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Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« on: April 17, 2007, 10:24:19 AM »
Just been watching BBC News 24 and they just had a report on stating the pound has surpassed the $2 mark.  THough at the moment XE isn't reflecting it but VERY close. Time to move some money around, I think!  :)
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2007, 10:29:44 AM »
But not from the States to here, which I have been waiting to do. Urrrrrrr [smiley=bigcry.gif]
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2007, 10:32:09 AM »
The numbers on XE are rising as we speak- it's at 1.99806 right now, and I don't doubt it'll go over $2 very soon.

Sigh...good news for my US student loan debt when I eventually have to repay it, but bad news since I have to keep living off my student loan for a while and a lot of it is still in my US bank.

Definitely time to start earning money in pounds...
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2007, 08:50:08 PM »
Quote from: georgia on April 17, 2007, 10:29:44 AM
But not from the States to here, which I have been waiting to do. Urrrrrrr [smiley=bigcry.gif]
You are not the only ones.  We moved some over in 2005 but have been waiting for a better rate.  Looks like we will be waiting a while longer. 
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2007, 09:37:56 PM »
!@#$%^& exchange rate!!!  ARGH!!!
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2007, 09:42:19 PM »
YAYAYAY!!!
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2007, 12:32:32 AM »
DANG IT. we did move at about 1.976 so i shouldn't complain but it was a hefty amount of money.

WAH.
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2007, 09:38:22 AM »
I'm going to ring my old US bank later this week to check to find out if my account is still open (I essentially abandoned it 4 years ago) and dh and I are going to start transfering money into it for student loan payments and our next holiday. Hoorah!
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2007, 10:53:24 AM »
I'm a wee bit excited about it for my very own selfish reasons!  Going back for a long weekend with friends next month & my spending money saved here will double!! YeaH!!!
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2007, 11:04:17 AM »
Now would be the time to win the Lotto, heh. [smiley=2thumbsup.gif]
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2007, 11:48:05 AM »
I'm happy about this as well -- will get my student loan paid off in a total of a year and half if this holds up!   ;D
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2007, 12:15:34 PM »
NOOOOOO!!!!  :\\\'(
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2007, 01:57:30 PM »
My visa will cost even more at the end of the year.   :\\\'(
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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2007, 02:12:39 PM »
I'm trying to think back to the last time that the rate was over $2 to £1.   I reckon it must have been around the late 1980s. 

Many, many years ago the exchange rate was around $4 = £1.  It even led to the old half-crown coin being nicknamed "half a dollar," since at that time it was indeed equivalent to approx. 50 cents.

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Re: Pound Sterling surpasses $2 mark
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2007, 05:38:29 PM »
Paul, I think I read on BBC earlier it was 26 years ago!  :o
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