Summer's fast approaching and with many heading abroad, now's the time to ensure you're getting the max bucks (or baht) for your bang. This is especially important as there are so many rip-offs to avoid, so here are our top tips to STOP PAYING TO PAY when you're overseas...
1. Plastic is usually the cheapest way to spend abroad, but which type?Spend on your plastic abroad and banks get a virtually-perfect exchange rate, but most then charge us an up to 3%-ish non-sterling exchange fee on top, so £100 worth of euros costs you £103. The top specialist cards don't do that, so you get the same near-perfect exchange rates as they
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