I had to start thinking about getting some Yen today to last me in Japan until I get my Japanese bank account up and running. The first thing I thought was WHY IS THE RATE SO BAD? It's absolutely shocking.
Just look at this, these are figures for how many Yen you could get for £1 in the recent past, leading up to now. (From http://www.x-rates.com/d/JPY/GBP/hist2010.html)
September 2007 (average): 232.2
September 2008 (average): 191.8
September 2009 (average): 149.4
September 2010 (average so far): 129.3
That's almost HALF! What a rip off.
And it's going even further down as you read this. *SIGH*
Lousy recession...
I think David Gilmour of Pink Floyd put it best:
Money, it's a crime
Share it fairly
But don't take a slice of my pie
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil
Today
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