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Tidgy's Dad

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It will have a cost of living adjustment, but won't adjust for the value of the pound plummeting.

The pension is British. They live in Morocco. My uncle has the same problem he lives in Spain.
No, we're outside the EU and don't have a special agreement.
No cost of living adjustment.:(
 

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Thank you! such kind words in a moment of need ! 50 cents is half a dollar. I'm not sure what the exchange rate of that is either, or if there is one.
50 cents = 39 New Pence in the UK
or a little less than 5 Moroccan Dirham.
A bit more than a kilo of potatoes.
 

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Fixed in pound sterling, so is affected by the strength of the pound against the Moroccan Dirham.
But her pension doesn't change, will be the same until she passes away.
At it's highest we got 17Dh for £1, now it's at it's lowest in 11 years, just 12.5Dh to a pound and looks likely to sink further. :(
That's not good is it? :(
Now if you learn to ride that unicycle and juggle potatoes you can charge people to watch to make up the shortfall.:)
 

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Yep, this was the list we prepared.
I almost never buy extra.
wifey always goes wild at the supermarket, partly why i don't go.
She has to carry everything herself! ;)
I found a dollar in my wallet :) i got a bag of crisps!!
but WOW ONLY 5 cents in Morocco ?! I think i know where I will be moving to after school :)
And ooh nooo ! so mean to wifey !!
 

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That's not good is it? :(
Now if you learn to ride that unicycle and juggle potatoes you can charge people to watch to make up the shortfall.:)
Luckily we have considerable savings.
Nuff to last about 60 years, I think. (in Morocco, not the UK).
Just means a little less extravagance, that's all.:(
I can avoid the serious injuries for other's entertainment for a while, I hope.
And it becomes cheaper to buy things from the UK.
Tomorrow, I'm buying some stuff on Amazon and it'll cost me less Dirham:)
 

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I found a dollar in my wallet :) i got a bag of crisps!!
but WOW ONLY 5 cents in Morocco ?! I think i know where I will be moving to after school :)
And ooh nooo ! so mean to wifey !!
Sorry, got that wrong, it's about 10 cents.
But pretty cheap here.
Litre of Coke about 35 cents!
I found a half dirham in my sock earlier!
Our lucky day.
wifey would buy the whole supermarket if i let her.
She's just gone out to the local shop to buy vinegar and I bet she'll come back with bags and bags of stuff.
 

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Sorry, got that wrong, it's about 10 cents.
But pretty cheap here.
Litre of Coke about 35 cents!
I found a half dirham in my sock earlier!
Our lucky day.
wifey would buy the whole supermarket if i let her.
She's just gone out to the local shop to buy vinegar and I bet she'll come back with bags and bags of stuff.
I once did a 7 mile run for charity and I've never been a great runner - so I out £5 note in my sock in case I needed to call a taxi (or an ambulance)
 

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