Cambio vs resort?

[Chibears]

Thanks so much. Any tips for how you do a quick conversion in your head? Do some people use calculators? I'm def not
gonna stress about this but sounds fun to try to use $J

[Accompong]

Thanks so much. Any tips for how you do a quick conversion in your head? Do some people use calculators? I'm def not
gonna stress about this but sounds fun to try to use $J

Probably the only Jamaican Bills you will encounter while in Negril are: $1000 (called a "G") a $500 (called a "Nanny" after the portrait on the bill) and a $100 (called a "C" or "a bill").

A quick "rule of thumb" and not exactly accurate is:
+ a $100 is about a $1 US (actually a dollar and a few cents)
+ a $500 is about $6 US
+ a $1000 is about $12 US

When you see a meal at $600 think $6 (for the $500) and $1 (for the $100) and that will get you close to the amount.

Peace and Guidance

[Ohio_Buckeye_1]

Thanks so much. Any tips for how you do a quick conversion in your head? Do some people use calculators? I'm def not gonna stress about this but sounds fun to try to use $J

I replied to your PM on this. The above posts are right on.
I think there also used to be a cheat sheet link here that people would print out and carry - you enter the rate - but I can't find it now.
Maybe someone else has it handy?

[MissBlue]

chibears, i avoid the whole issue by exchanging a lump sum at the cambio, then using only $J for my walking-around money. i never convert in my head, cause i don't care what the US equivalent is. i carry just local currency in my pocket, and use that for everything. for me, using only one currency is so much easier and less cumbersome than thinking about conversion for every little thing i buy during the day; it just doesn't matter to me whether or not i know the juice and coco bread in my hand for 250 $J is the equivalent of 2.85 $US. i have a pocket full of $J and just use it.

it's only for larger expenses, like buying a piece of artwork or a fancy dinner out, that i use the rule of thumb in multiples of 10; so i have some idea of what i'm spending in $US. Once you're there for a few days, it gets easy.