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In response to "will our dollar go further if we vacation over there now? also thanks for always talking about the cash back cards" by Epiphany

When I was traveling to Europe semi-regularly for word, it cost around $1.50 US to buy 1 Euro. It now costs $1.14 US. -- nm

Posted by ty97 Feb 17 '15, 06:27

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Yeah, we went to Ireland a year early. -- nm - droidlet Feb 17, 06:44
So, no. :-) -- nm - Krusty Feb 17, 06:28 9
- (yes, it costs less american money to buy the same amount of Euros) -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 06:29 8
  - Compared to last year but we still lose money. - Krusty Feb 17, 06:34 5
    - The actual number is kind of arbitrary, it's the relative movements. - Reagen Feb 17, 06:43 3
      - I'll just say I don't understand this enough and leave it alone. - Krusty Feb 17, 06:48 2
        
        Currency fluctuates a lot more than the prices of things do. Also, there's the likelihood that the euro will go back up, giving incentive to - con_carne Feb 17, 07:05
        
        1 euro may be more money than $1, but a $1 item isn't necessarily 1 euro. - Reagen Feb 17, 06:57
    - that's apples to oranges though. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 06:41
  - And in fact, I think my memory is being too kind to the drop in the Euro. I think it may have been more like 1.66 than 1.50. - ty97 Feb 17, 06:33 1
    - it was 1.60 for a time when I was at zabber harries -- nm - sweet cheesarella barbacorn Feb 17, 06:36

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