dirtdog said:
never been down to mexico. should i have some mexican money as well as american money? if so does the border area have the best exchange rate?
Personal Preference.
Me, Personally, i will head down with US dollars in increments of $10-20. Not much is ever more then $10-20! Peso Exchange is about 10:1. Some people prefer pesos because its easier to keep track of your change in case someone is trying to rip you off. I just use the 10:1 rule and havent had any problems. Actually, not true, i have had one guy trip to rip me off once at a Pemex, I gave him a very dirty look and shook my head no and he immediately gave me all of my change!
Also, if you get $100 worth of Pesos and you only spend $50 then you need to stop at the border again to convert them back to US dollars because the only places i have found on the US that takes Pesos is those lunch trucks that come to jobsites (honestlY).
I dont want to deal with that waiting in line and exchanging $ and stuff but i am kinda lazy like that.
But that is just me! Some people go down with all Pesos. Its your call!
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