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Morrigu 
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| stui magpie wrote: | If it gets up to mid 80's again i'll buy a few $K for my next US trip.  |
Keep it hidden well and don't call the cops if you get mugged! 
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stui magpie 
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Cops don't worry me, even US ones.
i stopped and had a chat to some cops who were shaking down a homeless bloke selling stolen porn mags in Santa Monica.
I couldn't get a good deal so i left them to it. 
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HAL
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Skids 
Quitting drinking will be one of the best choices you make in your life.
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
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| stui magpie wrote: | I stocked up on some US currency a month ago for my holiday. Got $2k US spending money on a card for about $2800 AUS.
Other than that I don't pay a lot of attention to the rates. An exchange rate of about $1US to $0.70 AUS seems about right for imports and exports. |
3 years later and Stuis crystal ball looks like the real deal. |
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K
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| So what should we do now? Buy? Sell? Wait? |
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Skids
Quitting drinking will be one of the best choices you make in your life.
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| K wrote: | | So what should we do now? Buy? Sell? Wait? |
Buy Walkabout  |
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K
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| Norwegian kroner. |
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Skids
Quitting drinking will be one of the best choices you make in your life.
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So, as the end of yet another year draws closer, this blokes tip is no closer to reality.
The Aussie has actually had a bit of a surge over the last few months and is nudging the 70c mark again... ( STUI )
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/AUDUSD/
Since the gloomy prediction, the price has stayed pretty constant, a high of 80c in January 2018 & a low of 66c in August this year.
Most analysts are Bullish and see it going higher.
We have another USA trip planned for 2021, Kel has the holiday account looking pretty healthy and we've been pondering transferring some to a $US bank account (you can do these with most banks).
The ASX has risen over 20% this year, the Dow a tad better, Iron Ore is booming and the Pilbara has been moving up through the gears the last 6 months.... 2020 is going to be an interesting year
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K
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| Skids wrote: | ...
We have another USA trip planned for 2021, Kel has the holiday account looking pretty healthy and we've been pondering transferring some to a $US bank account (you can do these with most banks).
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How much do they charge in fee & percentage each time you transfer? |
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think positive 
Side By Side
Joined: 30 Jun 2005
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| Skids wrote: | So, as the end of yet another year draws closer, this blokes tip is no closer to reality.
The Aussie has actually had a bit of a surge over the last few months and is nudging the 70c mark again... ( STUI )
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/AUDUSD/
Since the gloomy prediction, the price has stayed pretty constant, a high of 80c in January 2018 & a low of 66c in August this year.
Most analysts are Bullish and see it going higher.
We have another USA trip planned for 2021, Kel has the holiday account looking pretty healthy and we've been pondering transferring some to a $US bank account (you can do these with most banks).
The ASX has risen over 20% this year, the Dow a tad better, Iron Ore is booming and the Pilbara has been moving up through the gears the last 6 months.... 2020 is going to be an interesting year |
Gees that is good, 2021 for us too (I promised hubby we would take the RV up north this year instead!) I’ll start tracking it when we get home, thanks for the tip
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stui magpie
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Hah, 70c is about the natural level if both economies are ok. If we push above 80c, start buying.
Interesting both the US and AUS economies are riding on low interest rates, a recession is coming . Potentially both here and there which could make things interesting
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Skids
Quitting drinking will be one of the best choices you make in your life.
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
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| K wrote: | | Skids wrote: | ...
We have another USA trip planned for 2021, Kel has the holiday account looking pretty healthy and we've been pondering transferring some to a $US bank account (you can do these with most banks).
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How much do they charge in fee & percentage each time you transfer? |
Not sure K, going to look into it when I'm on my next R 'n R.
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ronrat
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| Skids wrote: | | K wrote: | | Skids wrote: | ...
We have another USA trip planned for 2021, Kel has the holiday account looking pretty healthy and we've been pondering transferring some to a $US bank account (you can do these with most banks).
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How much do they charge in fee & percentage each time you transfer? |
Not sure K, going to look into it when I'm on my next R 'n R. |
Open a transferwise account. rate and service better by miles
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Skids
Quitting drinking will be one of the best choices you make in your life.
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Cheers RR
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K
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| ronrat wrote: | ...
Open a transferwise account. rate and service better by miles |
Another one mentioned along with TransferWise is OFX.
But it looks like they both only do transfers between bank accounts, so I don't know how that can work for those looking to plan their holidays.*
RR, does TransferWise let you transfer in both directions, or only from the registered home country to the other country?
(*Update: I see TransferWise also advertises "New: Borderless Account", which looks like it works differently...) |
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