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    Best, safest way to get new US credit card down here?

    great suggestion! thanks
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    Best, safest way to get new US credit card down here?

    thanks for the info! my bank already sent it to my sis so i will have her ship it!
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    Best, safest way to get new US credit card down here?

    i know the best would be a friend traveling from US to bring my new credit card, but i dont know of anyone traveling....any one having experience with credit card via fed ex or other carrier?
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    New mandate re money transfers?

    i just got another notice from santander rio about limit of transfers to 5 mill pesos per year ...yet this year i have a total of 7 transfers of 1000 dollars worth of pesos......i guess i will just wait till next month and see if another goes through....anyone else have this happen? what did...
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    Anyone who really, really understands the health insurance system?

    i live in a small town in cordoba. i also found the public health system to be great. in the past i paid for private health coverage, but have used public health for several years....my husband had multiple health issues, and was taken to public hospital twice. each time receiving excellent...
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    Rental of apartment questions

    i am curious about this too. i have to renew my 6 month contract soon.
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    New mandate re money transfers?

    just got this email from santander rio bank....the smvm now is 202.800 so does this mean that we can only receive aprox 900 .000 pesos per month in transfers via western union? i am a retiree from usa using my ssi We tell you that - in accordance with UIF Resolution 14/2023...
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    Anyone else "crazy" enough to live in La Boca?

    thanks for sharing your story! i too stayed in la boca near where you are, aprox 10 years ago for only a month, but also felt safe. back then there was a great blues club painted dark blue that i had some great times in, met diverse welcoming folk...i was then a 60 year old woman with an open...
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    Medical expenses in Buenos Aires

    i live now in a small town in cordoba. when i lived in BA i had medical insurance, but for the last 7 years i have no insurance and use public medical. i have been extremely happy with the public health here, no charges except for medications. i am 76 years old with various chronic...
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    What is current aprox rental contract renewal increase?

    i have had 5 different landlords in BA and 4 different landlords in Sierras de Cordoba over the 12 years i have lived in argentina. none have registered under notary public. i have always had 6 month contracts in pesos. my most successful rentals have been with landlords i knew first as...
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    What is current aprox rental contract renewal increase?

    thanks for the info! i am in cordoba, pay every 6 months in pesos
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    What is current aprox rental contract renewal increase?

    my rental contract is coming up . i have a good relationship with the owner and i want to be fair. 120 percent increase would be amount if tied to inflation rate...but maybe thats not the normal and expected increase currently?
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    Western Union money transfer

    thanks for your help!
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    Western Union money transfer

    i have been doing all my transfers from us bank to arg bank for years using my computer. after reading darksider415 post, i tried to install WU on my phone. it listed automaticly my location as argentina, and therefore i couldnt transfer from US only from argentina. i couldnt find a way to...
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    The way money amounts are written is baffling me....

    are the first two amounts i listed the same?
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    The way money amounts are written is baffling me....

    sometimes amounts are written as 35.423,32 other times there is no period, only a coma before the last two numbers 35423,32 ??? then, for example, western union today lists one dollar as 348.3000 with no coma I am totally confused!
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    how to send money out of argentina?

    how does one send money, pesos or dollars out of arg to us?
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    Local Tourism Expenses $$ 50% Refund by Government...!

    yes last year's expired, but they have started again with enrollment now open to venders. us participants can sign up sometime in august my same friend told me.
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    Local Tourism Expenses $$ 50% Refund by Government...!

    a good friend used this service last year and DID get 50percent back from 3 trips. i plan to try it this year. registration should start in October. /previaje.gob.ar
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