💱 From Pounds to Levs – And why gold still matters...

As I sit poolside in sunny Bulgaria, sipping a cold drink and watching my kids splash about, I can’t help but reflect on a little moment from earlier this week—exchanging my UK pounds for Bulgarian lev. It’s something we all do when travelling abroad, but behind that simple currency swap lies a complex, ever-shifting web of global exchange rates.

Each day, the value of the pound, the euro, the lev—even the mighty dollar—rises or falls depending on markets, inflation, interest rates, and political decisions. These fluctuations may seem small, but over time they erode trust in the consistency of fiat currencies. What £100 bought you last year might not go as far this summer.

And yet, gold remains steady. Not fixed in price, of course—but globally recognised, universally accepted, and immune to the whims of a single country’s policies. Gold doesn't care whether you're holding pounds, lev, or dollars. Its value isn’t decided in a parliament or printed by decree—it's set by the market and grounded in centuries of trust.

There was a time when currencies were backed by gold, giving money a physical anchor. Those days are long gone, and the world seems to have forgotten the strength of tying wealth to something real. Maybe it’s time we started remembering. As I hand over my holiday cash, I’m reminded why I’ll keep stacking for the long run.