Hi, I have a few questions regarding converting money from US$ to CDN$ and have gotten conflicting information from various bank "help" people so I figure I'd ask here. Background: I have about $2000 USD in a Bank of America chequing account which I want that to end up in my Tangerine cheq...
Jan 27th, 2016 7:07 pm
... USD so you credit card will be charged in USD but when you go to restaurant to redeem voucher the restaurant has a sign 2 wks ago their cash value exchange rate is 1.18 vs market rate 1.32 roughly. I totally understand that and expected my voucher to be redeem at $40x1.18 reasonable right? NOPE ...
Dec 22nd, 2015 12:27 am
I'm going to be doing some online shopping from US retailers (ship to Canada) and was wondering what is the better payment method. Paypal (using Costco MC) or direct via Costco MC? Any differences in exchange rate?
Nov 14th, 2015 3:58 pm
... the process too difficult for a first time? Also - when doing Norbert's Gambit I often read that the trade has to happen immediately or else the exchange rate might change... Technically, if I buy a USD stock, journal it over to CAD and wait for an opportune time, I can actually make a small ...
Aug 18th, 2015 2:22 pm
... and would like to hear first hand from owners what they like and dislike about their Q5. I am looking at the 2.0 Turbo with navigation package. Exchange rate has not been going in our favour lately, but I was thinking with the 2015s being available, the 2014s should drop in price by end of December ...
Sep 4th, 2014 4:25 am
So the airlines have already implemented their price hikes for the CAD<->USD exchange difference. I was in No Frills yesterday and noticed certain products (most likely sourced from the USA) have already climbed in price. As an example (at least that I can remember), there were various breads which ...
Jan 31st, 2014 7:21 am
HSBC used to have a rate a little better than the other banks for buying US cash. Wondering if there's a better way? Currency exchange houses sometimes offer good rates too usually. Any recommendations?
Aug 2nd, 2012 9:56 am
Hi guys, Where do you think would give you a better rate when exchanging foreign currency? At home or at foreign country? Here's my theory: You are travelling from Canada to Europe and are trying to decide to exchange your CAD dollars to EUR dollars either in Canada (at home) or in Europe (foreign c...
Does anyone on here have any experience with Chase Canada? I just got a notice about a new Amazon.ca Visa through Chase....and it's a cash back. It sounds like a pretty good deal for me, as I do buy from them and it's a large part of my online shopping, but I don't know anyone who's dealt with Chase...
Apr 3rd, 2012 8:32 pm
I deposited a US$200 cheque into my PC chequing account at the ATM. I entered the face value amount, as the CDN$ is roughly at par. A day later, PC debited an additional $8 or so, or roughly 4%. When I called to complain, PC confirmed that they don't post the conversion rate (you have to phone), and...
Mar 15th, 2012 1:40 pm
Just wondering how far people think it will drop compared to the Canadian Dollar? I'm looking to spend a couple grand booking some trips and get my spending money and just thinking whether I should do that on Tuesday or wait a bit
Jul 30th, 2011 4:48 pm
Hello all, I'm going for a trip in US for few weeks and looking for a good way to exchange CAD to USD for cash. I asked my bank CIBC and $3000 USD cost $3189 CAD. The rate is bit high and not matching the market. I know I can use credit card, but I afraid the rate is probably higher than that. And I...
Aug 6th, 2010 7:44 pm
... ISA). I am planning to buy big appliances next spring and tought it would be a good move to convert my savings in USD now to benefit from the good exchange rate now. The exchange rate of ING Direct seems way better than the regular banks. My concern is that I'm not sure how I will be able to withdraw ...
Oct 13th, 2009 10:20 am
... of US dollars at home because of gifts etc. My kids get $20 US at birthdays etc. But because the amounts are small, the banks don't give a good exchange rate. There are stores in the GTA that accept US dollars at the till. McDonalds and the Jays shop at the Rogers stadium for example. Often ...
Jul 24th, 2009 9:55 pm
I'm taking a trip to Italy in Sept for 2 weeks and is looking to see which way is the best in managing money. My thought was to get some Amex Traveller's Cheques and bring the Amex credit card with me as well. But I'm not if the exchange rates on the credit card is decent enough for me to use it tha...
Jul 23rd, 2009 1:53 pm
Ok so now that I applied for the MBNA smart cash mastercard which IMHO is the best mastercard there is I also have the 2% cash back AMEX costco platinum which I only use for costco since its not widely accepted what Visa type credit card should I get ? if I were to categorize them I would probably u...
Apr 23rd, 2009 1:27 pm