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Two weeks ago the retail price of roast beef in the supermarket in Punta Alta was $8190 per kilo. Last week it was $7190. This morning the price per kilo was $5990 and during this time period, there haven't been any signs in the meat case indicating that these were special prices, though...

I paid the agent's commission for the first apartment I bought at the escritura. I reserved the apartment with a deposit of $1000USD. There was no pressure to pay the commission before the escritura. There was no boleta, either. The apartment was vacant and we had the escritura (with ""llaves...

PS: I eat all of the meat as well as the fat. Eating only eggs (four or five for breakfast and the same for lunch) and 500 grams of beef for dinner has had a surprising result: I am never hungry when I get up in the morning and I never have the desire to snack or eat anything between meals or...

I had already finished my dinner on Saturday evening when you asked for a better picture. I did not cook any meat yesterday, Here's what's on the plancha at the moment:

The link I provided was at the top of the Google results when I searched for "additional liability insurance coverage for car rental." Perhaps it appeared at the top because the insurer paid for it to appear there. Scrolling down the list in the same search, I found this...

I found this in a google search...

Based on my own experiene, all US car rentals always include liability insurance and it is not optional. Unless something has changed, collision insurance is optional but is usually provided by the credit card company, at least when a US issued card is used to pay. I don't think having a...

The fruits and vegetables in Villa Arias are not very good and get even worse the day after they are delivered because they cannot be kept cool enough by any of thevendors. The vegetables in the supermarkets in Punta Alta usually look great because they, as well as some of the fruits, are kept...

Spactaular video!

Here is the most detailed information (English available) that I could find regarding the "tax threshold" (pisó de ganancias) for the salaried employees and self employed in Argentina...

My "local" carnicero operates his shop in the residential zone one km from my house. There is no sign or anything written on the front of the building that indicates the business is located there and there are no other businesses in the same block. Occasionally he doesn't have a huge...

Based on actual experienci of paying for dinner for a "Patricia" as well as renting an apartment for six hundred dollars a month at the time is doable on Laniick's budget of $1500 a month (which incudes "going out on the weekends"). Being able to "make dinner for your date" will certainly make...

Villa General Arias is actually a barrio of the city of Punta Alta, which is 8 im to the south on ruta 229. Punta Alta is the "official center" of the Municipalidad de Colonel Rosalles. The infraestructure is excelent. On the rare occasion I have a power outage at my house, the crew from the...

I included the incorrect link in my previous post. Here is the thread about "country life in Argentina" as I am experiencing it: https://baexpats.org/threads/country-life-in-argentina-whats-it-really-like.31635/

I live on calle Argentina in the zona de las quintas, one km from the plaza of Villa General Arias in the provincia of Buenos Aires. My property is about 2km frim ruta 229. At the closest corner of the plaza to my house is a well stocked pharmacy and directly across the street from the pharmacy...

I itemized my basic COL of $400 which is 50% of my total monthly income in response to your target amount of $700 per to spend each month, excluding rent, which I do not pay. At this moment, $400 USD is enough to pay for all the food I eat (beef and eggs cooked in lard), drinking water, coffee...

If you want to have an idea "how it is in provincia" at least for one expat geezer who, even to his own great surprise, doesn't live like a monk, just scroll down to the bottom of this page and press "prev" twice. Then read post #91. I have local friends (all Argentines) with whom I socialize...

Have you ever visited Argentina? If some of the "neighborhoods" in Capital Federal are mentioned by name (Recoleta, Palermo Soho, or San Telmo, just to name a few, would you be able to visualize them from memory? As Rich implied, different barrios are more or less expensive than others...and...

Fortunately, I do not have to face taxation on my foreign income in either country and I do not have to pay rent. So, even though my COL has more than doubled since January and is now 50% of my income, I still have 50% to spend however I desire. I consider the qualiy of my life to be the...

The WU rate is now well below the rate at the beginning of the year and in the month of October my COL increased from $350USD to just under $400USD thanks to increases in my home and car insurance premiums and the cost of electricity.