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I hate to sound like a carpet bagger, but Argentina's problems will make it possible to sock away my pension while living on Social Security. 5 years or more of that will provide a nice supplement to live back in the States if my wife so chooses after I die. I intend to live out my days in...

I believe Brazil has devalued quite a bit in the last year. As cheap as Argentina and Colombia now for those with hard currency incomes. Not aware of a dolar blue type situation there though.

Is there something about Western Union you don't like?

No worries, Argentina looks like the best bet for a decent retirement. But in some countries if they experienced what Argentines are at some point might have serious problems. Just checking to see if that's a concern.

To be honest if I were wealthy I'd most likely stay in the States. The wife would be happier.

I'm thinking more in the mountains around Cordoba.

Since I'm not looking to move to Chicago it's not going to help me get a sense of what's happening in Argentina. :) If the Peso crisis is no big deal to Argentines, great. The fact that they're willing to pay so much to obtain Dollars makes me wonder.

As of right now is there any sense that the big devaluation is going to lead to serious unrest? The kind that might make expats want to leave? Or is it more accurate to say that Argentines are used to these kind of problems and are just dealing with it the best they can? No food shortages...

1.00 USD = 165.87 ARS

Not to mention she jumpstarted her career by being the mistress of Willie Brown.

There's a Cordoba expat Facebook group. A lot of good info there. What strikes me as attractive about that area is a lot of very nice towns in mountains surrounding Cordoba.

Fortunately my life is so boring the NSA loses interest quickly. :)

By signing up for autopay on the basic monthly service it costs me $2.99 a month. I'm not in Argentina but used it on my tablet to make phone calls to my bank and family from Eastern Europe and Central Asia. As long as you've got a decent internet connection it works well. You can spend more...

Would overstaying for a year or more be worse than border runs? I've read Argentina has a different take on immigration status than many nations do.

A monthly Skype account is very cheap and you can always cancel.

Look at Ecuador. Their Sucre was a joke and made the cost of living there extremely cheap. Switching to the Dollar stabilized their economy but also made the country more expensive. Still fairly affordable, but since they could no longer print money the cost of living crept up until some kind...

Didn't know that. But if it comes down to one or two people having serious side effects out of tens of thousands I'll still take it.

Considering tens of thousands are in the trial, and CNN will spin anything into the worst scenario possible, not too worried. And it's not the only vaccine in trials.

True, possible. Also likely that they can be sued for extraordinary amounts of money if they screw up. With the capabilities scientists have today compared to 50 years ago that explains much of the speed with which they are moving. If they go through the recommended amount of trials and prove...

Have read there are 9 different vaccines in trials. They are testing them on people, no one is dying. Side effects I've heard include minor headaches.