getbehindthemule
Joined: 15 Oct 2015
Posts: 712
Location: Shanghai
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 Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 1:02 am Post subject: |
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| astrotrain wrote: |
| getbehindthemule wrote: |
@NS
Unfortunately Ireland doesnt accept it. I'm lucky with the Euro at the moment I guess, it must be so annoying for FTs from the USA.
@astrotrain
I did find a pretty convenient way of transferring money back home, avoiding trips to the bank. I got my gf (Chinese) to open a new account for me, in her name, about a year ago. We both went to the bank and got a tutorial on how to make an overseas online transaction.
She then gave me the card and the electronic gadget with the constantly changing password, so that I can transfer money to my Irish bank account whenever I wish. Charges are 180RMB per transaction regardless of the amount. My Irish bank also charges me twenty odd Euro. It's a little cheaper than going into the bank to do it and more importantly it saves a lot of time.
It is not a bad option if you have a Chinese partner or trusted friend who is willing to do this for you. |
This is the most efficient method, I wanted to try this avenue since Chinese nationals have no limit restrictions on such transfers so one large sum can be done but you had an educated G.F while I had not. Tried to explain to her a zillion times, couldn't get thru. She stuck to her guns and stuffed my Debit card in a shoe and sent it back home, sigh . . . |
That made me giggle, sorry 
For a couple of years here I had never ending frustration sending money back home (even with all the required paperwork). It was headwrecking. Actually I only managed to carry it out successfully at the bank on two occasions out of many. 
Now that I have this set up, it's great!
The one drawback is that I need her with me when I'm making the transaction. At one stage an sms is sent to my gf's phone and you just have 30 seconds to input the password. |
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