Banking interanationally?

[garnet]

Rane & I used xoom (www.xoom.com), and transfered 1k for a $3 fee, which I didn't think was too bad. It was faster than paypal, and we had no complaints.

[KatyCakes10]

My SO and I have a joint account in Canada where he lives, but soon we will be opening a joint account in Florida too. If either of us needs money, we online transfer.

[Zephii]

The few times Obi has had to send me money it's been a cheque in the post. Slow, but cheap.
HSBC bank has good accounts for transfering too, I don't pay anything for my international transfers at the moment. (I think it's about to change and that will suck.)

[squeeker]

There have been a few times my boy and I have had to do money transfers as well... We just use PayPal... it seems to work fine, I think there's a small fee for withdrawing it into your bank (like less than $2) and it takes a few days to come through but it works pretty nicely for us.

[Moon]

We go through this, too. He can very easily transfer money to me from Finland, but I can't get money to him very well. We're trying PayPal next and seeing if that'll be a better option.

[mllebamako]

I usually just use Western Union or MoneyGram. I think it depends which countries you are sending to/from but from France to Mali, I pay 8.50 euros.
It's really easy to use and you can do it online with a credit card although I believe it's cheaper to go in and do it in person.

[Dauntedpoet]

My SO is in England and I am in New Hampshire USA. We are constantly trying to get money back and forth and its a nightmare! We've been using wire transfers which cost at least $35 each time.. it adds up. Does anyone have any idea's? or tricks and tips to get money back and forth internationally that is reliable and affordable??