get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA) ( x1 \& Q, Y( B$ vfind someone who are willing to exchange with the XE rate; I0 s- Z' ]& A
deposit your USD either to your US$ credit card or any US denominated chequeing/saving account7 ^7 a) H! j+ U% v! U y
go to the US and have fun (with thousands of dollars of bills to pay of course)0 {" m$ _( F1 R+ F- e
pay your money when you get home 7 s) S$ X) b3 j ( l/ L3 t. F% \ g7 bthe rule of thumb is: the less you get your service from the banks, the less you will have to pay$ M f; j1 b: {/ W0 N! G
]6 Y) {* t( I, ^% P8 J0 R/ @9 E9 dIf you can't find someone who's willing to trade with you - you can trade with your bank with some costs depending on how much you trade. The worst is to swipe your CAD credit card in the US. Both VISA/Mastercard and your bank will skim profits every time you swipe your card.
watercress 发表于 2014-9-5 08:40) r, {) Z( F6 p3 D% n. b
get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA)9 A& ~! m1 K9 ]1 w+ j: o
find someone who are willing to exchange with ...