foreign transaction fees

What currency do you pay with when traveling abroad?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on March 6, 2017 | Featured

I just returned from a week-long excursion to Vancouver Island in Canada. I very much enjoy traveling to our health-care loving neighbor to the north, and not just because I have NEXUS (which can make the crossing much easier), but … Read More … Read More

Tags: Canada, currency, foreign currency, foreign transaction fees

Why foreign transaction fees are (annoying but) no big deal

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on March 5, 2015 | Featured

WARNING: This post contains math. Are you old enough to remember travelers checks? When I went on my first trip abroad when I was much younger, that was still the de facto method of using currency when in a … Read More … Read More

Tags: banks, credit cards, debit cards, fees, foreign transaction fees, international travel, travel, travelers checks

foreign transaction fees

What currency do you pay with when traveling abroad?

Why foreign transaction fees are (annoying but) no big deal

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