get a no-fee US$ credit card (e.g. i use TD USD VISA) 0 A$ p3 @- a N. Y# l/ T+ j0 w0 O9 ufind someone who are willing to exchange with the XE rate. J4 I$ z- q# V, H$ v/ f+ u
deposit your USD either to your US$ credit card or any US denominated chequeing/saving account6 Q0 q$ m, O P7 {
go to the US and have fun (with thousands of dollars of bills to pay of course)2 P' C* w' F% M
pay your money when you get home! P8 z5 Z3 C8 Z6 ~9 A; e# Z2 }& H
- { h! o) K/ K6 V6 rthe rule of thumb is: the less you get your service from the banks, the less you will have to pay 1 E7 o* ]* F, \5 U6 M1 @% a1 h) N3 M$ m
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.