Monday, August 27, 2007
I hate the exchange rate...
So I went and put some of my travelers check into my new Deutsch account that just got opened. Pretty much like 3,000 american dollars is only worth like 2,000 Euro :( Not so happy about that. Oh well at least I have money, a debit card that will work here w/o fees, and cash again! Tomorrow I'm going to buy a new camera, finally! Yay!!
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When I was in grad school in Austria, I tried to minimize the exchange rate fluctuation risk to my limited funds by keeping some money in a US bank and some in a bank there in Vienna.
No one at Auburn Bank could tell me exactly what fees or exchange rates would apply, since I was no doubt their only customer living in Austria, so I did a little test and found that I could use my ATM card all over Europe with no fees and generally a favorable exchange rate.
I also used my account in Vienna because when the dollar went down in value, the money in my bank in Vienna was then more "valuable" and vice versa.
Anyway, I am with you... it's a pain. See how many interesting cultural things you are learning about!?! hee hee
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