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Post by Xanien » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:42 am

Dollar was quoted at 95 yen in London I heard. I hope it only gets lower. I came when it was like 130 yen to the dollar, and I've steadily gotten more and more buying power in relative terms to the dollar. I'm probably making about $3000 more a year at this point. I hope the dollar gets weaker against the yen at least until I get back to the USA.


yay.
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Post by EchoPark » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:47 am

am not sure much on exchange rates at the mo all i know that the pound to the dollor is great. So many cheap things am gettin like my new extreme processor ^^
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Post by Chewi » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:54 am

I was gonna say maybe you shouldn't leave just yet! But I guess you can at least keep some of your money in yen for a while after you get back.
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Post by Xanien » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:11 am

Nah, I'm gonna leave but I'll probably be back in 2009. I get a pension refund from Japan that's about 770,000 yen, which usually was about $7000, but with the dollar as low as it is now. I could be getting close to $8000 back!
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Post by Matt » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:11 pm

Dollar to the pound is terrible at the moment, Dave.

It's about £1=$1.90 which is pretty bad if you're buying games on Steam or ordering from US websites.
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Post by EchoPark » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:29 pm

last time i checked it was £1 to $2

which for me is pretty good as i could get a £600 processor for £300 to £400

And i only checked that fri before i left for london
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Post by Chewi » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:16 pm

£1 to $1.90 is still quite good considering it was more like $1.50 before 9/11. XE says it's $2.01 right now. That's where I always look.
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Post by EchoPark » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:31 pm

XE ftw! i use that to do more of my convertions
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