Holidays

[legendis.god]

Prices going up ??


But pounds gone down faster than a ten bob hooker.

What do you think of the price rise thing aint it a bit mad?

[ummmm]

Not if you're planning on going nowhere fast.....!!!

[legendis.god]

In english ummmm?



Will that price you outta the reef trip then ??

Get gingggga working harder lol

[stokemaveric]

everyone ought to boycott these travel companies....the greedy b*****ds..........stay at home and holiday in this country..........

[ummmm]

He said....OK

[Ethel]

Stoke - find me a two week holiday cheaper in the UK than abroad.

I can't find one.

[pastafreak]

I'm wondering how much food i can stuff in my suitcase -going-so i don't have to buy much there.......?

[Mr-Marvel]

Goodness Randy, whats your new years resolution, always look on the bright side of life, lol.

[joggerjayne]

Surely when the GBP is down, you just draw from your Euro account, and then top it back up when the GBP is stronger?

[pastafreak]

(pasta stifles laughter)....
euro account???....are you on a different planet from the rest of us,JJ????

[joggerjayne]

You see, pasty ... SIRandy understands the principle.

Personally, I keep a Euro account because I have to make a lot of payments in European countries.

I didn't do as well as SIRandy, who got a real result at 2.03 to the GBP. That was very astute.

But I did buy a lot of Euros at 1.65 to the GBP. They're meant to be for my work but, obviously, if I go abroad, I sell them to myself at 1.65.

[pastafreak]

good for sir randy......but most of us have enough trouble finding �� to put into ONE savings.....but a second one?? I have no doubt that my earnings for ONE month are probably about the same as yours for a week......

[joggerjayne]

Pasty ... I'm really embarrassed.

I sound a bit oiky and lairy, don't I. I'm so sorry. My apologies.

=0(

[legendis.god]

gotta say jayne the last time the euro was at 1.65 was i think about 3 years ago

in a euro account at the moment youd get below the bank/syock market rate of 1.045


i estimate around 1.03


having a sterling account abroad doesnt help either as its paid out on the rate when you withdraw the cash

so

say you had put a few grand in a year ago it would gain interest but when you withdarw it in euros it will be at that days rate



sir randy .85 is a bit low in my opinion though dependant on darlings moves hes planning i could see a slump of another 5 points quite easily.


as i said jayne i know a guy got 1.62 euros to the pound at the time of entering when the rate was high.


but he was transferring 500 gran from channel isalnds .


he cantr ett anywhere near that now


you must have a lot of money in that case ?

[legendis.god]

ethel


this?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XMAS-BREAK-20-to-27-Dec- Beautiful-S-DEVON-COAST_W0QQitemZ120350368995Q QcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20081215?IMSfp=TL081215122 001r4164


http://www.skyscanner.net/flights/uk/tfs/09050 1/090515/cheapest-flights-to-tenerife-reina-so fia-from-united-kingdom-in-may-2009.html?di=1



return flights to canaries start around 160 quid return for 1



so it may just be possible to holiday cheaper?

[Ice.Maiden]

Hmph. The husband deals with all financial issues in our house. He even moans when I top up my mobile phone. Well I put �50 on today, and what he doesn't know won't hurt. : )

[legendis.god]

jayne cant find figures but i dont think the pounds ever been higher than 1.65 maybe a little but not as high as 2 i dont think

[joggerjayne]

Just noticed ... SIRandy was talking about $'s.

Blonde moment, Jayne.

Leggy, I've had a Euro a/c for years. I don't keep it as an investment ... I keep it because I do some work in Euros and, administratively, it's easier. At the moment, it works for me being able to use Euros bought in the past at a better rate. I get income from the UK. Making onward payments abroad, I'm not penalised by the current exchange rate. The only thing is, if I ran out of Euros, I wouldn't want to convert any more GBP at the current rate.