Spending money

· BEST WAY!!! (and safest) bring an atm card (make sure you KNOW your PIN number), there are atms (called “cash point”) everywhere! Take out what you need for a day or two and be safe! A check card can be used for purchases too!

· Easy but sketchy… bring dollars and change to British Pounds. Easy, but you will pay to change the money and you could get ripped off or pick-pocketed.

· DO NOT USE traveler’s checks - - - they are NOT widely accepted by merchants especially by teenagers. If you go this route, get American Express in British Pounds and you will have better luck cashing then, BUT I DO NOT RECOMMEND THEM AND THE USE OF THEM WILL CAUSE FRUSTRATION for you and for me!!!!!!

· Bring money for food. You need to plan to buy all lunches ($10 each) for 7 days and 6 dinners ($20 each). This means you should have access to $210 for food. You may eat more and need more money or you may eat less and need less money. This is a general guideline not a hard and fast rule. You will be able to eat cheaper by having a sandwich or salad from a supermarket for lunch or dinner.

· Gifts and souvenirs, you could spend thousands of dollars on this but remember YOU will have to CARRY EVERYTHING THAT YOU BUY ALL THE WAY HOME! You would be wise to shop in the market in Cambridge during free time and Covent Garden in London on a day when we are there.