Back to Blighty........$$$$$ How much do you take home?
Sep 25th 2006, 2:22 am
#1
Wabbit Lord
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Back to Blighty........$$$$$ How much do you take home?
Just wondering which method you use for spending money back home?
Im going for 17 days. Ive got a UK account, with bugger all pretty much in it, and am thinking of taking maybe $2k over and US credit cards in case (bloody exchange rate)!
Is Xe still the best way to do it?
I dont fancy taking over cash and going to the local Post office - hehehe
cheers
Leeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Im going for 17 days. Ive got a UK account, with bugger all pretty much in it, and am thinking of taking maybe $2k over and US credit cards in case (bloody exchange rate)!
Is Xe still the best way to do it?
I dont fancy taking over cash and going to the local Post office - hehehe
cheers
Leeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Sep 25th 2006, 2:30 am
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Re: Back to Blighty........$$$$$ How much do you take home?
Don't you have a US bank account ??
Just use your atm card over there - fee-wise its more reasonable than my UK bank now charges me over here and the exchange rate is reasonable too.
Just use your atm card over there - fee-wise its more reasonable than my UK bank now charges me over here and the exchange rate is reasonable too.
Sep 25th 2006, 2:41 am
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Wabbit Lord
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Re: Back to Blighty........$$$$$ How much do you take home?
Alright mate,
Yeah, Ive got a US card. Isn't Xe cheaper to convert etc though?
Yeah, Ive got a US card. Isn't Xe cheaper to convert etc though?
Sep 25th 2006, 2:45 am
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Re: Back to Blighty........$$$$$ How much do you take home?
Originally Posted by waxwabbit
Alright mate,
Yeah, Ive got a US card. Isn't Xe cheaper to convert etc though?
Yeah, Ive got a US card. Isn't Xe cheaper to convert etc though?
Obviously I can't speak for your US bank but I was pleasantly surprised with my own mob when I was last home and used my ATM card there.
If I'd used xe it would have saved my a few quid on the money I spent, but then again you run the risk of sending the cash back with xe and the rate improving so by the time your back there all your savings have been wiped out.
Personally I would be in no rush to send cash home at the current $1.90 rate.
Enjoy your trip by the way
