get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA)0 N& Y. x5 ^- W1 j) l" i
find someone who are willing to exchange with the XE rate/ \) y1 N# ~( ~
deposit your USD either to your US$ credit card or any US denominated chequeing/saving account " S* o) @5 R# M9 p+ y- sgo to the US and have fun (with thousands of dollars of bills to pay of course)- X' P& q6 _7 v1 v
pay your money when you get home % i, J: M. l) b* P- y$ }/ C6 K/ S( S. @% ]
the rule of thumb is: the less you get your service from the banks, the less you will have to pay 8 e/ \- i) y8 b- r' P: d7 ]! A3 h+ t* Q* x0 e0 J
If 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 ! T. M7 h$ T& `9 @% Cget a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA)6 j8 K/ _ a! |' u2 d/ N7 k# a# B* l
find someone who are willing to exchange with ...