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    Can I bring a 30" brand new monitor without the aduana?

    Can I bring a 30" brand new monitor in check-in luggage arriving at EZE without the aduana giving me problems? Or will they charge me some sort of impuesto?
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    Transferring USD to ARS via Western Union - any difference between cash pick up direct to Argentinian bank account?

    Will I still get the Western Union cash rate (today 447)? Will transferring cash direct to a bank account trigger AFIP controls who will start asking questions about where the money is coming from and why?
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    How long am I allowed to stay in Uruguay with a DNI?

    I didn't buy a return ticket and they didn't ask about one. I just flashed my US passport and Argentinian DNI. Can I stay indefinitely with an Argentinian DNI?
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    Bayard vs Belgrano Day School

    narrowed it down to these two schools. Thoughts?
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    What is more “third world” - Buenos Aires or San Francisco

    Buenos Aires: good public schools in middle class neighborhoods within el centro that teach high schoolers algebra, no giant homeless encampments or open air drug markets, no violent mentally ill thugs fighting you in public transport SF: has Whole Foods (except the one they just closed down...
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    My divorce lawyer says i have to pay my wife's divorce lawyer $6000

    Is this normal? Seems excessive. He also said to pay him the $6000 directly and he would give it to my ex wife's lawyer.
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    Tinder here drives me crazy

    Nor sure if it's just me, but while I get plenty of matches, and we move there conversation to whatsapp or Instagram, the vast majority of matched just stay there in chat purgatory like these women are just looking for penpals. It's happened to me dozens of times now. Is this a cultural thing?
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    Why aren't there more expats in Uruguay?

    Seems nicer... can't believe I spent four years in Argentina and didn't come here earlier.
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    Going to Jose Ignacio. Tips?

    Apparently raining all of March. Anything else for me to do besides the beach and eat at overpriced restaurants?
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    Buquebus Tips

    How many hours in advance do I need to arrive? Are there baggage limitations? Is first class worth it?
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    Seeing all these old beautiful mansions in Belgrano R is depressing

    What happened here?
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    Best way to travel to Uruguay - Juan Ignacio

    Should I rent a car in CABA and get on the busquebus? Fly or take the boat to Montevideo and rent car there?
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    Rumors gov wants to ban AirBNB?

    My friend told me this rumor is now circulating and also they are going after booking.com. Anyone else heard this? Terrible news for me if true.
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    At EZE, with my DNI, am I not allowed to exit with the machines at Migraciones for Argentinians?

    do I still need to exit through the tourist line?3
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    What is an decent salary to raise two kids in Capital?

    My ex suddenly said she wanted to live jn Capital so our kids could get the best education possible. So I offered my ex $2000 a month, plus I pay directly to the school of her choice the cost of tuition. She said no, and then her mom called me and said it wouldn't make sense to at $2000...
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    Pushy Argentinian therapists

    I’ve had two different Argentinian therapists who really pressure me to book time with them, insisting 2x a week, and being pretty demanding about it. Is this typical for Argentina and like just the style of therapy here? I kind of feel like they are pushing me sessions because they just want...
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    Ex asking for $600,000 ARS / $2150 usd as child support

    Most people know my hilariously tragic situation in some detail but I have an ex gf who lives in a small town of 60,000 in the province of Santa Fe. We have two kids, one is nearly 4 now. The other is 18 months. I’ve been giving my ex $2000 a month via Western Union…so about 600,000 ARS...
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    Can I bring canned salmon with me from US?

    or will the aduana confíscate it as a meat?
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    Best translation of “ tranquilo todo se va a acomodar, tené fe !!”

    Don’t worry, things will get better with time?
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    How do you (expats) make friends with Portenos other than dating them and being invited into their social circle?

    Because once you break up with them they kick you out of that circle...
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