Money data type

[SBrunning at trisystems.co.uk]

> From:	Batista, Facundo [SMTP:FBatista at uniFON.com.ar]
> Are you trying to tell me that if I work always with float, and in the
> final step (reaching the user's eyes or check in the printer) I
> "represent" it with str (for example) or with "%.5f", I get no rounding
> errors?
 
See <http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/archives/000710.html> and
<http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/archives/000911.html>.

Basically, if you use floats, you'll get rounding errors.

Cheers,
Simon Brunning,
TriSystems Ltd.
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