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It may be the other way around. If you have a substantial amount of money in peso, there is no option to invest it outside of the country without changing it to dollars. Buying real estate is a straightforward option to invest locally. It may be easier for buyer and seller to agree to conduct...

I always thought that "loophole" implies somewhat creative interpretation. Is foreign earned income exclusion really a loophole? What's next? Standard deduction loophole?

Another example of "Yeah, I am a bum, but blame the system!" mentality. If you are young, healthy and motivated you can always get what you want. Yes, chances are not on your side, and you will have to work 10 times as hard and be exceptionally creative sometimes. Kids from poor families in...

Yeah, once on my way from a bank back home I took a picture of some people on motocycles following me.

I think you should not leave the taxi until everything is resolved to your satisfaction. Call your friend and read taxi driver information to him. Ask to talk to the police. File a complaint. Even if it will not make any difference after all, you are not supposed to make it to be so easy for him...

I believe carrying any amount of cash is legal. You just have to declare it to customs. This is where 10k limit comes from. You can take up to 10k with you without declaration.

These picadas look delicious. I am in!

My friend was once invited to a party by chinese coworkers. And they had a kid, who was too young to learn how to be politically correct. Anyway, the kid said: "You people are so ugly. You have round eyes, just like dogs!" So, apparently, canons of beauty are pretty different. May be "ojos...

By buying an evacuation insurance may be? Especially when you plan to go cycling? I am really sorry about what happened to the guy, but if after being hit by the truck his biggest problem is getting an IPhone, it is not the worst possible development. Here in a 3rd world country he can...

Oh, another "It's a government conspiracy!" marketing genius. Nice ad on the main page "Click here to find out about my brain repair formula". jedard, you definitely need to take a closer look to his products.

350,000 USD for a 80 sq. meter loft in Once or is it still Congreso? I think it is about twice the fair price, no?

I meant certificado de antecedentes penales. What if you are working for a foreign employer that does not have Argentine presence or freelancing?

Has anybody who got temporary residency according to "decreto 1169" renewed it recently. Do you really need to present proof of income, or just certificate from police is enough? Thank you.

Yeah, that's useless. Jedard attended this Argument Clinic .

If Argentina is excluded from emerging-markets index, foreign funds that invest into the index will sell shares of Argentinean companies. Rumors alone are damaging, even if will not happen. I guess significant portion of Arg market is invested into the pension funds. Possibility that Arg...

nnuatang,Was your computer still in original box? I had quite a different experience with customs lately at the airport. I tried to put my bags on a conveyor belt to go through screening. They looked at my foreign passport and said that I don't have to do it. Later when I was about to leave...

Many people just file US taxes from Argentina so that Argentine address is shown on tax forms and claim foreign earned income exclusion based on physical presence test. If you are self employed you still have to pay US self employment taxes.

In the States when you are looking at something on a shelf and somebody passes by you 3 times, he is supposed to say "Excuse me!", "Excuse me!" and "Excuse me again!". I am not sure whether it is a civility norm or people are just afraid to be sued. So the difference must be striking. DonQ...

Yeah, yeah, fountains of parental wisdom. Don't act on your impulses, always make rational decisions. She said she is coming here to INVESTIGATE the job market. What's wrong with that? Is somebody running a special on "one-way return back home" tickets?

I've heard that each time after Argentine elections price of mosquito repellents goes extremely high and all the country is getting invaded by giant mosquitos. Traditionally the winning party organizes mosquito repellent giveaways in all major cities to avoid public disorders, so you have...