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    Diet: Living on beef and eggs

    The ketogenic diet explained by Dr. Anthony Chaffee MD: The carnivore diet (without fruits, legumes, vebetables, fiber or carbs, aka "anti-nutrients") explained:
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    Let the property buyer beware

    The tax you mentioned is the capital gains tax and, as far as I know, the 15% tac applies to the gain (aka profit) on the sale of properties purchased after January 1, 2018. The tax is not paid at the escritura and no escribano should collect it. An expat sells a property and leaves Argentina...
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    Diet: Living on beef and eggs

    More from Eric Berg on seed oil and sugar, aa well as important information about eggs and beef:
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    Diet: Living on beef and eggs

    More important information about "seed oils" and their unhealthy impact on the body at the celular level:
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    What a year under a climate-change denying president has done for the country

    What does it mean to call yourself (pr someone else) a liberal?
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    ATM withdrawals and AFIP

    The last time I heard a withdrawal limit mentioned was , it was $40.000 Go to 4:40 in this video: I will see if I can find the video Rebel Capitalist mentions a few seconds later, about Argentines waiting in long lines to use the ATM's earlier this year. Both vídeos indicated that the daily...
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    Doing business in BA

    If you come to Argentine to live with your girlfriend, why wouldn't you also need residency here? Do you already have permanent residency or citizenship in Argentina or do you plan to spend less than six months of the year here...or indefinitely overstay an extended tourist permit? Many expats...
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    Pago Facil Wallet

    As @steveinbsas mentions an Argentina Credit Card is the best way to make payments. Always known to have better fraud protection too, The only issue is they are accepted less often. I am able to pay for almost everything with my Argentine credit card, most often without paying extra for using...
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    Doing business in BA

    After two years of "legal temporary residency" you would be able to apply for an Argentine passport and that will add about a year to the limeline. Do you already know which category of temporary residency you would be able to apply for? You mentioned "doing business" here. There is a category...
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    Pago Facil Wallet

    I think/hope I will be able to provide screenshots of the two most recent US bank statements showing the Social Security deposits to my account. I can also upload the annual benefits letter from the SSA that verrifies the monthly ammounts that have been deposited, but I won't begin to use the...
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    Pago Facil Wallet

    I have not yet used my Pago Fácil wallet, but after reading the previous post, I expect to receive the same message from WU after I start using it. I read through the list and I believe that option seven is the best for a foreigner living off their savings or Social Security/pension income and...
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    Western Union money transfer

    I suggest including the word "wallet" in the title.
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    No matter what happens in rhe future regarding export taxes, the agricultural sector will continue to poison every living creature that reduces crop production so they have a greater yield of contiminated fruits, vegetables, legumes they can sell as either "food" for livestock and/or humans...
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    A year into Milei’s presidency, poverty hits a new high

    I sarched for the "poverty line" in Argentina and immediately found this article: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/poverty-climbs-to-555-percent-in-the-first-quarter-according-to-uca.phtml#:~:text=Poverty%20rate%20was%2048.9%25%20in,almost%2050%20percent%20informal%20employment...
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    Student Visa - Minimum Classes?

    Keep in mind that Argentina only issues passports to citizens (including naturalized), so that is the next hurdle after two years of temporary residency (unless you are willing to take a shot at citizenship without residency granted by migraciones by paying a lawyer to present your case to the...
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    247 mts2 finished construcción = 2 buildings. The main house has 150 mts2 coverage with a 75 mt2 unfinished (no roof) attached quincho behind it. The 150 mts2 includes about 20 mt2 exterior (covered) galaries. The area of the house does not include a garage. Behind the house is a separate...
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    They have already charged you $250.000 pesos for ARBA for 2025? If the ARBA tripples in 2025, mine will be about $200.000 (247 mtr2 finished construction/5880 mtr2 land ). I will pay the tax in five cuotas. My expenses will continue to be zero.
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Please clarify. Are your monthly "expensas" (paid for property maintainence to a consorcio) $450.000? Over what period of time has your ARBA gone through the roof? My ARBA trippled from 2022 to 2023 and then doubled in 2024 (about $68.000 for 2024). If the ARBA increases by a factor of...
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Over the ten month period, from January through October of 2024, the "purchasing power" of the dollars I spent for all of my living expenses (including food, all utilities, fuel (LP gas and nafta) bottled water, home and auto insurance, wifi, Netflix, bank and credit card fees, driver's licence...
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