Money doesn&39;t have to be boring! Each week, CreditBloggers.com takes a look at the lighter side of the personal finance world in a series called Funny Money Friday.

News reports yesterday announced that the US Dollar was traded equally to the Canadian Dollar for the first time in 31 years. In 2002, the Canadian Dollar (also called a "loonie" because the coin depicts a loon) was equal to 61 US cents. Over the past five year, our neighbor to the north&39;s currency has crept increasingly upward. This Globe and Mail article includes a chart of the price of Canadian dollars over the last few decades.

What does this mean? That t rip to Vancouver you had planned is going to be a little more expensive than you thought. Also, imported maple syrup and Labatt Blue prices are going to be higher. Investors with stocks in Canada (for example: me) will be pleased with the performance of their funds.

Best of all, the golden age of the Canada joke may return! I haven&39;t seen news that they&39;re remaking Strange Brew just yet. In the meantime, here are a couple very cheesy Canadian jokes to kick off the weekend:

Q: How many Canadians does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. Canadians don&39;t change light bulbs, we accept them as they are.

Here&39;s a joke about how Canada got its name: When J. MacDonald and Friends were trying to figure out the name of this great place, someone had a great idea. Let&39;s stick all the letters into a hat and draw 3 of them - That will be the new name of this place.. So they did so.. 1st letter is pulled and the guy shouts - "C" eh!? 2nd letter is pulled and the guy shouts - "N" eh!? 3rd letter is pulled and the guy shouts - "D" eh!?

A Canadian is walking down the street with a case of beer under his arm. His friend Doug stops him and asks, "Hey Bob! Whacha get the case of beer for?"
"I got it for my wife, eh." answers Bob.
"Oh!" exclaims Doug, "Good trade."

Have a great weekend, eh!

Emily Davidson – Credit.com&39;s Communication Director and former TransUnion credit expert. Emily writes about credit reports, credit cards, loans and personal finance as the CreditBloggers.com moderator.