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  1. Aztangogirl

    WU reduction fee

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

    WU reduction fee

    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.
  3. Aztangogirl

    WU reduction fee

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

    Why aren't there more expats in Uruguay?

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

    Western Union money transfer

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

    New ARG banknotes will be printed with the faces of national heroes

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

    What is more “third world” - Buenos Aires or San Francisco

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

    AFIP will control your expenses in May: from what amounts should your bank report

    Great reason not to use the banks here.
  9. Aztangogirl

    Tango in C.A.B.A. where to go for authentic dance, not acrobatics

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

    Tango in C.A.B.A. where to go for authentic dance, not acrobatics

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

    Tango in C.A.B.A. where to go for authentic dance, not acrobatics

    Salon Canning is now downtown at Maribu on Maipu
  12. Aztangogirl

    Tango in C.A.B.A. where to go for authentic dance, not acrobatics

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

    Tango in C.A.B.A. where to go for authentic dance, not acrobatics

    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...
  14. Aztangogirl

    99% loss of value in peso in my time, momentous day

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

    Western Union money transfer

    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. .
  16. Aztangogirl

    What is expensas?

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

    Considering retiring in Argentina but have so many questions

    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.
  18. Aztangogirl

    WU extortion

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

    Who are buying houses?

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