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America in January.
B. It’s a good idea to have some foreign(3)____ for use when you arrive.
You may want to make a phone call or pay a taxi so it’s useful to have same small
denomination (4)________However, advisable to carry too much (5)_________ in
case you lose it or it is stolen.
A. What alternatives are there?
B. All over Europe you can use your (6) ______to withdraw cash and even pay ret
goods or services.
A. Is there a (7) ______ on cash (8)__________ ?
B. Yes, it’s one per cent of the total (9) _____ .
A. What rate of (10)__________ will I get?
B. The rate on the day your (11) ___ goes through.
A. Can I pay by (12) ____ ?
В. Only in Europe with a Eurocheque book and card. Otherwise, no.
A. What happens if I lose my card?
В. You should inform us immediately. But it is sensible to have some
(13)___________.
These are safer than (14) _______because they are (15)___________.
15. Read Tips from a mean millionaire and choose the best definition for the word tight
wadding.
1 being imaginatively mean
2 saving as much as possible
3 living on bare essentials
Amy Dacyczyn, the founder of The Tightwad Gazette -a monthly newsletter
promoting thrift as a viable alternative lifestyle - is making tea. In her kitchen in rural
name she Dons the kettle, pours the excess water into a Thermos, so she won’t have to
waste electricity boiling more later, then opens her elderly fridge to get the milk She
has a husband, six children and an income of over half a million dollars each year, but
all the fridge contains are three old glass apple juice bottles full of milk, a weary-
looking Tupperware box, a few covered bowls of leftovers and an apple with a few
bites out of it.
Welcome to the world of tight wadding, where super-creative hyper-frugality is
the order of the day, nothing is ever bought new if it can humanly be found second
hand, ordinary shops are visited only for special offers that extensive prior research has
proved to be the very cheapest available.
Amy Dacyczyn is a multi-millionaire, but if you saw her on the street – or diving
into a skip for some discarded bargain – you certainly wouldn’t guess it. She has got
rich by being imaginatively mean. Her monthly food bill is $ 180. Her yearly budget
to clothe the children never exceeds $50. And it is her Tightwad Gazette, to which
over 100,000 Americans have subscribed at $ 12 a year, and in which she imparts
frugal hints, that has made her wealthy.
When Amy got married, she and her husband Jim decided that there were three