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 Re: Banking considerations for long trip.
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03/09/23 01:32 PM
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I appreciate the input and havepicked up some good tips. I will tend to be overprepared on this trip
Big Beckett!!
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Re: Banking considerations for long trip.
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03/09/23 01:55 PM
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Check your card terms for currency conversion fees or international fees.
The card I use for hotels, airfare, and stuff is no fee.
I have another card I uses solely for "riskier" transactions. I was hitting a soft drink machine in the customer's office multiple times per day over a week.
Got home and found a $1.85 fee for every $1.50 CA Pepsi
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Re: Banking considerations for long trip.
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03/09/23 01:57 PM
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Definitely use credit cards over a debit card. If thieves get ahold of your debit card number, it gives them access to your actual cash. If they get ahold of your credit card number, they only have access to your credit, and only up to the limit. Furthermore, it's easier to get the credit card company to reverse the fraudulent charges than it is to get the bank to put stolen money back in your account.
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Re: Banking considerations for long trip.
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03/09/23 02:05 PM
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We drove and spent the summer in Alaska.I notified my bank we were going and had no problems using our debit cards even in Canada.I did take travelers checks but didn't use any of them.That was 2010 so i'm sure some things have changed but I wouldn't worryto much but contact your bank.
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Re: Banking considerations for long trip.
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03/09/23 02:37 PM
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I am not going any further than I can hitch hike back from!
some people like silver and gold
I like brass and lead with a little powder in between
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Re: Banking considerations for long trip.
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03/09/23 07:39 PM
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We drove and spent the summer in Alaska.I notified my bank we were going and had no problems using our debit cards even in Canada.I did take travelers checks but didn't use any of them.That was 2010 so i'm sure some things have changed but I wouldn't worryto much but contact your bank. GREAT INFO
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Re: Banking considerations for long trip.
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03/09/23 08:05 PM
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We drove and spent the summer in Alaska.I notified my bank we were going and had no problems using our debit cards even in Canada.I did take travelers checks but didn't use any of them.That was 2010 so i'm sure some things have changed but I wouldn't worryto much but contact your bank. GREAT INFO Actually I pulled our rv and spent quite a few night in a lot of rv parks all the way to Alaska and never had any problems with out debit cards.It's a great place to visit and you will want to go back to see more of it.lol
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Re: Banking considerations for long trip.
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03/10/23 01:04 AM
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Re: Banking considerations for long trip.
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03/10/23 02:07 PM
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We drove and spent the summer in Alaska.I notified my bank we were going and had no problems using our debit cards even in Canada.I did take travelers checks but didn't use any of them.That was 2010 so i'm sure some things have changed but I wouldn't worryto much but contact your bank. GREAT INFO Actually I pulled our rv and spent quite a few night in a lot of rv parks all the way to Alaska and never had any problems with out our debit cards.It's a great place to visit and you will want to go back to see more of it.lol Fixed it.
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