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cmer on Oct 25, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: There's only one exchange rate

I've been using Norbert's Gambit for a few years to avoid these hidden fees and I saved thousands. It's extremely easy to perform as well. Anybody converting money should look into it.

More information here: http://www.finiki.org/index.php?title=Norberts_Gambit

mseebach on Oct 25, 2012 [–]

Your link doesn't work, this one does: http://www.finiki.org/wiki/Norberts_Gambit

This might well be what someone like Travelwise is doing on the backend, especially if they have the volume to offset the commissions.

minimax on Oct 25, 2012 | [–]

The HN markdown parser is stripping the apostrophe in both of your links. Try this: http://www.finiki.org/wiki/Norbert%27s_Gambit

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