get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA) 3 C) B' U3 e4 h- _find someone who are willing to exchange with the XE rate! O5 V* t% \7 r3 A6 A2 L
deposit your USD either to your US$ credit card or any US denominated chequeing/saving account' m8 y; m/ S' g6 B
go to the US and have fun (with thousands of dollars of bills to pay of course) ( J* c2 m6 C; U0 H2 D. o- W- }pay your money when you get home* A) f- {3 w. Q/ J3 ?
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the rule of thumb is: the less you get your service from the banks, the less you will have to pay' H5 v( K+ [8 e7 G
7 V3 I! F2 t/ ` h0 D, r* ZIf 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.