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credit cards for abroad

Im going to america soon and just wondering which credit card would be best to use, so i dont get charged and also still have 0% on spending

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  • anna42hmr
    anna42hmr Posts: 2,901 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    nationwide credit card does not charge for making payments abroad, and not long ago they had a 0% deal for a few months (cant remember how long)

    if you want no charges on cash machine use you will need to get their current account though and use their debit card
    MFW#105 - 2015 Overpaid £8095 / 2016 Overpaid £6983.24 / 2017 Overpaid £3583.12 / 2018 Overpaid £2583.12 / 2019 Overpaid £2583.12 / 2020 Overpaid £2583.12/ 2021 overpaid £1506.82 /2022 Overpaid £2975.28 / 2023 Overpaid £2677.30 / 2024 Overpaid £2173.61 Total OP since mortgage started in 2015 = £37,286.86 2025 MFW target £1700, payments to date at April 2025 - £1712.07..
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    American express have a 5% cashback on at the moment.

    Abbey were at one time promoting Abbey Zero which does not charge
    for purchases abroad or withdrawing cash abroad (still attracts interest from
    day 1 though)
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • cifpower
    cifpower Posts: 6,502 Forumite
    My Citibank debit card did not attract fees when I used it abroad to purchase and withdraw cash
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