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# automatically allow string to remove $ and , from values
# before converting to numerics also parse "k" into "000"
class String
  
  alias old_to_f to_f
  alias old_to_i to_i
  
  def to_i
    self.gsub(/[$,]/,"").gsub(/k$/i,"000").old_to_i
  end

  def to_f
    self.gsub(/[$,]/,"").gsub(/k$/i,"000").old_to_f
  end
  
end