Pre paid card

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Originally Posted by Bugsy73

I have heard a bit about the Revolut card. Do you just put money onto it in ££ and then convert it to dollars when you need to? Or does it automatically convert when you use it abroad? Can you put any spare money back into your bank account post holiday? Also, does anyone know how it compares to FairFX card? This has been recommended by a colleague but I was put off because had to preload it with £75. Thank you for all the advice.

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Yeah, just top up in Sterling when it suits you and then you can transfer to dollars or whatever currency when the rate is good, or I believe you can just leave in gbp and it’ll convert at time of sale with today’s rate, it’s reduced slightly at weekends. I’ve not transferred back to my bank but I have used the card here no problem

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Another vote for Post Office card. DD uses one and it has "wallets" on it so you can have more than one currency on it. You can also move currencies to different wallets. So eg she's going to Dubai soon and New Zealand. She has both currencies on her card. When she leaves Dubai she will put that currency into the New Zealand $ wallet and it will get converted. She swears by it and wouldn't have any other card.