STAY

Budget stay options in USA

You can use Couchsurfing to stay for free with locals. Airbnb is also very popular for staying with the locals in the USA. The good thing about Airbnb is that staying at an Airbnb is usually cheaper and comfortable than hotels. Please make sure that you are staying at an Airbnb which has a rating of 3 stars and above or else your stay can be really bad. The best is staying with people who are tagged as ‘Super Host’.

Free credit on AirBnb: Use www.airbnb.com/c/rahult27 to get $40 Credit with signup which you can use towards your stay.

Other Options [ Not personally used]
https://www.bedandbreakfast.com/
https://www.hostelbookers.com/
https://www.hostelz.com/
https://www.hiusa.org/
https://www.hihostels.com/

TRAVEL

Public Transport in USA

Most cities have good and some cities have a great Public Transport system. Boston and New York have a great Train/Subway/Metro system. You can usually buy Cards depending on the city for unlimited travel (for Ex. 2 Days, 14 Days, 30 Day pass) which gives you access to both Train and Bus (please check each city-specific information) for unlimited travel. Please make sure you check out the Public Transport website for the city where you are travelling.

Taxi or Uber!

If you plan on using Taxi, try leveraging either Uber or Lyft for getting from one place to another especially short distances. Also going into and out of Airports you usually have a service called as ‘Super Shuttle’ which will Pick you and Drop you off at the Airport depending on your address.

Buses in USA

Also, buses are really good and you can find cheap tickets if you book before time. Please make note that Bus Travel is not good for Long Distance Travel.