get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA)% M- ~7 u9 E! T
find someone who are willing to exchange with the XE rate 5 a: Z# Y; k1 s; O& { K; adeposit your USD either to your US$ credit card or any US denominated chequeing/saving account+ L. z2 P% X3 F( K9 f
go to the US and have fun (with thousands of dollars of bills to pay of course) ; Z7 @2 l* _# r, K0 X3 O i+ bpay your money when you get home( Q" J: v, x2 j* U+ d% Y! U
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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 % u) H2 o" l* I8 @* k! t8 _& L0 l0 X0 E' a 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, Q1 w( D# E' T9 y9 T4 ]
get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA) @# U, C0 Y! i( D4 M8 h* ]. G
find someone who are willing to exchange with ...