“For us Canadians, it’s a double whammy,” Cedrone said, pointing to a loonie that trades for roughly 69 American cents, on top of rising maintenance costs.
“In Canadian dollars, last week I paid $18 for 18 eggs,” Cedrone said.
“We love this place. But it came to a point now — we are in our 70s — and it’s cheaper for me to come here two months and rent.”
Canadians made up nearly one-quarter of foreign sellers in Florida between April 2023 and March 2024 versus 11 per cent in the same period a year earlier, according to a National Realtors Association report.
Wait, but they’re going to make more loonies on the sale because of the same currency differential.
Let me introduce you to the world where Boomers ALWAYS win!
Yet they still complain…
Yes, but it costs more (in Canadian dollars) to go there and actually use that second home.
All part of Trump’s plan to get more real estate for his cronies.
Yeah, Namor the Sub-Mariner.
I expect the chaos that Trump is creating, and his threats against Canada also play a significant part in their decision.
What the heck is a loonie? Slang for the Canadian dollar?
Just wait until you hear about toonies
See, I know it’s always been “toonies” but I’ve always struggled with why they didn’t go for twonies…
At the time, I was pitching for the doub-loon, but sadly society went for the lame option. :(
Uuuuuuugh… that’s so fucking good too… people suck
Twonies feels wrong somehow. Like I want to pronounce it so it rhymes with “ponies”
I live in Scotland, after making that comment wrote it out both ways and asked a coworker which he thought looked more right… forgetting he’s dyslexic. So that was a fun lunch conversation.
2nies
I remember when toonies were first issued and got the nickname. America thought it was hilarious and typically Canuck. 🤣🤣
I cannot tell whether this is being asked in an aggressive or derisive tone. Out of curiosity, how would you respond to:
What the heck is a greenback? Slang for the American dollar?
if it was asked in c/USA on lemmy.us?
You want me to give you a buck? What do I look like? A hunter? We’re in the middle of New York City buddy!
A Canadian one dollar coin is often referred to as a Loonie because they have a picture of a Loon on one side. A two dollar coin is generally referred to as a Toonie as play off of Loonie, although it has a picture of a Polar Bear.
Yes, because the Canadian $1 coin has a loon on the face.
Yes
