So while I’m truly enjoying the newfound strength of the US dollar (trading at 1.29 CDN today), I can’t truly understand WHY. I had thought (prayed) some time ago that the coming of the election and the imminent departure of George W and his drunken sailor spending practices might have some sort of positive impact [...]
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1.04 – a big deal !
Posted in Life, tagged dollar, exchange rate on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, I’ve been living under the downturn in the US dollar for almost 3 years now – the end result being a 33% paycut. It might have been easier to swallow a strong dollar if the price of our goods and services adjusted with the rate but as was widely reported last year Canadian retailers [...]


