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The No ATM-Fee, Bulletproof Travel Financial System

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Don’t let your checking account get cleaned out by ATM fraud, and don’t get robbed by the banks while traveling.

Note: This post was partially inspired by reading my new #1 favorite book on money: I will teach you to be rich by Ramit Sethi. It’s the 4-Hour Workweek for your personal finances and highly recommended!

A friend of mine once used an ATM in Honduras, and 24 hours later found her entire travel savings had evaporated. That’s right, $15,000 disappeared from her checking account. She was stranded with a credit card, $200 cash, and a promise from her bank that they would ‘look into it in the next 45 days’.*

This post outlines a simple way to make sure that never happens to you.

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