• MuttMutt@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Well on my last trip I was using 500’s for most purchases. I felt like a rich man. However I was an American in Mexico using local currency. I had quite a few US 100’s when I got there that was used to pay for my diving and lodging.

    When I was in Jamaica it was mostly 1000’s.

    In the US it’s usually 20’s when I have cash because that is what the ATM’s around here tend to give.

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      11 days ago

      We just got some Yen for an upcoming trip to Japan and its the first time I’ve ever handled a 10,000 bill. Pesos are like 20:1 while Yen is around 250:1

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        10 days ago

        Yeah, JMD is about 100:1 so it was actually really easy. I took a picture with 20,000 in Jamaica and sent that back to some people I knew. Made it look impressive but in reality only about 200 bucks.