Currency Converter: 1 USD = really bad

I just have to vent about this; the dollar is pretty bad. The swiss franc is doing very well and the general cost of living is higher in Switzerland so that in combination with the dollar is not so fun. In the past it looks like the swiss franc has been worth about 80-85 cents and now it is about 91 cents. There was even a period in 2008 when it was worth more than the dollar! Buying things with the Euro seems better at least because you get a bunch of Euros at a bad rate and then when you buy stuff the prices look like dollar prices. With the franc in switzerland, however, stuff has a higher price when you buy it. So you assume that the franc is a lot less than the dollar, but not really. SO, it basically appears as if everything is just expensive.

That's all, still having a wonderful time and eating lots of rice and pasta and splurging on a cappuccino once in a while that ends up being something around 5$ when you figure out the conversion!