Best way to send money home

chubbygal · Post by **chubbygal** » Thu, 03 Mar 2005 7:09 am

Hi,

u may try western union, it's pretty safe n cheap:)

Chubbygal

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon, 07 Mar 2005 12:18 am

chubbygal wrote:Hi,

u may try western union, it's pretty safe n cheap:)

Chubbygal

western union is not cheap at all. Depends i guess on how much of your money you're happy to part with, I suppose. As I mentioned in a previous post.. I travel frequently and use my atm card overseas without incurring fees. At most I've paid $5 though cirrus (an atm service), and that's regardless of what amount I withdraw.

Western union on the other hand, the more you send, the bigger the commision you pay the Western Union, which is quite hefty.

Surprisingly, they don't include a table of fees on their website, so that you can make an informed decision before sending money through them.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun, 13 Mar 2005 1:05 am

WESTERN UNION CUT THROAT.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:51 am

https://www.xoom.com/?x=42&co=JP

has a compare rates charge by western union

Tyson · Post by **Tyson** » Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:53 pm

Another option to opening another account (to open another account, you need to keep a minimum deposit, else there is a service charge), is to buy a prepaid card/money transfer card from Maybank Singapore. The cost of the card is about S$18. It works exactly like the debit card option but without the fees. Everytime you want to send money home. just deposit money into the card using Maybank's cash desposit machine. Or using any banks' internet funds transfer option to transfer the $ into the card. And your family can withdraw money from any cirrus ATM overseas instantly. It's really that good. I have been using it to send money to my kid studying abroad. You can even choose the card design.

canuckfemme · Post by **canuckfemme** » Mon, 12 Sep 2005 1:22 am

hi tyson,

thanks so much for this info. i will inquire with Maybank tomorrow.

cf

louy · Post by **louy** » Thu, 02 Apr 2009 4:19 pm

Has anyone used www.moneybookers.com to send money home ?

I need to send some money home and would like to know if anyone has tried this service and is it recommended or not.

Kind Regards

ksl · Post by **ksl** » Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:33 pm

Carrier pigeon any good

I see they are using them to get mobile phones into prisons

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