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Spending in Haiti - Why are PRICES set in US Dollars when the Haitian Currency is GOURDES

Published June 5, 2017 8:12 AM Comments (0)

This morning, overheard a man complaining in the radio that the price everything except rice and chicken in Haiti is set in US Dollars... If you want to buy a nice perfume, decent clothing, a night in a hotel room, you have to pay in US dollars. "Why is that," the man asks, "when the currency if Haiti is the Gourde?"

MONEY Advice : Can you save MONEY by simply leaving it on a Savings Bank Account?

Published June 5, 2017 8:04 AM Comments (0)

Yes, I agree, putting money away in a savings account is a good way to prevent you from spending it impulsively but if you want to put money away hoping to get some good interest on it, to make your money grow, is a savings account the way to go?

Haitian Diaspora - How money changes old relationships

Published April 15, 2017 12:15 PM Comments (0)

Sometimes you may notice a relationship change between two old Haitian couples and you would be surprised to realize that the main reason this is happening is because she's working, she's making money and he is not very happy about that.

KONBIT to rebuild Haiti, You're Invited!

Published March 25, 2017 8:55 AM Comments (7)

When Haitians get together to accomplish a single task, it is called a KONBIT... You want to know something funny about the KONBIT? Read this...

Haiti Money - 70 Haitian Gourdes for 1 U.S. Dollar

Published March 23, 2017 5:51 AM Comments (0)

Once upon a time in Haiti, one US Dollar was worth no more than 5 Haitian gourdes; that's why the 5 gourdes bill was called 'one dollar'. Nowadays, in commercial banks in Haiti, the US dollar is around 70 gourdes whether you are buying or selling it...

Haitian MONEY Talk - Increase the value of the GOURDE, Its immediate impact on the Haitian economy

Published February 10, 2017 7:43 AM Comments (4)

A group of Haitian professors and businessmen sat on a round table recently discussing the most immediate way to positively impact the Haitian economy today. One of them said: "If the value of the Haitian currency (gourde) were to increase slightly compared to the US dollar, this would be an immediate relief to parents across the country."

The Haitian Dollar, Then and Now - How the US dollar affects the Haitian economy

Published July 7, 2016 2:15 AM Comments (2)

Have you ever wondered how the US dollar affects the Haitian economy? I just realize life in Haiti is NOT more expensive then it was before, it's just the US dollar that is to high... Read this and you will understand...

Economics - In Haiti, The Flow Of Income is NOT Circular, That's why we are so POOR, Details...

Published March 30, 2016 9:14 AM Comments (3)

I was watching a video called "Circular Flow of Income - How the different components of an economy interact" and it made me realize why Haiti is so POOR as a country... Plain and simple, The Haitian flow of income is FLAT, it is NOT Circular... Our economy does NOT grow, it flows out to other countries..

Haiti Money - What Can You do with $25.00 US in Haiti These Days? Read This...

Published March 15, 2016 12:05 PM Comments (6)

What can you do with $25.00 US in Haiti these days? A hell of a lot more than you can do with it if you live in the United States of America... Recently I had $25 dollars U.S. in my pocket in Haiti, I exchanged it for Haitian Gourdes... If you live in the US, this may surprise you...

Haiti - Rich vs Pov : "Neg Sa CHAJE LAJAN" Kisa sa vle di ekzakteman?

Published August 29, 2015 12:01 PM Comments (0)

Haitiens an nou pale... Plizyè fwa nou tande yon moun ap di "Nèg Sa CHAJE LAJAN" pandan se tan, si ou se yon pwòch nèg yap pale de li a, ou ka konnen ke li gen yon bèl razeur nan dengounn li... Dapre ou, Kisa sa vle di lè yon Haitien di OU CHAJE LAJAN?