Paulr Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Looks like we might be moving a bit earlier than expected next - next 3 months, been thinking about moving some money for last 3 months probably should have done it at 1.56 as it looks like the dollar is strengthening will be 1.46 next not good for taking over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I was going to give you a Like, but i don't Like what you have put, lol Its a nightmare, it must be effecting a lot of people looking at emigrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shell15 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I managed to get 1.55 about a month ago, glad I did now, they say it will rise again but not for a while (damn it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I got 2.3 in 2006 and 1.65 in 2010 but it went close to 2.6 when we started the visa process, so we thought andhoped we would be bringing over X amount of dollars and its now a million miles away from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shell15 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 How lovely that would be, dont think it will ever be that again! My broker told me we could see 1.6 in a few months, but its anyone's guess really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 How lovely that would be, dont think it will ever be that again! My broker told me we could see 1.6 in a few months, but its anyone's guess really No one could have predicted this, i don't think it had ever gone below $2 to £1 before up until a couple of years ago, maybe someone knows, i read on here that someone came over when it was $3 to £1. What i would give for that now, its more than double. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shell15 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 big fat bummer !! I would be rich beyond my wildest dreams! Not really ha one can dream though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulr Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 I was going to give you a Like, but i don't Like what you have put, lol Its a nightmare, it must be effecting a lot of people looking at emigrating. Come on, hit like Jim, I knew you would be first to comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest17301 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 2.2 to 1 when we came....Im glad its what it is now for our holiday back (selfish me) but feel for anyone with a chunk of cash to move...makes the move difficult unless you have money to spare I imagine...especially if its been in the pipeline for years and youve seen the rise then fall.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarby777 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 The sooner you move it over here, the sooner you'll start getting very nice interest payments into your Aussie high-yield online account every month, and dreams of "what might have been if only the exchange rates were better" will start to fade. RAMS are doing a very nice one at the moment... I just moved my shekels over to them from Ubank... Trust me, the pain does subside! If you can't bear to do it all in one then you could drip-feed it over a couple of years, but I don't see the exchange rate moving in your favour any time soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I got 2.3 in 2006 and 1.65 in 2010 but it went close to 2.6 when we started the visa process, so we thought andhoped we would be bringing over X amount of dollars and its now a million miles away from that. I got a dollar for 51p when I came over 17 yrs ago. I've never noticed it better than that but I may have missed it. I can remember because it was the same price as petrol then...........51c a litre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest67442 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 As an keen watcher of this rate slipping away, I find it so depressing. Our life over there could be so different dependent on how this rate changes over the next 12 months. Has anybody given any thought to any alternatives? I know if it were possible everyone would be doing it, but are there any other ideas out there? Perhaps to buy something in GBP to sell in AUD that would give a greater return than the current FX rates? Is there an idea out there somewhere, perhaps risky (and a little bit crazy), that could be a better route for those of us seeing their savings slip away? I'm sure everyone reading this thread has considered alternatives already but perhaps if we put our collective thinking caps on ... :cool: What's really expensive in Oz that could be bought quite reasonably in the UK, brought over and sold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spencer Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 OMG $1.47 to the £ this morning!!! Sods law got a load of funds waiting to send over to my Australian bank before we arrive at the end of August!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devon67 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 i got 1.52 when i started moving money over, but im going to wait till the last minute for the rest, patience is the name of the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz bound pom Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I'm sure everyone reading this thread has considered alternatives already but perhaps if we put our collective thinking caps on ... :cool: What's really expensive in Oz that could be bought quite reasonably in the UK, brought over and sold? Luxury cars I believe, didn't someone on here suggest buying a £100k car, storing it for a year, shipping it over and selling it for $3:£1 conversion??? This is getting slightly worrying now.... :-( I know it's money we would never have had, its only a paper loss but still it is a right kick in the.... if it drops much lower think I might start rethinking selling the house and just rent it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjutant Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 It's just depressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Like i say one country is booming - Australia and another country is in a long term recession - the UK, its whats to be expected, doesn't help those of us who have a lot of money to bring over, its a frecking nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Like i say one country is booming - Australia and another country is in a long term recession - the UK, its whats to be expected, doesn't help those of us who have a lot of money to bring over, its a frecking nightmare. What having a lot of money to take over is a nightmare? :unsure: Poor old you :wideeyed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 What having a lot of money to take over is a nightmare? :unsure: Poor old you :wideeyed: No having it robbed hoff me because of the crappy exchange rate when i worked hard, sorry i mean i have attended work for it, lol Your loaded give me some if your not bothered, Eh What, er, Nagh ...... i didn't think so, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 No having it robbed hoff me because of the crappy exchange rate when i worked hard, sorry i mean i have attended work for it, lol Your loaded give me some if your not bothered, Eh What, er, Nagh ...... i didn't think so, lol :biglaugh:What make's you think i am well hoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 :biglaugh:What make's you think i am well hoff? I know, you know and you know i know, you know, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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