The Expat Files

On Banking, Credit Cards and more: - How not to get clipped when changing dollars or euros into (or out of) the local toilet paper (but quite pretty) currencies. - Credit cards -vs- cash, watch out! - Visa/MC plastic issued on 1st world banks -vs- Visa/MC issued on banks down here, they look the same but there are major differences. - What to do if your bank statement seems wrong, you're spoiling for fight, and your 2nd grade Spanish is failing. - How to spot an ATM scam. - Getting robbed on the beach, and how to avoid it.