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When I won a tablet in a raffle by the city government for seniors, I started ordering books on Kindle that arrive seconds on my PC and tablet. It's my understanding that books are the only items that Argentina allows for delivery without charging import taxes.

In 1999, it was possible to pay in pesos or dollars since they were equal. The ATMs were stocked with pesos and dollars. I withdrew dollars from my US account to pay $700 rent for two years before moving to a less expensive rental. The money games continue.

BAexpats thread for Free Concerts in Buenos Aires Free magazine online with concert agenda -- https://musicaclasica.com.ar/ Sign up on individual mailing lists, i.e., CCK, to receive an email with the schedule

"Does anyone have a better idea?" Start dancing the tango. It's great exercise, and you will enjoy holding elegantly dressed senior women in your arms and moving together to beautiful music. Tango is why I moved to BA exactly 25 years ago today. Change your thoughts about what might happen...

Talk with people you know personally who own property. Rent before buying. Tour the entire building and get a copy of the monthly expense liquidation and inquire about debts which are usually intentionally omitted by the administration. Every place I rented was found through tango friends...

The US is the only country in the world that still uses TP instead of a bidet. An Argentinian invented the Bidematic that is patented and installed on the rim of the toilet.

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When his mother died several years ago, he rented her apartment to the worst tenants he could have found. Years later a couple from Venezuela signed a rental contract. They seemed like nice people, but they stopped paying the rent, and everything else for three years. In the meantime, their...

Change your diet and forget the pills Whole food plant based organic and intermittent fasting work for me.

In the event that you lose your set of keys, you have simple access to the rental if the owner lives in the area and can promptly provide another set. The rental contract can state that the owner shall not enter the premises at any time when the tenant is not present. Breaking the locks to...

My friends Elsa and Mario operate a verduleria a block from where I live. Elsa began working with her parents at age 12. She and Mario have three children who are studying computer science and nursing. Elsa and Mario go three times each week to the market in Mataderos to buy produce at 3am...

There are advantages to having citizenship or residency, i.e. bank account and registering your SUBE card.

I saved the SUBE brochure I received when I got my first card on January 31, 2012, when they were free. I registered online in May 2015 to check the balance. I can still read the numbers on the card because I bought plastic card holders for my SUBE, as well as DNI, and debit card.

They will quote what they think you will accept for their services based on your location, your furnishings, etc. A con artist told me right to my face how he had to "size up" his clients so he could get paid what he thought they could afford. I doubt that an hourly rate exists. I live in a...

If the city had the police hand out tickets for Law 451 1.3.12, the excrement problem could be solved in a few months after charging a fine. Everyone would notice the difference. The law was established years ago but is never enforced. A person who is caught will remember their...

Dancing tango with the milongueros viejos.

Why not try to engage a complete stranger in a conversation? You buy the coffee. I had an hour conversation yesterday morning with a stranger at the plaza where I meditate and walk. I initiated a conversation with him. Why? Because he was jumping rope and smiled back. He reminded me of...

I was bothered by mosquitos at the plaza for a few days, and then they disappeared. Long pants and a long-sleeved shirt helped avoid bites. Consider the health hazard of spraying toxic chemicals in the parks where children go to play or spraying OFF directly on the skin or RAID in the house...

On February 3rd, I will celebrate 25 years in Buenos Aires. I am happy here, so I will never leave.

They say that Coca Cola is great for removing rust. (Imagine what is does to those who drink it.)