The exchange rate has changed. The dollar has either rallied a little, the Australian dollar has weakened, or both. The current rate is:
1 AUD = 1.03 USD
1 USD = .97 AUD
That makes it a little easier on us and a little worse on the Aussies, for now. We still will only transfer what we need, as there is a large fee for transferring.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Moving Costs and Exchange Rates
We've had a few estimates on how much it'd take to move our stuff from here in the US to Perth and the results are astounding. We aren't even taking cars. Here's a brief list of what we're taking:
Living Room: Tv stand, LED tv (which we know might not work other than to play our video games, blu rays, and serve as a monitor), loveseat, two beanbags, a shelf with board games, and two small side tables, one with a marble top. PS3, PS2, Wii, a combo VCR/DVD, the games (about 140), and about 250 DVDs. Three laptops and two 10.1 inch android tablets.
Dining Room: Standard rectangular dining table and ten chairs (have extras on hand). Dining buffet and hutch.
Kitchen: Pots and Pans and dishes. We aren't keeping many of our countertop appliances at all, and the large appliances stay.
Son's bedroom: His bunk bed, dresser, cubbie shelves, toys, and clothes.
Spare bedroom: Queen sized bed, dresser.
Bedroom: King sized bed, matching dresser, all our clothes.
Bathrooms: not much.
Den: Maybe our PC, our two drawer file cabinet, a small coffee table, six standard bookshelves, around 3 of which are filled with books.
Storage: Three bicycles, plastic bins (about 24qt each and roughly about 50 of them) and the contents. Kid's wagon. Two hiking backpacks.
Utility: Toolbox and hand tools (hammer, screwdriver, etc.) All powered items will not be taken.
Shed: Nothing. All yard tools will stay. Customs issues.
For these items the best estimate we could get was from Allied Van Lines, and they said we needed a 40' crate and it would cost us ~$17,000 US to move it all. Can you imagine?
The current exchange rate is $1.00 US = $1.10 AUS. That means we'll be leaving most of our money in the US until (if) the exchange rate gets better. A 10% loss during transfer is not pretty.
Living Room: Tv stand, LED tv (which we know might not work other than to play our video games, blu rays, and serve as a monitor), loveseat, two beanbags, a shelf with board games, and two small side tables, one with a marble top. PS3, PS2, Wii, a combo VCR/DVD, the games (about 140), and about 250 DVDs. Three laptops and two 10.1 inch android tablets.
Dining Room: Standard rectangular dining table and ten chairs (have extras on hand). Dining buffet and hutch.
Kitchen: Pots and Pans and dishes. We aren't keeping many of our countertop appliances at all, and the large appliances stay.
Son's bedroom: His bunk bed, dresser, cubbie shelves, toys, and clothes.
Spare bedroom: Queen sized bed, dresser.
Bedroom: King sized bed, matching dresser, all our clothes.
Bathrooms: not much.
Den: Maybe our PC, our two drawer file cabinet, a small coffee table, six standard bookshelves, around 3 of which are filled with books.
Storage: Three bicycles, plastic bins (about 24qt each and roughly about 50 of them) and the contents. Kid's wagon. Two hiking backpacks.
Utility: Toolbox and hand tools (hammer, screwdriver, etc.) All powered items will not be taken.
Shed: Nothing. All yard tools will stay. Customs issues.
For these items the best estimate we could get was from Allied Van Lines, and they said we needed a 40' crate and it would cost us ~$17,000 US to move it all. Can you imagine?
The current exchange rate is $1.00 US = $1.10 AUS. That means we'll be leaving most of our money in the US until (if) the exchange rate gets better. A 10% loss during transfer is not pretty.
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