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Q: Why is it so exaggeratedly expensive to use my lifelong plastic when I go on vacation outside the eurozone?
A: Your traditional bank usually applies a silent double punishment. On the one hand, they apply a painful fixed commission for carrying out operations in a foreign currency, and on the other, they impose a highly unfavorable and artificial currency conversion rate, keeping a juicy profitability difference for themselves.
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Q: What exact answer should I always give the cashier or clerk when the machine asks me what currency I want to pay in?
A: You must unconditionally select to pay in the local currency of the country you are visiting. If you give in to temptation and choose to be charged in euros, the merchant will apply its own real-time conversion surcharge, which will always be mathematically much more expensive for your pocket.
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Q: Is there any safe and modern financial product that allows me to dodge all these abusive surcharges from conventional banks?
A: The ultimate tool of the smart traveler is to open an account in a specialized digital neobank. These modern entities allow you to make international payments using the real interbank rate of the moment, completely eliminating any type of deceptive fee and allowing you to save hundreds of euros during your routes.
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Q: Is it a good idea to withdraw wads of cash at the airport as soon as I get off the plane to better control my expenses?
A: It is an absolutely disastrous beginner's mistake. ATMs located inside airports and in areas with a very high influx of tourists apply the most abusive fees of the entire financial system. It is always much cheaper to withdraw cash from ATMs belonging to local banks and using your fee-free cards.
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