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[UCGal]

I see Capital One has been mentioned. I have a dormant account that I used for an Italy trip. So far they haven’t canceled it on me despite not having used it since we got back from the trip. I can attest to the no fees for currency exchange.

Something to consider with your ATM and credit cards before you travel – call and let them know you will be going to Europe – nothing is worse than the loss department suspecting fraud and putting a hold on your account. If you let them know you’ll be going to Europe, they put a note in the file so it doesn’t set off flags. I did that on my card, but my husband didn’t… Sure enough – his card got flagged. When we got home and got it straightened out, they had flagged it for unusual activity (Italy based transactions).

Better safe than sorry.

[Coronita]

This might help…

http://www.moneybluebook.com/list-of-credit-card-foreign-currency-transaction-fees/

[Coronita]

This might help…

http://www.moneybluebook.com/list-of-credit-card-foreign-currency-transaction-fees/

[Coronita]

This might help…

http://www.moneybluebook.com/list-of-credit-card-foreign-currency-transaction-fees/

[Coronita]

This might help…

http://www.moneybluebook.com/list-of-credit-card-foreign-currency-transaction-fees/

[Coronita]

This might help…

http://www.moneybluebook.com/list-of-credit-card-foreign-currency-transaction-fees/

[VCJIM]

Great idea about the Alaska Airlines Visa! My family lives in the PacNW, so this makes total sense. Also my cousin is a pilot for them!

Also good info about the ATM. I’ve always done currency exchange at the banks but an ATM makes sense.

I found out the hard way about calling your CC companies when traveling abroad. I was in Japan in 1996 and went to pay my hotel bill. All of my cards had been put on hold! Except….Amex. Whew! Now I’m very good about calling them.

[VCJIM]

Great idea about the Alaska Airlines Visa! My family lives in the PacNW, so this makes total sense. Also my cousin is a pilot for them!

Also good info about the ATM. I’ve always done currency exchange at the banks but an ATM makes sense.

I found out the hard way about calling your CC companies when traveling abroad. I was in Japan in 1996 and went to pay my hotel bill. All of my cards had been put on hold! Except….Amex. Whew! Now I’m very good about calling them.

[VCJIM]

Great idea about the Alaska Airlines Visa! My family lives in the PacNW, so this makes total sense. Also my cousin is a pilot for them!

Also good info about the ATM. I’ve always done currency exchange at the banks but an ATM makes sense.

I found out the hard way about calling your CC companies when traveling abroad. I was in Japan in 1996 and went to pay my hotel bill. All of my cards had been put on hold! Except….Amex. Whew! Now I’m very good about calling them.

[VCJIM]

Great idea about the Alaska Airlines Visa! My family lives in the PacNW, so this makes total sense. Also my cousin is a pilot for them!

Also good info about the ATM. I’ve always done currency exchange at the banks but an ATM makes sense.

I found out the hard way about calling your CC companies when traveling abroad. I was in Japan in 1996 and went to pay my hotel bill. All of my cards had been put on hold! Except….Amex. Whew! Now I’m very good about calling them.

[VCJIM]

Great idea about the Alaska Airlines Visa! My family lives in the PacNW, so this makes total sense. Also my cousin is a pilot for them!

Also good info about the ATM. I’ve always done currency exchange at the banks but an ATM makes sense.

I found out the hard way about calling your CC companies when traveling abroad. I was in Japan in 1996 and went to pay my hotel bill. All of my cards had been put on hold! Except….Amex. Whew! Now I’m very good about calling them.

[svelte]

We use the Amazon Visa quite a bit.

For every $2500 you put on it, they send you a $25 Amazon gift certificate.

With such a wide variety of stuff available on Amazon, we usually have no problem finding something on there that we were going to buy anyway, in essence getting it for free.

Basically, that’s giving you 1% back in a semi-liquid form, and they give you 3% on things you purchase at Amazon and 2% back for certain gas stations and restaurants. No annual fee.

[svelte]

We use the Amazon Visa quite a bit.

For every $2500 you put on it, they send you a $25 Amazon gift certificate.

With such a wide variety of stuff available on Amazon, we usually have no problem finding something on there that we were going to buy anyway, in essence getting it for free.

Basically, that’s giving you 1% back in a semi-liquid form, and they give you 3% on things you purchase at Amazon and 2% back for certain gas stations and restaurants. No annual fee.

[svelte]

We use the Amazon Visa quite a bit.

For every $2500 you put on it, they send you a $25 Amazon gift certificate.

With such a wide variety of stuff available on Amazon, we usually have no problem finding something on there that we were going to buy anyway, in essence getting it for free.

Basically, that’s giving you 1% back in a semi-liquid form, and they give you 3% on things you purchase at Amazon and 2% back for certain gas stations and restaurants. No annual fee.

[svelte]

We use the Amazon Visa quite a bit.

For every $2500 you put on it, they send you a $25 Amazon gift certificate.

With such a wide variety of stuff available on Amazon, we usually have no problem finding something on there that we were going to buy anyway, in essence getting it for free.

Basically, that’s giving you 1% back in a semi-liquid form, and they give you 3% on things you purchase at Amazon and 2% back for certain gas stations and restaurants. No annual fee.

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