RIP aussie dollar

[australiankaren]

The dollar dropped as low as 99.96 US cents, the first time in 2012 that it has bought less than $US1.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/mark...there-banks-20120514-1ym20.html#ixzz1up4fF9vy

 

[PrincessInOz]

Anyone remember the days of the 50 - 55 cent exchange rate???


I'm still factoring my US holidays at an exchange rate of 80 cents.

 

[australiankaren]

I'm just greedy

yep i remember the bad old days of 65c and was mega excited when it hit 75c

but my home loan repayments have dropped so thats a good thing

I'm just annoyed I havent paid for my WDW annual passes & half my cruise yet... but I did just pay my DVC purchase of 60 points @ $1.02..so scored there!

 

[becpee]

Anyone remember the days of the 50 - 55 cent exchange rate???


I'm still factoring my US holidays at an exchange rate of 80 cents.

I remember it well, that one hurt...alot!

Except when I won $1000 in Vegas

 

[australiankaren]

I remember it well, that one hurt...alot!

Except when I won $1000 in Vegas

no...you won $800 in vegas or was it $650????

 

[PrincessInOz]

I'm just greedy

yep i remember the bad old days of 65c and was mega excited when it hit 75c

but my home loan repayments have dropped so thats a good thing

I'm just annoyed I havent paid for my WDW annual passes & half my cruise yet... but I did just pay my DVC purchase of 60 points @ $1.02..so scored there!

That means that you disney accom is locked and loaded!

 

[australiankaren]

yep.....but i hate missing a bargain...

but paying more off my home loan might be better long term than saving $50 on the exchange rate I guess
and DH wants a new car

hopefully the reserve bank drops the rates again next month

 

[PrincessInOz]

Is DH after a clown car for Oz?

 

[becpee]

no...you won $800 in vegas or was it $650????

Pretty sure it was $1000 but it didn't matter anyway because I drank it

 

[becpee]

Is DH after a clown car for Oz?

Bahaha

 

[alicia1506]

Is DH after a clown car for Oz?

ooh


well we got the cruise and our accomodation booked for our disneyland hotel stay at the higher $$, and our tickets etc.

we still have internal flights and the 9 nights at desert inn & suites to pay for yet... oh, and our currency exchange to do.

checked the currency exchange today.. 1 aud = .97 usd. so not happy jan.

let's hope for a strong rally in the usd as all those investors do whatever it is that gives us back a stronger dollar (my high school economics teacher would be groaning in his grave if he could read this)

 

[aussietravellers]

yep.....but i hate missing a bargain...

but paying more off my home loan might be better long term than saving $50 on the exchange rate I guess
and DH wants a new car

hopefully the reserve bank drops the rates again next month

Is DH after a clown car for Oz?

Oh, I'm sure your DH would LOVE a

 

[Travel Mum]

Well I hope that, if your $ rallies, it pull ours up with it because, if not, ours at 0.77 is just sad, sad, sad Does that put your 0.99 in perspective?

 

[ExcitedSam]

I transferred a fair bit of money to a travel card last week, still only got $0.9676 but better than today's rate. I still have more to load, but am hoping it'll go back up! Bt yes still need to buy our Disneyland tickets too!

 

[Beee]

Well I hope that, if your $ rallies, it pull ours up with it because, if not, ours at 0.77 is just sad, sad, sad Does that put your 0.99 in perspective?

I cried a little when it dropped below 0.80...we have hardly bought anything for our trip yet
Oh well consoling myself that lots can happen in 6 months, hmmm just hope it doesn't drop too much more, but goes back up instead!

 

[welley]

It suxs that it is going down, but fingers crossed it doesn't drop too much more. Guess the first time I went to the US it was $0.75... so can't really complain. Still the shopping is cheaper even with the dollar falling (even cheaper than here with a low dollar).

 

[becpee]

I got the travel card with the locked in rate

 

[WAMUMOF4]

I'm just greedy



I'm just annoyed I havent paid for my WDW annual passes & half my cruise yet... but I did just pay my DVC purchase of 60 points @ $1.02..so scored there!

me to i knew i should of not paid my bills when it was $1.08 and paid the rest of my trip
Ive got 62 days to go i don't have any spending money yet and still have to pay of the cruises and car hire i sure hope it gets better real soon
I still think its a joke that Greece effects our $

 

[Aust]

I'm trying not to stress too much, we've already paid for/exchanged about half our trip (plus airfares) - and the rate is still better than my other trips - the first time I went to the US the rate was 55 cents (lucky it was a work trip, but still).

 

[BigDisneyOE]

I used to get paid in USD when I lived in Turkey. That was a decade ago. The rate then was 41 cents to the NZ dollar. I've been soo rich if I was getting paid that now there as the cost of living hasn't risen much at all in a decade. So happy we stockpiled cash at the middle of last year when it was high, not enough for a holiday but it's a start and all the accomo is paid for.