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 Post subject: Exchange rates
PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 2:48 pm 
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Would it be possible to get a update on exchage rates and location.


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:12 pm 
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I believe I received 562/1 at Colonial and 540/1 at Taoramina last weekend.


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:27 pm 
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I use ATMs.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:32 pm 
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I have a phobia that I would arrive and even though i have vacation money ,some idiot would be on the other end hitting the deny button.i try to yake about 2/3 of budget and atm here and there


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:01 pm 
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I do the same thing taking 60-70% of the cash I need based on my MM budgeting spreadsheet. Start hitting the ATM before I run out. There have been a few times where most ATM's in the gulch were out of money or didn't work. It happens a lot during holidays or Halloween week. Never want to be low on cash when opportunity strikes!

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:03 pm 
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Here is a link to the local bank exchange rates.

http://indicadoreseconomicos.bccr.fi.cr ... nilla.aspx


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:35 pm 
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Jim15687 wrote:
I have a phobia that I would arrive and even though i have vacation money ,some idiot would be on the other end hitting the deny button.i try to yake about 2/3 of budget and atm here and there


Well, telling your bank you are going to Costa Rica normally fixes that.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:37 pm 
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LocoGringo wrote:
I do the same thing taking 60-70% of the cash I need based on my MM budgeting spreadsheet. Start hitting the ATM before I run out. There have been a few times where most ATM's in the gulch were out of money or didn't work. It happens a lot during holidays or Halloween week. Never want to be low on cash when opportunity strikes!

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There is a lot of Chepe outside the Gulch.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:17 am 
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There is a lot of Chepe outside the Gulch.


Who wants to ride around chepe looking for an ATM late at night. :roll: Plan ahead. I always bring 2 cards just in case one is declined.


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:28 am 
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LocoGringo wrote:
MM3 wrote:
There is a lot of Chepe outside the Gulch.


Who wants to ride around chepe looking for an ATM late at night. :roll: Plan ahead. I always bring 2 cards just in case one is declined.


Planning ahead means you aren't running around the Gulch at night looking for an ATMto be robbed at.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:35 am 
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MM3 wrote:
LocoGringo wrote:
MM3 wrote:
There is a lot of Chepe outside the Gulch.


Who wants to ride around chepe looking for an ATM late at night. :roll: Plan ahead. I always bring 2 cards just in case one is declined.


Planning ahead means you aren't running around the Gulch at night looking for an ATMto be robbed at.


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:33 am 
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And the ATMs near the HDR (Av. 1 towards the Morazan) are often zero fill on dollars until the banks open.

But I normally withdraw colones from ATMs (I try to use colones exclusively).

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:22 am 
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2/1/2017 at the bank on the departure level of SJO, I got 551CRC:1USD.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:07 pm 
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I do notify bank credit cards ,last trip to europe about a year ago after 5 days .Bank card 1 was taken by atm(bank stated card reported stolen).Bank card 2 had suspicous activity on it in tennesse while i was in Venice Italy,so it was froze.....Again I like to budget and just exchange and sprinkle atm in ...Just my prefrence


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:55 pm 
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DManWalking wrote:
MM3 wrote:
LocoGringo wrote:
[quote="MM3"] There is a lot of Chepe outside the Gulch.


Who wants to ride around chepe looking for an ATM late at night. :roll: Plan ahead. I always bring 2 cards just in case one is declined.


Planning ahead means you aren't running around the Gulch at night looking for an ATMto be robbed at.


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That's what I'm talking about! I always feel I am being watched when I use an ATM.

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