What if I can’t save the weekly amount one week?
Nothing happens. The next week’s target adjusts up by a small amount to make up the gap. If you’re consistently behind by enough that the new target is uncomfortable, push the trip date back a few weeks — the maths re-paces and the weekly drops.
Why no streak / motivational gauge?
Saving for a trip isn’t a Duolingo lesson. Streaks reward you for showing up, not for actually saving. The number that matters is whether you’ll have the trip total by takeoff — that’s the only thing on the dashboard. December gets a smaller weekly because December is December.
Can I share a trip with my partner / family?
Yes — Pro feature. Add other travellers, see who’s contributing what, optional per-traveller weekly maths so the kids’ pocket-money slice is separate from the adult payday slice. Free is single-traveller (you).
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