[cloudmountain]

Time to keep all those Euros in a shoe box under the bed.
THAT way, no stinkin' bank will INSULT him with a >1% interest rate.

I remember when the interest rate was 18%--that would be the early 80's.

[blam]

"I remember when the interest rate was 18%--that would be the early 80's. "

Yup. I bought a house at 13% interest...my neighbor had 17% on his mortgage.

[dalereed]

* borrowed $50k @ 12% from my bank and loaned it to friend at 18%.