Money!?!?

Hey everyone!

Just have a quick question for everyone else leaving in the next few weeks!!

How much money is everyone going to be taking with them? And are you gonna be taking some cash and some travellers cheques?!?!?

Thanks guys!!

Michelle xx

 

I think i will probably be bringing at least $2000-3000 down, but i am gonna skip the travellers cheques. I have a debit card which is much easier to carry around and safer

 

right robyn, i'm coming to u if i need any money lol

i know im not a march leaver, *wish i was :'(*, but at the minute i have $500 that i've already got. but im takin some TC just incase. i mean i have my debit that my wages go in2 and ill have a fair bit goin in just after i leave so i'll have that on me, plus student free overdraft, all good lol

xxx

 

well they told us that it was good to bring a couple of grand down to be safe. Well that is what i am telling my parents

 

think i'll be telling my parents the same, i mean they don't want me being broke so far from home

xxx

 

I brought about a grand cash down and I was fine ( did pay my flight extra with my cc though ). I had my income for groceries and rent and those things and my account back home for partying, shopping, trips. And I spent about 6 grand I would say Don't miss a single penny though, it was all worth it. ;D

Julia

 

I think im gonna be working as much as i can when i first get to disney. Cos its my final semester of uni im not gonna be able to work and save. Right now i just wanna get my overdraft paid off b4 i leave...

xxx

 

i know wot u mean marie, ive not got a lot of time to work, however im gona keep my weekend shifts, to break up uni work, and get a few £ in my pocket! its so stressful! thank god i don't have an overdraft i'd be stuck otherwise!

xxx

 

Yeah never get an overdraft... i got one travelling in the states last year and now im stuck with it... Tho my mum says if its still there by june she'll pay off whats left, so it doesnt start getting interest. Im working two shifts next week tho!
xxx

 

aww thats nice of your mum marie! aww, see i don't start back until nxt tuesday ish, well pre training tues & fri, then we reopen saturday and the madness begins! apparently we getting some celebs on the sat, will be interestin who turns up!

xxx

 

Awww sara u must be so excited - going back to the towers! ooo wonder who your celebrities will be!

Oh March people if you have visa debit cards take them with u as u can put them into the cash point and Most british banks charge 1.50 regardless of how much u get out. saves u taking too much cash with u...

xxx

 

i was gona ask that about debits marie! as i have mine with all my wages in and interest free overdraft of £1500 should i need to use it! thats quite good then the charge, take it the same charge applies using it to pay in shops?

yeah im excited and not, cos theres only 4 out of our 20 group of friends goin bk, but good things like no martin! so theres good and bad although i will miss him bein there, we had a good season last year, eventhough we always got in trouble for showing 'improper behaviour' to customers oops lol. aww last year was great, b very hard to beat that year!

right im gona go, need beauty sleep, take care hun, i mite b online 2moro, it depends if i can get on at toms!

xxx

 

Yeah i wasnt sure if people would know about visa debit cards, wondered afterwards if people would think i was stating obv! Switch cards dont work tho just visa debit and obv any credit cards...
Theres no charge to use it in the shops or at least lloyds tsb dont charge only for cash point! And given commision charges i dont think 1.50 matters esp if u draw out $100 a time. Think i'll just take enough cash to cover imediate charges andfirst few days then use my debit card till i get paid into american bank.

Improper behaviour Sara! Lol why i am not surprised by that! Im sure ull make loads of new friends! U never know what hot new guys may show up!

Have a great time away!
xxx

 

I'm attempting to save about $2000 to bring down with me. I'll also have my visa just in case. I think I'm going to bring quite a bit of it in travellers cheques. My debit card doesn't work in the US. Tip for any Cdns who have a President's Choice debit card.... it doesn't work in bank machines in the US. They don't use interac down there. It needs to have Plus or Cirrus on the back of your card. That's the one thing that's gonna be really hard for me in the US... not using debit everywhere I go. I rarely carry cash. Ah well... everything's a new experience.

Sandra

 

Hey Gals and Guys,

Hey Chelle, as for me, I think I will take around 1000 dollars or so.
As they say u get ur first paycheck two weeks later, and also for the food
and of course for FUN!!!

But I also take this money to get all the payments we have got to pay.

See ya
Robb ;D

 

Take mostly travelers checks. They're safer than cash. A credit/debit card is helpful, too. But don't bring too much cash. Then people will know you're from out of the country, without hearing your accent first.

 

well i wont be taking that much with me! i have my cc incase of emergencies!

xxx

 

i don't have a credit card and it is probably a good thing!!!! lol...i have enough trouble keeping my spending down with my debit card. Although i will probably end up getting a cc before i go down

 

i think i will too robyn, just to be on the safe side

well my switch should work in the US, cos its changed to maestro/cirrus, and as long as the machines display the symbol i should be ok, i hope! but cc for back up anyway

xxx

 

Hey guys,

Just to confirm what sara said, even if your card is switch and not yet changed to maestro it'll still work in the US as its likely that any old switch cards will have the maestro symbol on the back!! So dont worry - its not only Visa debit that works out there!! Woking in a bank Ive had to explain this to customers many times lol!!

Im not gonna be taking my debit card out there anyway - although your bank may say theres only a £1.50 flat charge they will often also charge a percentage as a commission for the exchange, plus you could end up losing out on a fluctuating exchage rate.

Also, at the bank we never recommend people take their debit cards with them as if they get lost then youre pretty much stuck until your bank can order you a new one and by the time its been sent out to you in the us youre looking at a couple of weeks with no access to your bank account or your money. Travellers cheques are the much safer option as you can get them replaced within 24 hours if theyre lost/stolen!!

Am I right in thinking that we can open a bank account when we're there? If we can then I think Ill just pay all my TCs into there and then hopefully get a debit card on my US account. Is that possible does anyone know?

I waffled on a bit there didnt I!?!? Sorry about that!!!

Michelle xx