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Forum: Australia

Jan 10th 2010, 11:16 am

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1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

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Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

Indeed. Parity means 1 dollar gets you 1 dollar at the rate of Exchange. It tells you nothing about the cost of living or purchasing power of a PC game - well not easily or directly!

Forum: Australia

Nov 16th 2009, 6:23 am

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1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

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I think he said that confidence was not the root cause but implies that confidence is certainly a factor now. The credit issue became one of confidence.

Forum: Australia

Nov 16th 2009, 5:41 am

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1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

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Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

I still think the UK is expensive too.

Wagga is a nice town - I was there back in the early autumn.

hmmm. me too. But I still think there was a sweet spot for people in the 90s who...

Forum: Australia

Nov 12th 2009, 9:49 am

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1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

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Know what you mean. Places over here in our village have gone up but some have barely risen in 5 years, well compared to 2000-2004.....
I could have saved 150k if I had bought 3-4 years...

Forum: Australia

Oct 26th 2009, 8:56 am

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1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

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I've decided that average is just plain meaningless:p

I never understand where people get their money from to be honest. I decided a year ago that everyone was going to be f**ed. People floating...

Forum: Australia

Oct 26th 2009, 2:52 am

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1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

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Posted By BadgeIsBack

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

The State has greened up nicely- only needs a shower.

But give it time....let's see what it's like in February:D

Forum: Australia

Oct 22nd 2009, 4:11 am

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1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

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Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

It is ridiculous. The saving grace is insulation in newer homes, water tanks etc, and the fact that for all your trouble you get space to live, several living areas, plus a study and 3-4 bedrooms....

Forum: Australia

Oct 13th 2009, 11:08 am

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1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

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It's worth pointing out that not all Australians live in that setup - the ones who don't are the lucky ones I reckon! There is a whole life out there of people who have avoided it - in some cases...

Forum: Australia

Sep 2nd 2009, 12:56 am

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1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

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Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

Like I said, at the start of the GFC, people were finding it hard to disguise their gloating about the demise of the Colonies...the disguise was that we all were going to sink....(the Colonies were...

Forum: Australia

Sep 2nd 2009, 12:50 am

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1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

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Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

Indeed. Now is the time for some to return, assuming they can get employment or live off some of those savings. There's been a lot of chit-chat of people 'trapped' in Australia. Maybe not!

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