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Do you have a checking account, and a card to access it via an ATM?

Want to open an account with them. Does anyone have one, and how good are they? I am looking for a place that has mutual funds, checking accounts with ATM access, and debit cards. Right now I'm with a company that only has mutual funds. I have a money market account there, but all I can do...

Vanguard just does mutual fund investing - no credit cards and no banking beyond checks and bank transfers. You might want to consider switching your Vanguard funds to Schwab. I understand that they offer banking and debit cards. Check this forum, there's quite a few posts recommending it.

Take it easy - you'll probably begin by understanding Spanish; speaking comes later, and take longer. You'll find that gradually whole Spanish phrases will start springing up in your mind. No more painfully trying to paste together subject, verb, etc. into a whole weird sentence. Don't be...

@sergio: I'm puzzled by your post. How much time have you spent in the US during the past three years? I don't mean fleeting tourist visits, but actual time living there.

So sorry you see my views as sweeping generalizaions. My opinion is based in changes I noticed while visiting in Boston, Alexandria, Va., Chapel Hill, NC., San Francisco, and Miami. In my view, the change did not start with COVID, but after the 2020 election was contested. The resulting...

True, life here can be inconvenient and difficult. But, on the other hand....... Living in Argentina keeps one fit and young, as only those with good reflexes make it.

The Belgrano Day School is in Belgrano, close to Palermo. Bilingual, takes children 2 years old and up, from kindergarden through high school. Several of my relatives attended it, and I can personally recommend it. It's a good school - traditional without being snobbish, it draws children...

Have your considered carrying pepper spray, or bear spray?

Have a Spanish speaking friend show you how to access MercadoLibre, and just type what you need in English. I find everything there. Best of luck with learning Spanish - even at the most basic level, it will make your life a hundred times easier.

I quite agree. I have a friend living in Miami, not in the posh part. She and her husband, both in their late seventies, live on their combined SS payments of $1,100 a month. On that, they have a lovely one bedroom apartment facing a wide canal full of wildlife - it is a safe area, where...

You are right. Sadly, I did not find any while traveling in Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, or living in Uruguay. However, I came across kind and helpful people both in Canada and Italy. This country leaves a lot to be desired, but let's not overlook the kindness and generosity of many...

Aside from money matters, let's consider this about life in Argentina. Yesterday I had to go to MetroGas to dispute an incorrect bill. I have trouble getting around, so the taxi driver took me under his wing, parked his car, went into the office with me and did battle in my stead. This took...

With today's Blue rate at 1,130 pesos per dollar, I've started to look around for the EXIT signs. Specially, considering that my power bill just went from 35 to 76,000 pesos. Per month. Argentina has almost become more expensive than Uruguay

10% of the purchase price is usual Official notary fees are 2%, but many accept 1%. Ask around.

Has anyone tried Microsoft Teams? I only need to phone USA's toll free numbers and landlines. No group calls or anything else - just plain one-on-one calls.

Must be sad, having to live in what you see as a "shitE hole". Hope you can escape soon....

I had similar bad experiences in Italy, France, and in the US in Washington, DC, Boston, and San Francisco: had a wallet lifted, phone stolen, Traveler's checks pilfered, and a huge Italian Salami filched from my shopping cart in a Boston street market. Still, those thefts were far outweighed...

In two separate occasions, in two different restaurants, I left behind my MacBook and my iPhone. Once on an outisde windowsill, as I was sitting at an sidewalk table. Both times they were waiting for me when I returned in a panic. How sad that some people's inner-porteño is so negative, and...

Last week I made a great pork shoulder stew: meat, carrots, leeks, onions, green peas, celery, and the secret ingredient: half a bottle of the cheapest red wine. The kind that comes in a carton - that's how cheap it is. Lasts in the refrigerator for about five days, and gets better as time...