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I want nothing to do with the banking system here. Nothing. I will be all efectivo as long as humanly possible.

I retired to Buenos Aires in 2018. I have a great life here. Far better than I could have in the States. I will never return to the states. I don't want get shot.

You get the official rate through a bank. You get the blue rate from Western Union. Twice as much.

Uruguay is as expensive as the United States. And it is boring.

Yes. Use their app. It's very easy.

Why make more 100 peso notes? They are basically worthless.

You can find the same pictures in many places in the States.

Great reason not to use the banks here.

Did you read the question? She doesn't want to go to a show. She wants a authentic milonga. Where we regular people dance.

La Viruta is still on Armenia. She was asking for a milongas to take elderly friends to see. La Viruta starts at midnight.

Salon Canning is now downtown at Maribu on Maipu

They are asking to see non show tango. The tango regular people dance is nothing like show tango

Hoy Milonga is a website that lists the milongas where regular people dance. Many have live music. Many have nice kitchens that serve regular Argie fare. Make a reservation and enjoy. You don't say where in town you are. There are several that start early on my side of town. Very traditional...

My first time here, 100 pesos was 30$. 3 to 1. 2006

I just went to Western Union on Roca y Peru. My twice monthly cash pickup. 500.$ 202,360. pesos. All they had was 100 pesos notes. 100.p is about .24 cents. That would have been 2,024 one hundred pesos note. How utterly ridiculous is that? Thank goodness I don't need cash immediately. .

Most buildings have a consorcio. You pay monthly building expenses to them. They pay for everything everybody in the building uses.

Baldosa floja

I was fortunate to buy my apartment during the Macri presidency. I did a transfer from my bank in the states to the seller here in Argentina. In the escribanos office. One tap of send on my laptop and the transaction was complete. Got my keys that day. I paid everyone else in 100.$ bills.

Hmm. Just looked at my Western Union account. 500.$ is still 29.$ for me.

Same story in most countries these days. Especially in places people want to live.