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Canadian bank account - holiday spending money?
socks_uk
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Sorry, wasn't sure if this should be in 'bank accounts' or 'flights, currency & car hire'.
My Canadian husband and I have a joint bank account with the Royal Bank of Canada and are going to spend Christmas with his family this year. I have my £500 spending money in my Nationwide account but I'm not sure what is the best thing to do...
a.) Withdraw cash and exchange it for Canadian dollars in UK
b.) Keep it in Nationwide and use my cash card to withdraw while we are in Canada
c.) Withdraw cash, exchange it to Can dollars and deposit in Canadian bank account to use
d.) Withdraw cash and deposit UK pounds into Canadian bank account
e.) Spend (up to £500) on Nationwide credit card and pay £500 into the CC account when we return
I know there will be charges with all methods but I can't work out which way will be more MSE. Any advice will be most grateful!
My Canadian husband and I have a joint bank account with the Royal Bank of Canada and are going to spend Christmas with his family this year. I have my £500 spending money in my Nationwide account but I'm not sure what is the best thing to do...
a.) Withdraw cash and exchange it for Canadian dollars in UK
b.) Keep it in Nationwide and use my cash card to withdraw while we are in Canada
c.) Withdraw cash, exchange it to Can dollars and deposit in Canadian bank account to use
d.) Withdraw cash and deposit UK pounds into Canadian bank account
e.) Spend (up to £500) on Nationwide credit card and pay £500 into the CC account when we return
I know there will be charges with all methods but I can't work out which way will be more MSE. Any advice will be most grateful!
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