get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA) 1 t, n4 l% S% I7 Dfind someone who are willing to exchange with the XE rate $ q- P5 {" e3 f7 r3 }* Y8 Tdeposit your USD either to your US$ credit card or any US denominated chequeing/saving account4 Y) i# k$ R/ _1 ~$ Y, F* I
go to the US and have fun (with thousands of dollars of bills to pay of course) # ^: Z- n3 [; H, |8 M! T) \6 L+ }1 lpay your money when you get home$ A) _9 g5 j5 Z
" ~5 | k7 U( n/ sthe rule of thumb is: the less you get your service from the banks, the less you will have to pay 9 m6 Y- Q) T3 A6 i$ v# w# ^0 J! w
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.