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Aug 30th 2006 | 5:25 am

jacquidur

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GBP or US $

We are currently in Calgary on work permits and my husband has a contract with an American / UK company for some technical writing.
My question is: he has the option of being paid in GBP or USA $., which would be best?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Aug 30th 2006 | 5:33 am

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Re: GBP or US $

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GBP.

Aug 30th 2006 | 5:35 am

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GBP, more stable than $US, and hmm worth more

Aug 30th 2006 | 12:10 pm

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Seriously - are you expecting an online forum to give you an opinion on that without knowing your personal and financial circumstances?

And what about Canadian dollars?

Aug 30th 2006 | 12:16 pm

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Re: GBP or US $

Personally I'd go for pounds because the US dollar has been pretty ropey lately. However, that's reliant on the Bank of England continuing to raise interest rates and not bottling out.

Aug 30th 2006 | 1:43 pm

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Re: GBP or US $

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I can't see that it makes a blind bit of difference. But maybe I'm thick.

Aug 30th 2006 | 1:46 pm

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But maybe I'm thick.

Not from what I've seen mate.

Aug 30th 2006 | 5:43 pm

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Re: GBP or US $

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Originally Posted by jacquidur

The US$ has been on the slide for some time now and there is no end in sight. GBP is much more stable but has also depreciated against the CAD$. If I was to choose, I'd definitely go for GBP.