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But exchanging currency isn't free. There are two costs to look out for when exchanging your money for foreign currency: foreign transaction fees and exchange rates. Both affect how much you end up paying for the exchange. Foreign transaction fees are fees charged for making payments abroad and converting currency.

Your bank will convert your foreign currency into U.S. dollars before depositing it into your account. This is preferable as holding foreign currencies can complicate your accounting, ing to Bench.

Though there may be a small fee if you exchange less than a certain amount, your bank or credit union will almost always be the cheapest place to exchange currency. You may be able to order currency at a branch location, by phone, or online to have it delivered to you or to pick up at a branch.

If you know the exchange rate, divide your current currency by the exchange rate. For example, suppose that the USD/EUR exchange rate is 0.631 and you'd like to convert 100 USD into EUR. To accomplish this, simply multiply the 100 by 0.631 and the result is the number of EUR that you will receive: 63.10 EUR.

You would divide 1 by the current exchange rate of the two currencies for the inverse relationship. So for example, if the USD/EUR exchange rate was 0.89, to find the reciprocal exchange rate of EUR/USD, you would perform the following calculation: 1/0.89 to arrive at 1.12.

Banks, credit unions, online bureaus, and currency converters provide convenient and often inexpensive currency exchange services. Once on foreign soil, the best means to convert currency is to use a foreign automated teller machine (ATM) or identify whether your bank has ATMs or banking affiliates nearby.

Divide your starting amount by the exchange rate to get the converted amount. For example, $100/1.25 = ?80. While it's good to be conscious of exchange rates when you go abroad, using a credit card to automatically access the best conversion rates is a great way to make things simple and relatively inexpensive.

Head to your bank or credit union before you leave to avoid paying ATM transaction costs. You may even receive a better exchange rate. Credit unions and banks will exchange your dollars into a foreign currency before and after your trip when you have a checking or savings account with them.