Travel Smarter: How to Avoid Hidden Fees and Protect Your Money Abroad

In this episode of Make It Make Cents (powered by Armstrong Advisory Group), Michele Cropley is joined by financial advisor Cash Armstrong to discuss how travelers can avoid hidden fees and protect their money while abroad.From surprise ATM charges to rental car insurance confusion, Michelle and Cash walk through the financial traps that can quietly drain your travel budget — and the practical tools that can help you avoid them. They discuss: · How foreign ATM fees and currency conversion markups work · Checking and brokerage accounts that reimburse international ATM fees · The difference between co-branded and flexible travel credit cards · How to evaluate annual fees versus travel perks · When your existing auto insurance covers rental cars — and when it doesn’t · What your health insurance may (or may not) cover overseas · When supplemental travel insurance makes sense · Overlooked protections in renter’s and homeowner’s insurance · Practical safety tips like VPN use and notifying your bank before travelThe money you save while traveling is money that can support your long-term financial goals. Michelle and Cash explain how thoughtful planning — even for vacations — fits into a broader financial strategy.Learn more at armstrongadvisory.com or call (800) 393-4001 to schedule a no-obligation consultation.Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser. This content of the post or podcast is intended solely to provide general information regarding our business services. Nothing within the post constitutes personalized investment advice or is an offer to buy or sell any security or insurance product. To the extent you wish to engage us for investment advice based upon your personal investment circumstances and objectives, please contact us directly at (781) 433-0001. Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc. does not offer tax or legal advice, and no portion of the post or podcast should be interpreted as legal or accounting advice. You are strongly encouraged to seek advice from qualified tax and/or legal experts regarding any tax or legal matters relevant to you.   You agree, as a condition precedent to your access to the post or podcast, to release and hold harmless Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc., its officers, directors, owners, employees, and agents from any and all adverse consequences resulting from any of your actions or omissions, which are independent of your receipt of personalized investment advice from Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc.   Armstrong Advisory Group ("AAG") is affiliated with an insurance agency called Armstrong Insurance Group, Inc. ("AIGI"). AIGI offers insurance products and services to customers, including investment advisory clients of AAG. AAG refers clients to AIGI for those products and services. AIGI does not, however, compensate AAG for any referrals.   Certain AAG representatives are also licensed as insurance professionals appointed with AIGI and may earn commission-based compensation for selling insurance products, including insurance products implemented for AAG clients. Insurance commissions earned by AAG representatives are separate and in addition to AAG's advisory fees. This practice presents a conflict of interest as the representative has a financial incentive to recommend insurance products to a client. Clients are under no obligation, contractually or otherwise, to purchase insurance products through any of AAG's representatives or any other AAG affiliated person.