Money Conversion
Jun 5th, 2003, 09:27 AM
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Bumper:
I like oanda.com. You can print out what they call "cheat sheets" which are wallet size and very easy to carry and refer to. You can do US to whatever on one side and whatever to US on the other.
I printed one for each of the three countries we just visited last month and they were very helpful.
I like oanda.com. You can print out what they call "cheat sheets" which are wallet size and very easy to carry and refer to. You can do US to whatever on one side and whatever to US on the other.
I printed one for each of the three countries we just visited last month and they were very helpful.
Jun 5th, 2003, 02:24 PM
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Unless you are looking for a very precise answer I'd use $1.70 for the pound (Scottish or British). The current value according to Bloomberg at 18:08 NY time is $1.6609. Add 2 1/2% for conversion and you are pretty close to $1.70.
The price is changing in the currency markets 24 hours a day.
The price is changing in the currency markets 24 hours a day.
Jun 5th, 2003, 02:25 PM
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Whereas those net-base "currency converters" are very good for giving a "general" idea of the conversion rates you'll never gat that rate usually since those figures are based on current bank-to-bank conversion rates...but again, a good general idea.e
Jun 9th, 2003, 04:54 AM
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Lovejoy brings up another point--check with your credit card and ATM card issuers to see if they add on an extra 2-3%. We found out that one of our credit cards did and one didn't--so we just used the card that didn't.
