Recent content by Shpongle

And do you pay it out of the deposit? Or how does that payment work?

You know, I have a CDI, I don't know if it applies the same way. I had to get it, to buy car or property without DNI. Does anyone know whether there would be tax consequences for bringing in more than USD10,000 as a tourist (if later becoming resident)? Or is it more of a matter of simple...

Does anyone know if using Western Union (multiple times) or legal crypto shop (reporting to AFIP) subtracts from this limit? Would AFIP / ARCA eventually get alerted? Has anyone lived as permatourist and just continued using WU, MG, crypto? What was the outcome?

Thanks @nikad for answering points (1) and (3). I'm seeking vehicles homologated as motorhome which can be driven with the licensia comun, but I appreciate your mentioning it. I'm hoping someone can clarify re point (2), whether bring that amount of money is even possible for a tourist (3x...

I'd like to purchase a full motorhome before I get married locally (plans to do so shortly). I want my home on wheels to be safe from any potential grabby-grabby if there is a divorce later on. One can go to an escribana to exempt some things from "property considered to be in community of...

Really. Pretty much every site on the internet states Chile's Quality of Life index as very high. numbeo.com's stats say the same, purely by anonymous user submissions / votes. But okay, there is always room for another opinion.

Chile's lovely, but having been there this year and living out of my vehicle, Santiago (Region Metropolitana) is anything but affordable compared with northern Argentina and Paraguay. Friends of mine there who have shared salary details and costs of living have confirmed that. numbeo.com...

You can't even count, can you? It's actually tragic to watch... Here's a calculation for you, work it out on a piece of paper if you don't understand code (which is 100% certain if you can't count): Prints out: principal + accrual = 160. 160 - 100 = 60! Surprise!

Rent in Paraguay can be $300 in rent a month + expenses. ;) Does get quite hot in the north though! Places on the Argentine / Paraguay border: 1. Posadas (Argentina) / Encarnacion (Paraguay) on the border is a really nice town with open spaces, fresh air and the possibility of watersports. 2...

Better luck in future, it's a process we all go through. Your B.S. detectors and defenses will get better as time goes on.

I think you misunderstand. Rates can differ to Argentina, depending on which country you are sending from (feel free to check the different WU rates from various EU/UK/US/AU Western Union sites, and differing currencies). So it is totally applicable. Not everyone sends USD from USA, clearly. I...

I learned in my first year on this continent: Talking: 1. As a foreigner, don't open your mouth and display your accent if you don't have to (even if it's a mild one). Combined with the way you dress and act, you will quickly be known as a target for getting scammed pricewise. You are lucky if...

"setting the record straight" can be paraphrased as "I'm right and you're wrong". Rather dictatorial, I'd say. You're insisting that what I said was erroneous. You're insisting that what you have seen must be the single objective truth. I did not any stage say that your figures were wrong, but...

I did, you learn something new every day ;) ...Indeed we can all learn from each other, if we can avoid being dogmatic, which was my point here. Different strokes for different folks. As @Newman_ZA already pointed out in this thread, rates differ much based on your source and destination...

The reality is that you'll keep insisting that your way is the best and that has simply not been my experience. I've already stated that the world does not consist of Argentina (although this forum is about Argentina) as the only destination for funds. And that affects the rates shown. We can...