I owe a good friend in Germany money for some items he purchased for me. I have been trying to find an economical way to send him the money I owe him. I checked with my local bank first but they want a $50 fee to transfer money to a bank account in Germany. Seems pretty high to me. Wal Mart offers a money transfer option but their Money Gram in not available in Nuremberg. I have searched in vein for an international check or money order but I have not been able to find anything. There are some web sites that offer this service but I am not sure if I can trust them. Besides the other solutions offered, try Western Union - it worked for me... -- Paul H. Eberl (3/4 Bohemian, 1/4 German and proud of it!)

The last time I used the International Currency Exchange the cost was just $10. I called 888.278.6628 and used my credit card to order a draft for Germany. They told me how much the exchange rate was that day and gave the total amount in US dollars. Then they sent me the draft to mail to Germany. I have also used them to send money to Hong Kong.  You can also contact them at www.foreignmoney.com. I think they have a genealogy button.   Remember that if you send a personal check to a foreign country the receiver will have to pay a substantial charge to transfer it into his/her currency.   Whenever there are questions about how to do thinks in Germany it is a good idea to check www.members.cox.net/hessen/history/htm or www.members.cox/hessen/payforit.htm   The FAQs and all the advice are for ALL Germany. Don Watson has been giving this advice for years, and will even help personally. LaVerne --- On Mon, 1/25/10, Paul Eberl <[email protected]> wrote: From: Paul Eberl <[email protected]> Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Sending Money Internationally To: [email protected] Date: Monday, January 25, 2010, 12:34 PM I owe a good friend in Germany money for some items he purchased for me.  I have been trying to find an economical way to send him the money I owe him.  I checked with my local bank first but they want a $50 fee to transfer money to a bank account in Germany.  Seems pretty high to me.  Wal Mart offers a money transfer option but their Money Gram in not available in Nuremberg.  I have searched in vein for an international check or money order but I have not been able to find anything.  There are some web sites that offer this service but I am not sure if I can trust them. Besides the other solutions offered, try Western Union - it worked for me... -- Paul H. Eberl  (3/4 Bohemian, 1/4 German and proud of it!) German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message