As :ukkk: goes to shit and I plan my exit anyway, does it make sense to hold a tiny bit of my money in $ or €?

  • Chapo_is_Red [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I'd hold USD over Euro. It's easy to imagine a lot of ways the Euro loses value without the USD losing value. It's hard to imagine the USD losing value without every other currency losing value.

    But I'm a dumbass so caution with my advice.

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  • Hexaglycon [he/him,they/them]
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    2 years ago

    It's hard to imagine there being a massive downside to doing that, unless conversion rates are especially nasty. If you're planning to move elsewhere, I'd say go for it.

  • chickentendrils [any, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Depends where you're escaping to and the conversion fees, but yeah USD is pretty stable and will be in the short term (10 years). Sure it might go down, but GBP and EUR are very interlinked anyway.

    • OliCromwellOfficial [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      Idk my bank said they can hold some of my money in a different currency if I asked but I didn't ask for details. I imagine if they charge for it it'll be "charged" through awful conversation rates lol

    • OliCromwellOfficial [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      Idk how to hold Yuan. Or at least my bank didn't offer it. They offered whichever currency Hong Kong uses though

  • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]
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    2 years ago

    From what I've heard nay because the fees will get you. I guess the exception is if you have a concrete plan to leave and don't plan to convert it back but at that point you don't need to ask what to keep it in.

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  • xXthrowawayXx [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    You should hold it in a currency with holes in the coins so u can put them on a string and whip em around.