Parenting Without A License

Insult to Injury

Posted by Kimberly on October 29th, 2007 — Posted in Kipple, Blah Blah Blog

Back when I first started writing for iVillage one of the major perks of the job was the fact that not only were they paying me, they were paying me in American Money!

American money is big thing to Canadians because our entire consumer lives are dictated by it. We’re big fans of cross border shopping, for example, because goods in Canada are priced to reflect the mark up that comes from purchasing from the manufacture in a lower dollar; essentially that means that oftentimes it’s cheaper to buy things in the States, even when you factor in the exchange rate.

And when you get paid in American money, it means that you’re essentially getting a $25-$30 bonus every month (well, the months that they bothered to send the cheques, anyway).

Or at least, that’s the way it used to be. Ever since this summer, however, there’s been a change in the dynamic. Our dollar has been climbing, which means that when you gp to buy American money for that cross border trip, you spend less of your own. That’s  pretty cool. Unfortunately, it doesn’t really translate into lower prices on this side, making cross border shopping even more attractive than usual.

But that’s not the worst part. Not even my dwindling bonus is the worst part. After all, I did agree to work for $250 a month, so I can’t really complain that that’s what I got paid. Today, however, I’m complaining. Because today, that lovely American money is worth .95 on the Canadian dollar.

Not only do I have to submit to the joy that is The Daily Mom experience, not only do I have to put up with comments on my posts being sent to the Junk folder for no reason, now I’m taking a paycut for the privilege of appearing on the same page as Funny Mom as well????

Salt? Meet wound.