How would you feel if your partner came abroad with no money?

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You'd booked the flights and accommodation in advance. He didn't bring any cash, only a credit card which doesn't work in that country. Has savings of several thousand but couldn't even dip into them for say £100.

Obviously dipping into savings is unwise, but knowingly going abroad with 0 spending money is unfair to the other person no?

Just got back from Mongolia - no problems with credit cards or accessing accounts 😅

Credit cards aren't as widely accepted in all countries as here. I've benn to fairly tourist areas in both Germany and Austria where only cash was accepted

That could happen - Germans love their own debit cards. But you could still use a credit card in an ATM and withdraw.

I'm not sure that's true. I have a lot of credit cards and not one of them can be used to withdraw cash.

Don't do that.

If he's that brass necked the tight git will never pay up.

He's lying, it's that simple. Bin him off.

Where are you based? I've never heard of a UK issue credit card that can't be used to withdraw cash.

In Albania it is almost impossible to use cards outside the airport.

You can, of course you can

I've been to Germany and Austria several times - there's absolutely no difficulty using debit or credit cards.

Which credit card providers are your cards from?

I have credit cards from 3 different countries and they all can be used for withdrawing cash, even if some have extra fees for that.

I know this type of person. They typically have loads in savings and keep very little in their current account. This enables them to claim they have no money and sponge off other people because they are tight as hell and refuse to touch their precious pot of gold, even for legitimate things like holidays for their loved ones (in fact they refuse to lay money aside for such eventualities).

Such people are incredibly selfish and usually turn out to be selfish in other ways too.

Oh and btw the ONLY place I've been that didn't take visa was Transnistria, and that's only because it's not formally recognised as a country so Visa are loathe to deal with them.

And even THEN there was a hotel in Tiraspol which would take Visa payments and give you Transnistrian rubles in exchange. So, yeah, unless you're in Somaliland, I doubt his tale of woe.

Me too. I’m married to Mr Worst Case Scenario who needs to be prepared for every eventuality. He’d no more go abroad without cash than without his passport.

UK. I have virgin, nationwide, MBNA, capital one and NatWest. I’m fairly certain it was a tick box I selected at time of application to not be able to do this - perhaps this DP also did this?

To be fair I’ve never tried but I spoke to NatWest as needed to use my0% to pay a loan and she never mentioned I could get cash other than a money transfer.

Twelve pages and we do not actually know the circumstances.

That is a huge leap from the posts.

The man is clearly a creepy liar. Get rid of him

Simple advice - leave now - My ex did this all the time, never brought his wallet for meals out, never paid for anything on holidays, shopping, vets bills, childrens clothes, you name it I had to fight for every penny and alot of the time it was just too annoying to ask and it rocked the boat because he would go off on one, the children would get upset etc etc. So I often paid for everything - after 23 yrs I left. Now I'm fighting him again for the money I am owed on the house. Given the choice again 23 yrs ago I would walk if I were you.

🤣🤣 My husband regularly forgets his wallet when we go out - or on holiday!! No problem - joint account, same pot!

He wants a free holiday! Drop him, he's a parasite.

So he’s not offered to pay for half of the trip in advance? And he’s brought no spending money? Well now you know to dump immediately in case you had any doubts before

Yeah, what credit card doesn’t work abroad? He can call the card provider and tell them he’s in country and to authorise transactions. Or he’s at his limit and can’t spend on it and it’s irrelevant where he is.

What would happen if he had an accident and needed to pay to see the Dr/for a prescription/x-ray etc? I suppose he has his EHiC card all sorted for this sort of problem (not).
This just sounds off - something’s not right.

So what happens if you just say no I’m not paying for you as well as myself I cannot afford it. What a plonker to do that to you!!

Where are you and what credit does he have?

He should have checked the credit card
thing and that’s annoying but YABU to have expected him to bring cash..who does that?

I’d tell him to call his bank and arrange a temporary overdraft. I also explain that there is no way I’d be paying for everything while you’re away. What would he have done if he was away on his own or with people not close enough to him to ask to borrow money from ?