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My personal experience with Xoom has been shaky lately, but I still manage to get my money in the end. In Argentina there is a limit of something like 40K pesos per year before they start asking you for paperwork. After you hit the limit they will ask for proof of income such as bank...

trennod: Yup, I have been up here about 6 years now. The mountains are nice and all that, but its not like BA! Also regarding this ATM withdrawl matter, there is another thread open here: http://baexpats.org/topic/34672-atm-withdrawals-schwab-cards-and-the-new-exchange-rate/

Has anyone taken money out of the ATM and then checked their online banking to see what exchange rate was given? I have a Wells Fargo debit card and when I called them they said the exchange rate depends on the ATM network. My card says Visa on the front and has a Plus logo on the back, which...

Why don't you try working on Elance or Odesk? It will be hard to get your first job there if you don't have any work history, so you will have to bid low. But once you get going you can work daily.

Coming up on 8 years and although the honeymoon is over, i still like it here. I go throiugh my cynical periods, and unfortunately have adjusted to the prices and thus overreact to inflation. But seriously, where else is better?

I am on my third HP and although there are better laptops made, they have service everywhere. If you have the money buy 2. Somebody here will surely buy the other one off of you and you might even make a profit off of it. Just take it put of the box to avoid problems with customs. And if ypu...

Try Parque Rivadavia in Caballito. They have books with all the software they have available listed. You choose what you want and they come back a few minutes later with the disk. Chances are they are going to get the whole CS5 suite, which is a good thing but will take a long time to install :)