How to Travel in London:
Aleksandra Mesaros
I had been waiting for my paycheck to arrive for what seemed like an eternity. Normally I’d have no problem budgeting my money, relying diligently on my perfectly balanced checkbook, but this summer was different, I was studying abroad in London.
When my paycheck finally arrived, I went over my finances in my head. I’d have about $3,000 dollars to support myself for the 5 weeks I’d be in London. That seemed like enough until I exchanged 300 US dollars for British Pounds. Stuffing the awkwardly- large, brightly-colored foreign money into my wallet, I realized the bank teller had made a mistake. I had given her 300 dollars and she only gave me 125 pounds. When I brought this to her attention she laughed, saying that the exchange rate was over 2:1. My stomach dropped; would I go broke visiting London?
Amazingly, I returned to the states with only a minor depletion to my savings account, and with a few easy tips, you won’t have to worry about going broke on your next vacation to London either.
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