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W


hen you go to the             When traveling internationally, a 
grocery store, you are        credit card is an excellent       
casually asked whether        choice as you will not need to    
you want to bag your items in         deal with exchanging your cash    
paper or plastic. Then you make       for the local currency. A word of 
the decision whether to pay with      caution, however, you will want   
paper (cash) or plastic (debit or     to verify whether your credit     
credit cards). These routine          card is accepted in the country   
decisions probably take you less      to which you are traveling, as    
than a second to decide, but what     some cards are not accepted in    
about the vacation version of the     all countries. You will also want 
paper or plastic option?              to verify ahead of time the cost  
                                      of using your card in another     
Typically, a credit card is your      country, as some card lenders     
best option when traveling. If        impose fees for purchases made in 
you lose the card, or it is           other countries. On the other     
stolen- you can make a quick          hand, ATM withdrawals are often   
phone call to your credit card        cheaper despite the cash advance  
company and stop your liability       fee-so you may decide to withdraw 
for fraudulant charges. Always        cash from a local ATM while       
carry the customer service phone      traveling.                        
number of your credit cards with                                        
you, in case you do lose or have      Even when not traveling outside   
the card stolen so you can            the country, credit cards can     
quickly call and remedy the           make everything so much more      
situation. It's also a good idea      convenient. Renting a car,        
to travel with two credit cards,      getting a hotel room and dining   
from different banks, in case of      in a restaurant are all perfect   
emergencies.                          opportunities to swipe your card  
                                      rather than counting out cash.    



Keeping your receipts for each        money belt underneath your        
transaction while on vacation         clothing, so that no one knows    
means you have a record of each       that it is there. Never wear the  
activity when you return home.        "fanny packs" on the outside of   
You can figure out what your          your clothing, as they make easy  
vacation cost you, and better         targets for pocket pickers and    
budget for future vacations with      you are practically inviting them 
that knowledge. When you spend        to steal your cash. It is         
cash throughout the trip, it's        recommended not to carry all of   
easy to lose track of how much        your vacation cash on you at      
you're spending and on what, and      once, just in case you do have a  
who knows if when you went to         run in with a thief.              
pull out the $60 to pay your                                            
server for lunch another $20 fell     If you can determine how much     
out of your pocket?                   money you can spend on your       
                                      vacation, and know that you are   
If you are someone who tends to       able to stick to that amount      
lose control of their spending,       while using credit cards, it is   
however, using plastic might not      typically a good practice to use  
be the best idea for you! If you      plastic for your vacation         
have to keep to a strict budget       expenses. A good rule of thumb is 
while on vacation, and the use of     to have the money saved for your  
credit cards might cause you to       vacation before you go, even if   
overspend, then obviously go the      you plan to use plastic, and then 
cash route. A good way to keep        that is your travel budget.       
your cash as safe as possible         

                              
while traveling is to wear a          




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