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433744 2006-02-25 08:10:00 doe,s any one know if there are programs, prefer free, that
checks the exchange rate for the nz dollar to australian dollars
so i don,t have to check several bank web sites to check the
exchange rates
holden (2488)
433745 2006-02-25 08:12:00 There are many,many sites such as this one.
www.xe.com

But the exact rate will depend on the transaction type you intend.
godfather (25)
433746 2006-02-25 08:13:00 www.xe.com Metla (12)
433747 2006-02-25 08:14:00 I was so close...... Metla (12)
433748 2006-02-25 08:18:00 Yet so far away... godfather (25)
433749 2006-02-25 08:30:00 sweet
just want to watch the rates to see when to chage our spending money
for our hoilday in june .
so is that final amount after i v done the conversion, what i would pay
from the banks? eg asb bnz .....
also can i down load the program from some where,
or is it possible to get a desktop side bar with something simaler built in
that checks what the dollar is at
holden (2488)
433750 2006-02-25 08:51:00 No that is not the final rate, as I stated it depends on the transaction you intend (travellers cheques, cash, transfer etc) .

Also there will be a processing fee in some cases . Consult the banks for that, it will be on their websites and I think they all charge about the same .

But it is the approximate rate . It will give the relative value if nothing else, so when it drops you realise that you have missed the best time .

Since there is no way to know when its going to rise or fall, knowing its relative value is rather immaterial, I have determined . Just when you *think* its at the best rate, how do you know that in a week it will not be better (or worse) .

In my view you do the transaction at a time that suits you and take the rate on that day, its not like you can influence it .

Do the sums between a cent change in rates, when diluted by bank fees and you will see there is probably only a few dollars in it (unless we are talking hundreds of thousands of $ here) .
godfather (25)
433751 2006-02-25 08:57:00 not quiet that much (i wish)
but thank you any way
when you put it like that, it seems to make cent,s (excuse the pun)

cheers
holden (2488)
433752 2006-02-25 12:37:00 You go to Cambridge High school don't you. E|im (87)
433753 2006-02-25 20:08:00 That's sound advice from godfather.
Also when you are over there, for most purposes, try to forget what you would be paying in NZ for the same thing, otherwise you will drive yourself crazy.
Remember in England, very roughly, people get paid in pounds what we get in dollars.
That way, in a perverse way things don't seem that expensive!

Have a good holiday
bonzo29 (2348)
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