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Nestor Kirchner was NOT the president of Argentina in 2008.

I pay my maid 19k pesos to clean the house. Takes her about 4-5 hours, usually closer to 4.

This is the full slate of international coverage. Good for travel outside Argentina for up to 90 days at a time; can be extended on a month by month basis for additional fee.

In 2002/2003 the Brazilian Real reached R$4/ $1 USD when it appeared Lula would win and the market thought he might be Hugo Chavez 2.0; by 2008 the currency had strengthen to R$1.6 per $1 USD while nominal prices in R$ went up about 50% in that time frame. So a dinner that cost R$100 ($25...

Milei haș been president for only four months plus one week. The inflation we have experienced is not even close to the highest inflation ever experienced here or anywhere else; in 1989 it was 2000% annually. The public sector is simple going to have to get used to living within the means...

What I have been saying for months and many of you folks have been failing to understand is that Argentina is only cheap in dollars when there are politically caused price distortions and FX controls that result in a big spread between official and parallel FX rates. In the years when that was...

If you are paying Georgia state income taxes and have a mailing address you are a resident of Georgia and entitled to a drivers license, end of story. The fact that you are overseas for some amount of time doesn't matter.

I do not think it is more expensive than the USA but keep in mind the following: OSDE 450 is essentially a "Cadillac" plan; there are no extra costs other than the monthly payment, the most doctors accept the plan, and if you need to be hospitalized you get a private room at all the best...

41 (male) and 27 (female)

Just got OSDE bill due April 15; 778k pesos for plan 450 for two people.

If you see my post at the beginning of this thread you will see that Argentina is among the WORST place to SELL Gold coins and probably the BEST place to BUY gold coins/bars. In the years when gold was blatantly undervalued I personally negotiated and purchased many, many Krugerrands, Eagles...

Morgan and Peace dollars are made of silver and I'd never bother with that so I'm not sure what they sell for ($25/oz silver vs $2185/oz gold). Asking prices on MercadoLibre are not even close to reflecting actual buying/selling prices in the gold district around Libertad or in the backrooms...

Argentina is probably the best place in the world to BUY gold coins/bars but unfortunately NOT to sell gold coins/ bars. Gold coins/bars can be bought using USD cash anywhere from spot to 15% UNDER spot. Selling I would expect at least a 15-20% haircut below spot.

Just received an email from OSDE that bill will be going up another 14% next month. So plan 450 will clock in at about 734k pesos for two people.

Now is most definitely not the time to come to live in Argentina for a senior citizen with health issues who is not independently wealthy. Everything in terms of prices is in flux and what is true today could be completely different in a few weeks or months. This is a revolutionary moment in...