This whole financial crisis situation is really getting me down. It hasn't really been affecting me that much, or at all reallly, to be honest. I mean I have no money anyway, be it boom or recession. And I don't have a mortgage, but if I did I would probably be better off, what with the lower interest rates and all.
But, now I just realized that although I thought I could escape the crisis and get out safely on the other side, it will seriously affect my trip to America in August. Last summer, a dollar cost around 6 kronor, a bit less at times even. Today it cost 8,80 and it's expected to go up over 9. And the euro has gone from 9,50 to over 11. Damn those fools who said no to the euro, look where we are now.
Even though I'm not going to America to shop, I was still looking forward to the added value that it would bring to my trip. Many things will still undoubtedly be cheaper than they are here, but a hell of a lot more expensive than they would have been last summer. Why oh why did I have to be unemployed and broke beyond belief when the American economy was still bleeding worse than the Swedish?
Instead of shopping for clothes, perhaps I'm just going to have to shop the bars for a tall, handsome American man. Or a cocktail. Or perhaps these days you can get them two for one, I've been told that sales are huge right now.
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