Money--- what type to bring?
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Money--- what type to bring?
We leave for CR in just over two weeks and we have everything planned... thanks in part to this forum. So thank you. We have one last thing to work out. What form of money do we bring... cash, cc, traveler's checks?
Advice please
Advice please
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We use cash and credit cards. I wouldn't bother with traveler's checks. For cash, it helps to have bills that are in good shape and in denominations of $20 or less. If you're going to use your credit card, be sure to let your cc company know before you go; sometimes they'll block your account if you don't. A lot of cc companies will charge a final conversion fee on your out of country purchases - about 1 to 3% depending on your card.
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Always ATM Colones for best FOREX exchange rate
with my no fee www.capitalone.com Visa
Also use it for all my tansactions
Can contest bogus charge service that way
Get my money back if fraud or service not good
Do notify CC company of your travel and set up your PIN
per hopefulist.
Also keep clean not torn small bills USD for backup
do not use them much.
with my no fee www.capitalone.com Visa
Also use it for all my tansactions
Can contest bogus charge service that way
Get my money back if fraud or service not good
Do notify CC company of your travel and set up your PIN
per hopefulist.
Also keep clean not torn small bills USD for backup
do not use them much.
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While there we used mostly cash and colones. Our driver took us to a bank and we were able to exchange our money - this made it helpful in not having to figure out what to give etc. and easier to give tips.
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