Spending abroad

If you’re going on holiday this summer make sure you’re getting the best exchange rate whilst getting easy access to foreign cash abroad. You’ll be able to spend more at the end of the day!

The best card, by-far, to get is Nationwide’s FlexAccount Visa debit card. This is what I have used when travelling around Europe the last 2 years and it’s perfect. In the UK I use another bank.

In Europe there is currently no load charge, and for worldwide it’s just 1%. Once you get there, it’s free to withdraw cash from ATMs.. making things very convienient and safer than taking over a bundle of hard cash. You will need to open a bank account with them.

DO NOT use cards abroad by Halifax, NatWest, Abbey or Lloyds TSB unless you have to, as they will charge you the earth and the moon. It’s better to change cash before you go.