#### redo, with proper rounding
$from_api = get_from_api();
print "string from_api = '$from_api' straight from api\n";
$from_api .= '.' unless $from_api =~ /\./;
$from_api .= '00';
$from_api =~ s,^(\d+)\.(\d{2})(\d*).*$,${1}${2}.${3},;
print "string from_api = '$from_api' after text manipulation\n";
$from_api = round($from_api);
print "good rounding = ", $from_api, "cents\n";