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Using Cash Cards Abroad
Cash cards are much more limited in function than credit and debit cards but they have one really big advantage abroad: without the PIN, they're useless and therefore they're of much less interest to thieves.
Cash cards for international use come in only two versions which are Cirrus and Plus. Both are linked to your bank account although you can also get prepaid versions of both.
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What do you do when your credit, debit or cash cards are stolen?
Most of the time it's fine to take a few cards and maybe a travellers cheque with you on holiday, but what do you do if you run out of money when you're abroad or if your cards/cheques are stolen?
It's safest to work on the assumption that your cards and/or cheques will be stolen and prepare for that. The way to do this is to keep a note of the card numbers, expiry dates and cancellation phone ... full details
Which travel money card is the best one?
Prepaid cards seem to be breeding like rabbits around the world and every single one is different from the others in terms of charges, features and general useability.
Rather than trawl through all the cards that would pay me to recommend them to you as the majority of card comparison sites do, I'm just going to go through those that are 'best' here and tell you why that they're the best so tha... full details
Credit and Charge cards
Everyone will tell you that credit cards are the thing to use on holiday and they are, most of the time.
The problems with credit cards are that they're not always accepted, how you get charged depends on how you use them and you can end up with unexpected shocks when you return home and find all the charges you've racked up. That said, you'd be very unwise to go on holiday without one.
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Taking cash abroad
Whilst most people will tell you that cards are the way to go, there's something to be said for having some cash with you too.
As far as cash goes, it's sometimes handy to take around $100 in US dollars or perhaps 100€ in euro as both currencies are accepted in a lot of places outside their home country. Don't take anything larger than a 20 as you will, of course, receive chang... full details
