http://www.vagabondish.com/seeking-advice-from-travelers-currency-diversity/ Dubious tips & essential ephemera for today's curious traveler Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.vagabondish.com/seeking-advice-from-travelers-currency-diversity/comment-page-1/#comment-6329 Owen Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:25:30 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/seeking-advice-from-travelers-currency-diversity/#comment-6329 The easiest way I know to keep some money in another currency would be to change your dollars using a Paypal account. I often keep dollars and pounds at the same time because I sell to British customers on eBay. Another option might be to hit up your local foreign exchange and just put the cash in your mattress. Still, I have to believe that a trusted mutual fund would be a safer long-term bet. You might even find one that diversifies its investments with European or Asian companies. The easiest way I know to keep some money in another currency would be to change your dollars using a Paypal account. I often keep dollars and pounds at the same time because I sell to British customers on eBay.
Another option might be to hit up your local foreign exchange and just put the cash in your mattress.
Still, I have to believe that a trusted mutual fund would be a safer long-term bet. You might even find one that diversifies its investments with European or Asian companies.

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