Did you know that if you are traveling abroad, Visa and MasterCard charge issuing banks a standard fee of 1% percent of the total price for items purchased outside the country. This “currency conversion charge” is then passed onto you the customers. For ATM cards, there is the same currency conversion fee. However, they also [...]
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Using your plastic wisely on vacation
Posted by Lisa on July 3rd, 2008
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No Comments »Summer Vacation
Posted by Lisa on May 21st, 2008
Bill and I are trying to decide where to take the kids this summer for vacation. With money being tight due to our basement remodeling project, it is really hard to decide where to go. We also have the other disadvantage that Will is only going to be one. There is not [...]
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