Credit Debit Cards
you may find that some schols charge 4-5%+ for credit and debit cards, £500 on a £10k PPL hours build etc. I looked into EchoMikes idea and for any longer stays (month+) its worth it, negates above charge and some credit debit companies will charge 1 0r 2 pounds for foregin transactions. Not to say these cant be overome by getting large sums out at once etc but its down to choice, you certainly have the flexibility if your account's an american one.
2p worth!
rossco