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By: Lara

Lara — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:22:06 +0000

Today is November 12. The Sing dollar is worth $.72 US, $.77 Australian, and .4086 Euros. So up about 8% against the USD, down against the Euro, and down 23% against the Australian dollar. So far Lucy’s son at Columbia in NYC is costing her less than her daughter in Sydney, but she’s still taking a bath in the currency markets. She was right…. and at $.97 NZ, she just can’t win in Aotearoa either. Fortunately, she’s only got the two kids.

By: Lara

Lara — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:45:39 +0000

Today is August 18. The Sing dollar is worth US$.689, AUS$.8635, courtesy of Yahoo. Lucy’s out of luck in Australia, down about 15%. Still plenty of time before the 18 month deadline, though!

By: Lara

Lara — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:38:45 +0000

Today’s April 17. On Yahoo, the Sing dollar is worth 66.67 US cents, and 92.54 Australian cents. Lucy’s worries so far are groundless. Now if her kids were in London spending Euros she might be in more trouble. Are we waiting for the othe rshoe to drop?

By: Lara

Lara — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:30:39 +0000

OK, looks like Lucy’s prediction is beginning to play out. It’s March 16, 2008. Here’s Yahoo’s rates: A Singapore dollar is worth 65.19 cents US., and worth 98.64 Australian cents. That’s not so bad, you say. Ah, but according to other sources the Sing dollar is falling. We sent some money to our US bank account two months ago, and the exchange rate was 67 US cents per Sing dollar. We did the same last week, and it was 62.3 cents. That’s pretty nasty. Let’s hope it bounces back, just as we hope everything bounces back – except for AIG, of course, who probably should die a horrible death.

By: Lara

Lara — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:07:27 +0000

OK, it’s February 12. Again, according to Yahoo,

1 Sing dollar = US$.6619, = .5159 Euros, = 1.0226 Australian $, = 1.2766 NZ$

Actually, it’s risen slightly against Australia and New Zealand dollars, fallen slightly against the US$, and dropped a little more significantly against the Euro. So far Lucy’s fears are unjustified. But let’s see what happens after the US Stimulus Bill and more bank bailouts.

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By: Lara

Lara — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:58:38 +0000

OK, just to test this, I’m going to post the currency rates as of today, December 9. Rates are determined by Yahoo.

1 Sing dollar = US$.6655, = .5316 Euros, = 1.011 Australian $, = NZ$1.2156

Let’s see if I remember to check back in late January!