What to Do With Leftover Travel Cash

I hit the Puerto Vallarta airport yesterday for my flight to the States with way too much local money left over. That always happens: no matter how diligent you are in spending those last Euros or baht before you leave a country, a few coins and bills will hide in pockets. I've got quite a fistful of foreign dollars (1060 pesos), but I'm heading to Cancun in November, and I've kept it for that -- having local bucks on arrival in a new place is always a big help. If you need to unload loose foreign loot before you get home, though, check out these ideas:

• Top 5 ways to spend leftover foreign change

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