Cash / credit card on the AT
Another spanner in the works...
Few weeks ago I looked into barclaycard travel credit card, free transactions from ATM . . All good no problemat all. (recommended by the money supermarket.com for low rates etc)
Went today to get it...a different lady checking my info.. as I'm now unemployed and do not getting a income... I can't get it now..
My money is sitting in one account and i was going setup a DD to pay it off each month...
Barclay said it was a good idea but the can't approve the card.
I've never had a credit card and don't need credit/money.. just the security and cheap rates etc..
Using my debit card is very expensive.
So need to find other way of getting my money without costing an arm and a leg (more so legs, as two are needed :)
1. So I might ask my dad if he can apply and add me to the card! If barclays allow that's!
2. looking at post office load card.. putting a lump sum on the card..but still comes at a cost.
Have people used just carryed used $ travellers cheques and cashed them easy on the trail?
Any other suggestions / or how you got your money.. are welcome.
If you can't get a credit card
> Have people used just carryed used $ travellers cheques and cashed them easy on the trail?
Travelers checks are almost worthless even in ordinary travel, let alone on a back country trail, for the simple reason that nobody accepts them now. Indeed, that's been the case for about thirty years.
https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/...elers-cheques/
> Using my debit card is very expensive
Actually, it's be far the most economical & safe way to "carry" cash. Some banks charge nothing to withdraw funds from their system, and some will even cover the fees charged by other institutions. And you can walk into almost any supermarket in the U.S., buy a few munchies, and get cash back (up to $50 or $100) from your debit card account. I've done this scores of times, all over the U.S.
You can also purchase a pre-paid credit card, which would be accepted anywhere the card would be. The catch is that it's the same as cash -- lose it, and your money is gone.
> I might ask my dad if he can apply and add me to the card
Anyone who owns a credit card can authorize anyone else on the planet to use it. Indeed, with a chip card, you don't even have to be authorized -- if you have the card, you can just insert it, get approved, and walk away. In other words, all that would have to happen is for the card owner to get a duplicate card and hand it to you.