Search results

Small correction...I've updated the ICL numbers to show the current acceleration and equal deceleration. Rent ICL Adjustment % Blue rate Dollar Rent 9/1/2023 $ 500,000 113% - $ 735 $ 680 3/1/2024 $ 870,000 147% 74% $ 1,030 $ 845 9/1/2024 $ 1,953,150 249% 125% $...

Howdy folks, I've been crunching some rent numbers and wanted to run them by you fancy lot to see if any of you see some holes in my math regarding rent adjustments. My wife & I rented a house in Neuquen starting at $500,000 on 9/1/23 with adjustments per the ICL every 6 months. The first...

I personally think every country is racist, they just don't like to admit it. Americans have hated any foreign country that was involved in a previous war (korean, vietnamese, german, russian, british, middle eastern, mexican, japanese etc.). Japanese hate Chinese and vice versa. Indian and...

IMO, the USD is a foreign trade instrument and a speculative investment. It should not be a measure of domestic relative affordability. Argentines are also use Crytpo as a store of value, and I don't see anyone using that to determine how much goods cost. I propose instead that we use the...

IMO Biden will lose for the same reason Massa lost. People are tired of inflation. Whether they'll get respite with Milei or Trump is anyone's guess - but given the enormous amount of debt out there...probably not.

My suggestion is getting a friend who is an account holder to help you with this. It can be done by depositing the cash in an ATM and then withdrawing it again inside the bank. I have specified to the teller during the withdrawal that I need clean new bills for traveling and they usually have...

It depends where in the US the traveler is going to be and for how long. I believe some sanctuary cities do have banks that allow undocumented to have accounts such as Los Angeles. But it requires waiting for a debit card and more importantly what address to use.

Howdy Hank, I'm not sure your what your immigration status is here...but I didn't see anyone mention this article I saw recently. https://www.infobae.com/politica/2024/04/18/mas-provincias-analizan-cobrarles-a-los-extranjeros-la-atencion-en-hospitales-publicos/

A floating peso vs crawling peg would be an interesting analysis here. It's hard to imagine a floating peso not causing so many domestic markets here to go haywire with frontrunning the depreciation. While I think 2% is obviously too slow of a crawl, it does provide some market stability. Sadly...

There's a COTO mall here in Neuquén that has a food court. During the winter I take the kids regularly since it's usually too cold to hang out on the riverwalk. It's pretty stark to watch the food court go from packed in the first week of the month (when everyone gets paid) and peter out to only...

That's great news. This was around 2 years ago, it sounds like they may have dropped the practice since then.

My cuñado here has run into some similar problems using his Argentina credit card for Brazil and Mexico accommodations & flights. We learned from his experience to be very careful with booking anything outside Argentina. It seems that companies based outside Argentina can't actually charge you...

Howdy Perry, the word "recovery" in my mind implies a return to a previous state that is seen as a baseline healthy point. I'm curious, what is that baseline healthy point to you? Alberto's administration? Macri's administration? Menem's administration? After the 2008 property crash, many...

Howdy everyone, I've had a post bouncing around in my head lately, that I wanted to put out there. I've seen plenty of discussions on navigating the various complexities here as well as tips on assimilating to the idiosyncrasies of daily life. Each person has a personal reason for being in...

Hi Perry, You are posting prices in USD from other countries as a comparison point to Argentina. However, other country currencies behave very differently depending on their economics and even demographics. Japan is an exporter country. Like China, it carries a significant trade surplus with...

Howdy River, Question 1: This is very dense topic and many here recommend a local accountant to tailor an answer to your exact situation. There are a lot of answers already on this forum if you are handy with the search feature. Your tax situation depends on your immigration situation. You will...

Howdy Frank, I never heard about this...I'm familiar with expats renouncing US citizenship due to it's global taxation, FACTA and other fun stuff. However, why would someone renounce Argentina? Why make it impossible too?

Hi Quilombo, No plans to move elsewhere yet. My wife's brother & sister leave here in Neuquen capital and it's nice for the kiddos to have some uncle/aunt relationships. Personally, I would love somewhere in Cordoba instead. The Villa General Belgrano area is lovely, however finding bilingual...

They must toil the packaging lines under the protection of their lords & barons, lest they be pillaged and raped by roving bands of hostile Walmart employees.

Amazon is the second largest employer in the US. Is Jeff Bezos a feudal lord for leveraging the internet to make shopping more convenient? Is the proletariat oppressed by the bourgeoisie having everything delivered to their doorstep? I would say things are much more complicated than such broad...