Coffee and cake prices

[Rich One]

It's a messed up situation, bro. It really is. I'm close to reaching the point of absolute despair, but all I know how to do is just hang on for dear life and hope something gets better.

Most postings on this thread are complaints about local prices compared to prices abroad. US, EU and AUS. Very informative.
Perhaps, it would help to post tips on how to save money to help those in need. Such as discount days, 3rd. level brands, cheaper supermercados, best CC , buy wholesale, etc.

Help thy Neighbour

 

[mc kenna]

Most postings on this thread are complaints about local prices compared to prices abroad. US, EU and AUS. Very informative.
Perhaps, it would help to post tips on how to save money to help those in need. Such as discount days, 3rd. level brands, cheaper supermercados, best CC , buy wholesale, etc.

Help thy Neighbour

Most people wanna complain because now they have to pay real prices instead of what they used to pay in the golden era of the kirchners.
I know for a fact that if you are going thru some hard times here , you would need to re think your lifestyle . Steveinbsas has a pretty good plan all laid out out there on his farm,but for those not rurally inclined, you can still get a 200 or 300 dollars apartment in downtown chivilcoy or suipacha, but that would be too much to ask for those that want to live in recoleta or barrio norte while bitching about prices.
That's right dear expats, sometimes you can't afford certain things even in third world countries, i can't believe that they are just starting to figure that out.
I'm starting to suspect that all those Argentina lovers didn't love Argentina that much and were here for the ridiculous low prices.

 

[devilclam]

Most people wanna complain because now they have to pay real prices instead of what they used to pay in the golden era of the kirchners.
I know for a fact that if you are going thru some hard times here , you would need to re think your lifestyle . Steveinbsas has a pretty good plan all laid out out there on his farm,but for those not rurally inclined, you can still get a 200 or 300 dollars apartment in downtown chivilcoy or suipacha, but that would be too much to ask for those that want to live in recoleta or barrio norte while bitching about prices.
That's right dear expats, sometimes you can't afford certain things even in third world countries, i can't believe that they are just starting to figure that out.
I'm starting to suspect that all those Argentina lovers didn't love Argentina that much and were here for the ridiculous low prices.

I think there's space for both commenting on rapid changes and how we're adjusting without starting a competition about whose the "best" immigrant. That said, I think long winded tangents competing over the prices of things in other countries relative to BsAs is unproductive.

For me, I'm adjusting by cooking almost all my meals at home, adapting my recipes to us cheaper ingredients while still optimizing nutrition, drinking less, walking more, and getting more familiar with the transit system.

I understand I earn more than most and so my adjustments are probably no longer useful for people who have had tight belts for a long time.

 

[QuilmesSlo]

I think there's space for both commenting on rapid changes and how we're adjusting without starting a competition about whose the "best" immigrant. That said, I think long winded tangents competing over the prices of things in other countries relative to BsAs is unproductive.

For me, I'm adjusting by cooking almost all my meals at home, adapting my recipes to us cheaper ingredients while still optimizing nutrition, drinking less, walking more, and getting more familiar with the transit system.

I understand I earn more than most and so my adjustments are probably no longer useful for people who have had tight belts for a long time.

Eating at home more is a great health move for us all.

Very few restaurants anywhere in this world are concerned about your longevity!

 

[Redpossum]

Most people wanna complain because now they have to pay real prices instead of what they used to pay in the golden era of the kirchners.
I know for a fact that if you are going thru some hard times here , you would need to re think your lifestyle . Steveinbsas has a pretty good plan all laid out out there on his farm,but for those not rurally inclined, you can still get a 200 or 300 dollars apartment in downtown chivilcoy or suipacha, but that would be too much to ask for those that want to live in recoleta or barrio norte while bitching about prices.
That's right dear expats, sometimes you can't afford certain things even in third world countries, i can't believe that they are just starting to figure that out.
I'm starting to suspect that all those Argentina lovers didn't love Argentina that much and were here for the ridiculous low prices.

Well, McKenna, that's a particularly unsympathetic little discourse there.

 

[Redpossum]

Eating at home more is a great health move for us all.

Very few restaurants anywhere in this world are concerned about your longevity!

Yes, this is very true. I haven't eaten out at a restaurant for 2 years or more. The upside to recent difficulties is that I'm losing weight; I've punched two new holes in my belt so far, and with the way I keep having to hitch up my pants, I need to make a third one.

It's not that I'm going hungry, it's just that I have cut out all the little extras. No chips, no cookies, no facturas, no coffee or tea, no nothing that isn't basic nutrition., except an occasional bag of Don Satur for 800 pesos at the local chino. I quit buying bread and went back to baking my own.

 

[chris]

Most people wanna complain because now they have to pay real prices instead of what they used to pay in the golden era of the kirchners.
I know for a fact that if you are going thru some hard times here , you would need to re think your lifestyle . Steveinbsas has a pretty good plan all laid out out there on his farm,but for those not rurally inclined, you can still get a 200 or 300 dollars apartment in downtown chivilcoy or suipacha, but that would be too much to ask for those that want to live in recoleta or barrio norte while bitching about prices.
That's right dear expats, sometimes you can't afford certain things even in third world countries, i can't believe that they are just starting to figure that out.
I'm starting to suspect that all those Argentina lovers didn't love Argentina that much and were here for the ridiculous low prices.

They aren't 'real prices'. The exchange rate isn't real.

 

[chris]

Yes, this is very true. I haven't eaten out at a restaurant for 2 years or more. The upside to recent difficulties is that I'm losing weight; I've punched two new holes in my belt so far, and with the way I keep having to hitch up my pants, I need to make a third one.

It's not that I'm going hungry, it's just that I have cut out all the little extras. No chips, no cookies, no facturas, no coffee or tea, no nothing that isn't basic nutrition., except an occasional bag of Don Satur for 800 pesos at the local chino. I quit buying bread and went back to baking my own.

I think a lot of the stress is due to uncertainty. These prices will not go on indefinitely. The peso will be devalued; the CEPO will be scrapped. The question is WHEN

 

[Rich One]

I think a lot of the stress is due to uncertainty. These prices will not go on indefinitely. The peso will be devalued; the CEPO will be scrapped. The question is WHEN

Some/me fear that WHEN the peso is devalued say to $1400/to US$ 1 , Prices will follow and will be "back to square one" ? "We don't have the cards".

 

[mc kenna]

Yes, this is very true. I haven't eaten out at a restaurant for 2 years or more. The upside to recent difficulties is that I'm losing weight; I've punched two new holes in my belt so far, and with the way I keep having to hitch up my pants, I need to make a third one.

It's not that I'm going hungry, it's just that I have cut out all the little extras. No chips, no cookies, no facturas, no coffee or tea, no nothing that isn't basic nutrition., except an occasional bag of Don Satur for 800 pesos at the local chino. I quit buying bread and went back to baking my own.

That is exactly what i , unsympatheticly, was trying to say, your reality changed and you improvise adapt and overcome, some of us been there before and know how to do it without much fuss.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but , in my case, it always rubbed me the wrong way when expats come here pretending they love this place until it's not cheap anymore.
I wish your situation improves since i know how it feels.