Question: I'm registered as self employed and I now want to start a blog where I can use adverts and amazon to make a little extra cash. Now I know that I have to record anything I earn as an income but I have no idea how or when to record the details.

As all the things that I'm planning on using are online based and have a "minimum payout" I'm unsure of exactly when to class it as an income - Do I only record what I transfer to my bank account or the actual affiliate balance?

Also, how often do I record my income? I mean it's not too bad when you earn by the product sold but with Google Adsense and similar things you have a daily income based on number of visits so do you keep a daily record or is weekly or even monthly OK?

Does anyone here have experience with this or are there any online resourses to help with these questions?

Answer: 
There is a number of cheaper online options that you could use. TranferWise was already mentioned here. Other options i know are Paysera or TransferGo. They state that international transfers are processed on the next day and they are substantially cheaper than those of banks. Currency exchange rate is usually not bad.
Atm machine and my Credit Union account. Low fees (often zero, if the machine is on any of the same networks) and decent exchange rate, and no need to carry cash or traveler's checks to be exchanged.

Alternatively, pay by credit card, though there is a foreign transaction fee on that.