How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

I think Trump has a big say in an IMF loan, no? Didn't he impose tariffs on Argentine aluminum? And he says there will be reciprocal tariffs before long. I don't see signs of favoring Argentina.
And things didn't go well in the long run. Also Trump is much more experienced now. And there is Elon's influence. Who knows but the aluminum tariffs don't indicate any favoritism and if the IMF loan goes through the condition is going to be lifting the CEPO and probably more conditions as well.
 
Yes, he did, but Trump made a lot of mistakes in his first term that he is obviously determined to avoid this time. The other thing is, "screw me once shame on you. Screw me twice, shame on me." Trump could well take the attitude that Argentina hasn't serviced the initial loan at all well, why should they get any more?

In the final analysis however, if there is one characteristic which has defined the first 30 days of Trump v2.0, it is unpredictability. He could go either way, or some other direction entirely.
He won't agree to a loan without conditions.
 
There's only three options really, right? Deflation, an exchange rate correction, or an even more brutal recession. Milei and Caputo have been kicking the can down the road for awhile, and there's now there's no more blanqueo fun money to manipulate the dollar with, so something's gotta give, and it ain't the IMF; the disbursement and ending the cepo are mutually exclusive, and I imagine the IMF isn't also going to let him use the money to prop up the peso once the cepo is gone, so I'm not really sure where things go from here.
Deflation can occur in two ways, consumer prices falling and wages staying flat, or prices staying flat while wages increase. Many people focus on the first instead of the latter, however both represent an increase in purchasing power. Sadly, I fear rather than a recession Argentina is going the stagflationary route instead.
 
Deflation can occur in two ways, consumer prices falling and wages staying flat, or prices staying flat while wages increase. Many people focus on the first instead of the latter, however both represent an increase in purchasing power. Sadly, I fear rather than a recession Argentina is going the stagflationary route instead.
Prices remaining steady while wages increase is called ECONOMIC GROWTH, not deflation. This is usually caused by an increase in productivity. Factors that lead to an increase in productivity is a conversation for another day.
 
My ARBA trippled from 2022 to 2023 and then doubled in 2024 (about $68.000 for 2024).

If the ARBA increases by a factor of 6.66 in 2025, the total will be just over $450.000, but I don't think the 2025 tax will show up online until January.9

The 2025 ARBA assessment finally appeared online this morning.

To my great surprise, the valuation and the amount due is almost exactly the same as 2024.
 
My yearly car tag was $165,000 last year. It is now $345,000.

This is for a beat-up 2013 Rav4. Basic version, no 4-wheel drive or anything fancy. The cheapest one.
 
My yearly car tag was $165,000 last year. It is now $345,000.

This is for a beat-up 2013 Rav4. Basic version, no 4-wheel drive or anything fancy. The cheapest one.

My annual car tag (aka: patentes) fee for a 1994 Peugeot 405gl was zero last year, as well as at least the ten years prior to 2024.

Recently, however, my car insurance increased by a factor of four: from $5000 pesos per month to just over $20.000.
 
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just checked my ARBA bill (northern PBA) and is the same as 2024. Just as Steve mentions above.

The article below explains that the unchanged amount is because there was no change in the law...for now...looks like it may be convenient to pay the full yearly amount and not by "cuotas" this year

 
just checked my ARBA bill (northern PBA) and is the same as 2024. Just as Steve mentions above.

The article below explains that the unchanged amount is because there was no change in the law...for now...looks like it may be convenient to pay the full yearly amount and not by "cuotas" this year

When I was on the ARBA website this morning, I had the option to pay ARBA in one (annual) cuota or in five installments which will be due on about the tenth day of every other month, starting in March.
 
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