mshanson3121
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2015
So I saw on the news they expect the loonie to fall to $0.65 by summer. That hurts. How will that affect you for planning?
This is not to be taken as political, just a fact about our dollar;
US policy seems to want to weaken their dollar
Canadian dollar is driven a lot by oil, oil is looking to be stable or moderate price increases through the summer
Canadian job and housing numbers remain strong
Full impacts of infrastructure spending will start to be felt mid to late year
Given everything the dollar being somewhere in the 70's for the foreseeable future is likely.
I also us a quick 1.4 dollar in my head when I am thinking of US prices. So I undervalue the dollar so I don't get any shocks later.
A new way I have to save a bit of extra U.S. cash. I enrolled in that thing that most bank offers now. Every time I use debit etc, they will transfer 75 cents to an account of choice like a savings account. It doesn't take long to get 30-40 dollars in the account, then I transfer to a U.S. dollar account. Since the dollar an fluctuate weekly, when I see it go up a penny or 2 I'll transfer the money.
Our dollar is heavily influenced by the price of oil and gold, if they start to climb back up, it will help the dollar get some legs again!
I'm with TD Bank and they do it. I cannot remember the exact minimum and maximum,but I chose 75 cents per transaction ( debit and bill pmt I believe)What banks are offering this? Are you sure it's $0.75? I mean, that would mean for the average person they're probably transferring $3-5 a day.
I'm with TD Bank and they do it. I cannot remember the exact minimum and maximum,but I chose 75 cents per transaction ( debit and bill pmt I believe)