Always considering rounding direction

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Last Updated: 2024-11-21

If you are converting money amounts to cent, don't just convert to integer blindly - e.g. amount_in_cent = int(payment.amount.amount * 100) - think about rounding direction (e.g. rounding down or up)

In a large enough business, rounding up could make many thousands -- if not more -- of difference in a year.