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ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite

28 March 2018 at 7:53PM
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Karmacat wrote: »

Yikes ... so o o o .... you're currency trading? Sorry, just tell me if you don't want to be more specific than you already have been ...

No, just a few things denominated in foreign currencies (at least nominally, as so long as the exchange markets are open, you can convert). The old software (Gnucash) can cope with "they're worth $X each, I have 11,10,20 etc, so what's all that in GBP now I've just updated the exchange rate?" - the new software (jGnash) wants to know what they're worth directly in GBP, instead of working it out itself.

I may try them as investments, but it then has trouble with paying for them in GBP, pricing them in $, but wanting to know what they're worth in GBP. If you're careless, it ends up altering what you paid for them... :eek:

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Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite

28 March 2018 at 8:00PM
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Blimey, you're a wonder, Z :cool: thanks for the reply.

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ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite

28 March 2018 at 8:38PM
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Karmacat wrote: »

Blimey, you're a wonder, Z :cool: thanks for the reply.

So is Blimey the Wonder Z, some kind of relation to Champion the Wonder Horse?

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28 March 2018 at 8:44PM
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ZTD wrote: »

So is Blimey the Wonder Z, some kind of relation to Champion the Wonder Horse?

:rotfl::rotfl:

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ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite

29 March 2018 at 4:57PM
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So, it would seem, that Lidl are flogging Yum-Yums filled with caramel.

Luckily I don't live all that close...

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boredofbeingathome3 Posts: 20 Forumite

29 March 2018 at 6:02PM
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I don't understand it-but I am impressed:money:

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boredofbeingathome3 Posts: 20 Forumite

29 March 2018 at 6:03PM
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ZTD wrote: »

So is Blimey the Wonder Z, some kind of relation to Champion the Wonder Horse?

Next you'll be bragging you're that talking horse:rotfl:

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beanielou Posts: 90,322 Ambassador

29 March 2018 at 7:59PM
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ZTD wrote: »

So, it would seem, that Lidl are flogging Yum-Yums filled with caramel.

Luckily I don't live all that close...

Step away from the yum yums:p

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ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite

29 March 2018 at 8:30PM
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beanielou wrote: »

Step away from the yum yums:p

Too late - they're gone...

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29 March 2018 at 8:31PM
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boredofbeingathome3 wrote: »

Next you'll be bragging you're that talking horse:rotfl:

Mr Ed? Or "Glue" as we call him now...

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