get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA) # o0 {6 B" Y, T1 _1 K. Ifind someone who are willing to exchange with the XE rate g1 g9 v/ h g3 [7 u! Ndeposit your USD either to your US$ credit card or any US denominated chequeing/saving account5 C3 h/ _/ `' L
go to the US and have fun (with thousands of dollars of bills to pay of course) + I; a# F+ c* Z: Y5 O0 tpay your money when you get home # M0 G! U, _1 _! h/ A 2 u. @( X+ U9 sthe rule of thumb is: the less you get your service from the banks, the less you will have to pay9 T4 Y# k" q" N1 ?9 K0 R* V! E
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If you can't find someone who's willing to trade with you - you can trade with your bank with some costs depending on how much you trade. The worst is to swipe your CAD credit card in the US. Both VISA/Mastercard and your bank will skim profits every time you swipe your card.