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Getting a credit card for travelling
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It would be wiser to get a Revolut Mastercard. It is not a credit card so no need for a credit check and you should have no problems loading money on it from your saving account. There was a link in recent email to avoid £5 fee.0
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Thanks all - as it stands I'm looking to use a combination of a Revolut card and a Starling debit card. Between the two of them I think I should have enough avenues to avoid many of the foreign transaction fees. If having both is unnecessary and you think one would be preferable then please let me know. I'll also have my Lloyds debit card just in case of emergencies when the others don't work. Cheers!0
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Thanks all - as it stands I'm looking to use a combination of a Revolut card and a Starling debit card. Between the two of them I think I should have enough avenues to avoid many of the foreign transaction fees. If having both is unnecessary and you think one would be preferable then please let me know. I'll also have my Lloyds debit card just in case of emergencies when the others don't work. Cheers!
Its always a good idea to have 2 cards on you as a backup.0 -
Take both, there's no cost to have the backup.If having both is unnecessary and you think one would be preferable then please let me know.
Revolut puts a margin on the interbank rates during weekends (GMT), and always on Thai baht. Also 2% fee on cash withdrawals over £200/mth. Starling always gives MasterCard rate
(same as Clarity) without fees. Interbank and MasterCard rates have no significant difference.Evolution, not revolution0
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