Will the £ ever equal $?

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Will the £ ever equal $?

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Would be a beach for people with savings back home or living on pension.

Has anyone tried to cut down on their drinking in the event this might happen?
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Re: Will the £ ever equal $?

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parity?

some currency exchange sellers are already giving one for one

i do know that some brits have cut down as they are getting 40℅ less than say 2 years ago

whats the exchange rate got to with savings?
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SinnSisamouth wrote:
whats the exchange rate got to with savings?


If your savings or pension or whatever is in £ Sterling, you're going to get a lot less for your pound now.
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John Bingham wrote:
SinnSisamouth wrote:
whats the exchange rate got to with savings?


If your savings or pension or whatever is in £ Sterling, you're going to get a lot less for your pound now.
yes I am aware that if you are on a pension but savings are saved and you don't spend hence savings
all getting a massive 0.25℅ in the uk!

pensions are the only issue
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fuck brexit and fuck the exchange rate
ive just upgraded my apartment and paying $100 more than i was, Fuck the System!
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AU $1 was worth more than US $1 two years ago. Now lucky if it hits 75c. Trump's media conference last week helped though.
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SinnSisamouth wrote:
John Bingham wrote:
SinnSisamouth wrote:
whats the exchange rate got to with savings?


If your savings or pension or whatever is in £ Sterling, you're going to get a lot less for your pound now.
yes I am aware that if you are on a pension but savings are saved and you don't spend hence savings
all getting a massive 0.25℅ in the uk!

pensions are the only issue
Obviously it's only an issue if you live on your savings or need to top up your pension.
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Re: Will the £ ever equal $?

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Jamie_Lambo wrote:fuck brexit and fuck the exchange rate
ive just upgraded my apartment and paying $100 more than i was, Fuck the System!
Spending $140 on a room is a rip off.
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I seriously doubt they would ever allow £1=$1, because it would be like saying the Pound was useless and diminishing to British hope.

As bad as this Brexit is, i doubt it will become that bad. :geek:
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It is kinda funny though. Brits all precious about the pound all this time, refusing to go with the Euro, and the moment they quit the EU the bottom drops out of it. Poetic really.
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