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    Help with medication

    should be easy to get. your living in the land of psychiatrists. everybody has one
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    Help with medication

    go to a doctor and explain why your using it and show him your perscription. doesn’t have to be complicated. is that an inhaler?
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    Bringing goods in as permanent resident.

    two suitcases is not enough to worry about. pay the fees if necessary and put them on the airplane. the 15,000 is for containers within the first six months of moving to arg after getting residency. fruniture, cars etc.
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    Building vs buying (and the great hunt for the brecha cambiaria)

    i am a general contractor in the usa. i would never try to build in argentina. i bought my apartment during the contrucion phase and after 6 months i finished it myself. if its a house, your are probably going to get a general contractor and his 4 workers that can do it all. good luck
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    New member intro

    hola mondongo. bienvenidos. is you spanish still intact. glad to have you aboard.
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    Health insurance for a male over 65

    check the history. its been discussed before. if i remember its around a 1,000.00 a month with a high deductible. if you had signed up earlier it would be cheaper. i was going to look into lifeflight. you pay annually and i believe they would fly you out.
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    Looking for a cheap place to write for 6 months - 1 year

    my vote is live in buenos aires and visit the beaches when you fill the need. there are plenty around you. jorge newberry airport is great for in country travel and buquebus is great for uruguay
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    Taxi rates. Am I being scammed?

    they have fast meters. pay attention. i had 1 in 20 years of flagging down cabs on las heras.
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    Moving to Bariloche next month

    think of it as moving to vail colorado. if you like sking in the winter snd fishing in the summer, you will have all the seasons.
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    Moving to BA from Boston... need contacts!

    i fit the 3 month mode. i love it down there. you can choose what season you want. its the opposite of the us. the expenses are low. it costs me 1800.00 a year al in. elect, cable, building expenses and yearly property tax. rent for 2 months and all is good. for 20 years i only had to contribute...
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    Moving to BA from Boston... need contacts!

    last i heard he was arrested in san diego with 700,000 hidden in the wall. he wasnt living the high life
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    Moving to BA from Boston... need contacts!

    thats my plan. i offered the person helping me in ba to buy it at a 25 percent discount and pay all expenses associated with the process. hope it was a generous offer. he makes money on the rentals as few as they are. although the french embassy want to use it on a continuing bases and i have...
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    Moving to BA from Boston... need contacts!

    i bought new but got tired of waiting so i finished it out myself. i am a general contractor. ther are districts that sale quality materials but i would have to ask the friend that helped me. i am always lost in ba. bring a good paint brush none available in ba. my favorite is 3 in angled brush...
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    Housekeeper pay

    i used to have a sheetrock worker. if you know anything about the trade they can take 2 days or 1. when he did patchwork that could take 6 hours and he did it in 2, i paid the 6 hours. he had the secret to hot mud and his vacuum on reverse. they call it masa in spanish
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    Housekeeper pay

    3 vs 5 an hour. i say lift them up and find extranjero clients. no i am not wealthy. but i believe in lifting people if you can
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    Food prices are amongst the highest of the planet

    5 us. it used to be 10. you can now buy animal catenia for 10 us. it drinks like 50 us. catenia botega is a “you cant miss”botega. those prices are un real. the reserva is not much more. i pay 9.00 in the US. i do have a pallet for wine. i love pinon noirs from california. cabernets are way over...
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    Food prices are amongst the highest of the planet

    forgot to add, alamos, catenia is my go to malbec. 5.00. lots of friut
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    Food prices are amongst the highest of the planet

    life has never been easy we just need to adapt and move on
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    Housekeeper pay

    depending on age, it my humble opinion to pay in blanco and go through the trouble. once a month deposits to the gov. social security is a big thing later in life. in colombia we pay in blanco. its a house of 4 with full time service. i am alone in ba and only use help every two weeks so i am in...
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    Specific exchanges

    is anybody else figured out cuerva is cave in spanish. i have a very safe casa de cambio on the corner of ugarteche and cabello 2 doors down the farmicia same side they have and employee on the street that watches out for trouble. same place 20 years and good exchange rates
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