Clark Howard's Tips
CouchSurfing.com may appeal to low-budget travelersMay 26, 2008
Clark is fond of saying that he's not thrifty, he's downright cheap. But there are some lines he won't cross. For example, he will not bunk with a stranger he's never met.
Yet his responsibility to bring you ideas to save you money. So if the shoe fits, wear it.
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This site -- with its MySpace-like interface -- makes hostels seem expensive. Clark admits he wouldn't have done this even in his young, mostly broke days.
Show staffers Joel and Kim have been having animated discussions about the possible dangers of CouchSurfing.com. Joel says he has stayed with people he didn't know before, but he didn't meet them through CouchSurfing.com. He does, however, tentatively have plans to try out this site and see how the experience goes.
Kim, meanwhile, found an article on ABC News that reports CouchSurfing.com has been around for 5 years and only had one minor safety incident in all that time. While it is not a dating site, the article also reports that there is one known baby that's come about as a result of a CouchSurfing.com connection.
