{"id":98891042,"date":"2017-10-20T15:18:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T19:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/?p=98891042"},"modified":"2017-10-24T14:05:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T18:05:47","slug":"what-to-do-with-leftover-foreign-currency-after-your-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/what-to-do-with-leftover-foreign-currency-after-your-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do with Leftover Foreign Currency After Your Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back from your big trip with some leftover foreign currency? Don\u2019t worry. You\u2019ve got options. Let\u2019s explore a few of the smarter ways save, change or spend it.<\/p>\n

Keep for Later<\/h2>\n

If there\u2019s a good chance you might be heading back to the country where the currency in question was issued, just hang onto it. Odds are exchange rates won\u2019t fluctuate too much in the short term. Plus, you\u2019ll spare yourself some hassle and from having to pay any pesky exchange fees.\u00a0If you travel often to a particular destination, keep a special wallet or purse with money from that country along with any documents or other items specific to traveling there. It’ll sure come in handy!<\/p>\n

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No upcoming return trip on the horizon? Then it\u2019s probably best to exchange it for your home currency. Just keep in mind most exchanges only accept bills and no coins. It\u2019s also worth noting that invariably exchanges at airports offer the worst rates. For up-to-date info on rates, online foreign exchange service, XE.com<\/a>, is as handy a resource as any out there. You can use XE to change money online, but it might pay to shop around first.<\/p>\n

You might also want to sell or trade the foreign currency to an acquaintance who\u2019s going where you\u2019ve been. If you can\u2019t think of anybody off the top of your head, maybe leave a message on the noticeboard at work or at anywhere you might congregate with others, even online.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve got coins left from your trip, it might be harder to convert. Maybe try to spend the coins in flight on drinks or snacks or at the airport (even once you\u2019ve arrived back in your home country) on small but not so frivolous purchase like food, gum, or a bottle of water.<\/p>\n

In the U.K., some Coinstar<\/a> automated kiosks actually accept a limited variety of foreign coins to be converted in local currency. At the time of writing this article, such isn\u2019t the case in the U.S.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019ve been somewhere especially exotic, it might be in your interest to contact coin collectors.<\/p>\n

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Give It Away<\/h2>\n

For a more charitable approach to dealing with leftover currency, consider donating it to a cause that\u2019s important to you. Many reputable nonprofits are happy to accept your unused coins or bills from wherever you\u2019ve been. One example is UNICEF’s Change for Good<\/a> program that makes it easy to mail your money to them. Some airlines have their attendants pass through the aisles of a plane in flight to collect spare change for their chosen charities. You\u2019ll often see donation boxes at airports where you can drop your coins for a good cause as well.<\/p>\n

How about you? What are your tips for using your leftover foreign currency?<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back from your big trip with some leftover foreign currency? Don\u2019t worry. You\u2019ve got options. Let\u2019s explore a few of the smarter ways save, change or spend it. Keep for Later If there\u2019s a good chance you might be heading back to the country where the currency in question was issued, just hang onto it. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":98891044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1397,1293,1278,582],"class_list":["post-98891042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-tips-intel","tag-cash","tag-hacks","tag-international-travel","tag-travel-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98891042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98891042"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98891042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98891267,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98891042\/revisions\/98891267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98891044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98891042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98891042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98891042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}