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    Big Head Bills

    I accidentally brought back a lot of big headed $100 Franklin bills from my last trip to the US. The cuevas offered to buy them for 850p vs 1090p for the small headed bills. Is that my best play or is there a better way to use them?
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    Converting debit card dollars

    I have a debit card with $200 usd balance. What's the best way to convert it to Blue Pesos? At a cueva??
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    Is there any way to decline Medicare Pt. B?

    I was just notified that I'm now enrolled in U.S. Medicare Pt B at a cost of $7200. I don't forsee ever using this coverage but it seems that there is no way to get out of it unless I'm working for a U.S. corporation and meet several other criteria. Has anyone found a solution to this problem?
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    Investing in Argentina Real Estate

    Yahoo Finance, July 16, has an article on the best places in the world to invest in real estate. The first country is the UK, the second is Argentina based on the idea that prices are at rock bottom since there are no mortgages available and buyers must have dollars. As far as Argentina's...
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    Tracking Devices

    Has anyone used a tracking device here? Specifically for a car?
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    Buying new car with US $

    I picked out a new car. The salesman told me that I can pay for it by depositing US$ their US account. Now the dealers admins are saying that it's not possible, they can only accept pesos that are already in Argentina plus the transaction must be approved by AFIP. My funds are in the US and I...
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    All the cuevas in my area are closed today. Anybody know whats going on?

    A new law? A holiday?
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    Car stolen, what brand should we look at?

    Our car was stolen this week. It was 8 years old and we're not sorry to see it go. Just happy that we're all safe and unharmed. So we're starting to visit dealers to pick a new car, most likely a medium sized SUV. I see a lot of Fords, Peugeots, Chevrolets on the streets. Anybody have a...
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    Travel Agent Recomendation for Oceania, Asia from Argentina

    We want to visit friends in Thailand again but this time we're thinking of going West instead of East, possibly stopping in N.Z., Australia, Bali. Can anyone recommend a travel agent that had experience with trips like this? Thanks
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    Any way to get US products here?

    Is there any way to get Best Buy or Amazon products shipped here? (without using a mule)? I haven't seen this discussed in a while, hoping there's something new.
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    U.S. Car Rental Insurance

    I have no U.S. insurance except Medicare. My wife has no insurance. We both drive rental cars. When we rent a car in the US what coverage should I take in order to be well covered?
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    Anybody else notice coffee recently not tasting good?

    Until recently we had several options for good coffee at home. Even the instant coffees were good. Our French Press was even better. If we wanted an excellent coffee we went to a coffee roaster and our beans freshly ground. But in the last couple of weeks all the coffees seem to be bitter...
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    The IRS and Expats, FBAR penalties

    https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-08-26/supreme-court-decides-how-to-punish-us-expats-with-overseas-taxes Archived version
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    In northern Argentina savers already prefer the Bolivian currency

    https://www.perfil.com/noticias/economia/ni-peso-ni-dolar-en-el-norte-argentino-los-ahorristas-ya-prefieren-la-moneda-boliviana.phtml
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    Are the interest free payments worth while

    We're considering making a large purchase using either by the 18 month no interest plan that Mercado Libre offers or by buying from a dealer using blue pesos. If inflation is 4,5,6% per month my gut says that an 18 month free interest payout would be better but I don't remember enough algebra to...
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