get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA): c& a& e6 q) m
find someone who are willing to exchange with the XE rate0 A! w# e+ ?, s% d
deposit your USD either to your US$ credit card or any US denominated chequeing/saving account& }2 T" X9 i [. H" ^# ^4 k
go to the US and have fun (with thousands of dollars of bills to pay of course) 9 k7 K8 l+ Q% A$ D; ppay your money when you get home8 P- n4 j2 A, T8 @+ b6 e
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the rule of thumb is: the less you get your service from the banks, the less you will have to pay & L1 S4 D1 o9 x( _, n + j2 }4 ]" C" WIf you can't find someone who's willing to trade with you - you can trade with your bank with some costs depending on how much you trade. The worst is to swipe your CAD credit card in the US. Both VISA/Mastercard and your bank will skim profits every time you swipe your card.
watercress 发表于 2014-9-5 08:40 / L; O1 T k& x! E" G( Jget a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA)! ~" @4 _# X+ ~. [5 C: ~7 P
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