[ShepherdsDog]

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/09/2 ... ollar.html

Who'd a thunk ten years ago.

[newfette]

so where's what I'm wondering..

I'm planning a trip to texas in april.. do i excange my money now while the dollar is relativle even or do i wait and see if it goes higher to get more for my money???

[Tricks]

[BartSimpson]

Dang, I was thinking it'd be on par by Christmas...but damn!

The US dollar is sucking air big time!

And that house I bought in Victoria ten years ago has gained 27% in value just on the exchange.


Give it a few more years like this and maybe the discussion will turn to what Canada is going to do with fifty new Provinces.

[Tricks]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Dang, I was thinking it'd be on par by Christmas...but damn!

The US dollar is sucking air big time!

And that house I bought in Victoria ten years ago has gained 27% in value just on the exchange.


Give it a few more years like this and maybe the discussion will turn to what Canada is going to do with fifty new Provinces.

ROTFL

[Arctic_Menace]

Tricks Tricks:

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Dang, I was thinking it'd be on par by Christmas...but damn!

The US dollar is sucking air big time!

And that house I bought in Victoria ten years ago has gained 27% in value just on the exchange.


Give it a few more years like this and maybe the discussion will turn to what Canada is going to do with fifty new Provinces.

ROTFL

Ditto.

[bootlegga]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/09/20/canadiandollar.html

Who'd a thunk ten years ago.

Hell, who'd a thunk it 3 or 4 years ago...

[Regina]

newfette newfette:

so where's what I'm wondering..

I'm planning a trip to texas in april.. do i excange my money now while the dollar is relativle even or do i wait and see if it goes higher to get more for my money???

There's no real way of knowing when it will be a good time to take advantage or minimize the loss. I usually do nothing and use my Visa for everything except maybe $100-200 loose change stuff. One of the good practices I've seen is to buy it from now till the time you leave. It then averages out your exchange and although you may not get the best price, you won't feel the sting as much if it goes in the toilet..........which it shouldn't. When the dollar is low many companies and NHL teams bought it in the same way to minimize the effect of having to spend US dollars.

[newfette]

Regina Regina:

newfette newfette:

so where's what I'm wondering..

I'm planning a trip to texas in april.. do i excange my money now while the dollar is relativle even or do i wait and see if it goes higher to get more for my money???

There's no real way of knowing when it will be a good time to take advantage or minimize the loss. I usually do nothing and use my Visa for everything except maybe $100-200 loose change stuff. One of the good practices I've seen is to buy it from now till the time you leave. It then averages out your exchange and although you may not get the best price, you won't feel the sting as much if it goes in the toilet..........which it shouldn't. When the dollar is low many companies and NHL teams bought it in the same way to minimize the effect of having to spend US dollars.

man I'm starting to think i should have payed attention in ecnomics class in high school

[sasquatch2]

Regina

$1:

I usually do nothing and use my Visa for everything except maybe $100-200 loose change stuff.

Me too! Credit cards usually have a better exchange rate due to no currency charge.

The US Fed dropped the interest rate and the markets just went nuts.

Not just the NSE but the TSE as well.

[Brenda]

I am not so happy about it either, because the Euro-Can$ sucks at the moment

I am going to ship a lot of money, which will costs me much...

I will get $ 1.41 for 1 € now, which has been much more

[Tricks]

Hehe, the Euro is where the USD used to be. So shall we say 10 years to pass that? Then 20 to pass the Pound Sterling?

[Brenda]

I'd rather see you get yur $ down a bit! Just for a couple of days, so I will get $ 1.60 or something

[BartSimpson]

Tricks Tricks:

Hehe, the Euro is where the USD used to be. So shall we say 10 years to pass that? Then 20 to pass the Pound Sterling?

At this rate the CDN$ will pass the Euro by November 1 and the Pound by January 1.

[Tricks]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Tricks Tricks:

Hehe, the Euro is where the USD used to be. So shall we say 10 years to pass that? Then 20 to pass the Pound Sterling?

At this rate the CDN$ will pass the Euro by November 1 and the Pound by January 1.

ROTFL I WISH!