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  1. zeno

    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    https://usa.visa.com/support/consumer/travel-support/exchange-rate-calculator.html
  2. zeno

    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    Is your transaction in a "pending" state or is it final? I found that it's the official rate but after several days it becomes finalized at MEP. I did a few charges over the weekend and they're still "pending"
  3. zeno

    I need a virtual US phone number to receive sms messages here in Argentina

    I have google voice, but I currently don't need it at the moment. My T-Mobile prepaid account was converted to e-sim a long time ago and I'm receiving SMS messages fine
  4. zeno

    Luggage

    Here's a boostrapping recipe: Before leaving Open up a Western Union account. If you're bringing cash, this may not be as important but good to have a backup. There are other forum articles on what to do If you don't yet have a Charles Schwab account, open one as it seems you can get a decent...
  5. zeno

    Argentina’s Latest Unorthodox Tool to Combat Inflation: AI

    Combatting inflation by using gimmicks is like using fad diets to lose weight. In the end, you just need to reduce the consumption of calories, not go gluten free, paleo, keto, etc. Similarly, the government has to stop printing money to artificially reduce its budget deficit. No amount of...
  6. zeno

    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    just now it's 1 USD = 312.406620 ARS so I think we are just witnessing FX market volatility
  7. zeno

    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    https://usa.visa.com/support/consumer/travel-support/exchange-rate-calculator.html
  8. zeno

    Looking for NYC-> BA mule

    Anyone coming to BA in February that can mule me my laptop from Brooklyn? The laptop that I brought died and I got a local replacement but the spanish keyboard is unbearable.
  9. zeno

    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    yes for sure, it even reflected on the visa website but I also confirmed by doing the conversion myself from my credit card statement
  10. zeno

    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    Visa rates just went against the dollar even though WU went for the dollar Quote as of 5 minutes ago. VISA 1 USD = 300.275493 ARS WU 1 USD = 334.8600 ARS About 1 week ago VISA was ~329 ARS
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