A magazine about money, travel and life in Thailand.
The complete guide to cards, cash, ATMs and exchange booths. Tested with saved receipts, not press releases.
Real ATM withdrawals, card statements and shop rates, with current-fee caveats.
How to reduce local ATM fees, avoid dynamic conversion, and check your own card terms.
Honest daily numbers, backpacker to luxury, at today’s mid-market rate.
SuperRich, Vasu, airport booths and contactless, ranked by what they actually cost.
Card for almost everything, cash for the small stuff. Carry a travel card with clear overseas terms for contactless and ATM withdrawals, and keep 2,000–3,000 THB on hand for street food, tuk-tuks, temples and the shops that still do not take cards. Thailand is increasingly card-friendly, but it is not yet cashless once you leave the malls.