Friday, August 30, 2013

Who wants to be a millionaire?

The ANZ bank have just sent me a text to tell me the balance in my Vietnamese Dong account has changed . Of course its monthly payday, but the amount in the account is staggering. I am currently a multimillionaire. To be fair I did have a few million Dong in my account before today, However  89 big ones makes one feel awfully rich.
Why have I suddenly got so much? The Vietnamese Government are trying to avoid using USA dollars  around the city, in the hope that by using Dong  to trade with , this move will drive down inflation in Vietnam. Inflation is currently running at 14%. Our school has complied by no longer paying our salary in USD It's Dong all the way........... To the bank.



2 comments:

Marg said...

Enjoy the feeling even if it isn't in NZ dollars!

Izzy said...

In answer to your question, "I do!"