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    Has anyone applied and been approved for the Rentista visa?

    Good luck on your Rentista @StatusNomadicus! I had to postpone my move down. My mother passed away unexpectedly not long ago and dealing with many issues related to that. I am following along your journey to get your residency. Good luck!
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    Real Estate Sales Another micro-neighborhood of Buenos Aires' Palermo - Palermo Freud

    I was going to say! I just bought a new construction late last year and I paid about $2,700 per sq. meter. I'm told prices have gone up and my building where I bought sold out. That unit listed is crazy small. I can't imagine there are too many takers for that being so tiny.
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    Newcomer A Serb in Buenos Aires

    Welcome @ognjen! I hope to move down there later this year or next year. Are you using the lawyer Rubliar? I assume so as he is the only one that goes straight to the Citizenship route. Can you post about your experiences as you go through the process. I'm curious to hear about how...
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    Tips for my 2 weeks trip to BA - Apartment recommendations

    @1031Brah. You will be fine with credit cards and Western Union. I brought some cash with me but I ended up using much of it for my down payment on an apartment so I used Western Union but really you can charge many things to your credit card. Where did you end up booking? I'm itching to come...
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    Real Estate Sales Another micro-neighborhood of Buenos Aires' Palermo - Palermo Freud

    Thank you @BuySellBA! You all nailed it. You told me last year this would happen. I can't wait for my apartment to be finished in August.
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    Found a bookstore that sells books in English in Buenos Aires - Kel Ediciones

    Good to know but there is no turning back for me. I just download and instantly buy to my Kindle for my iPad. I can instantly get any book and almost always cheaper too and I can bring it wherever I want and doesn't take up space.
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    Witnessed a robbery in Belgrano

    I agree you need to keep these thugs behind bars. No one wants to help as these thugs get out and hunt them down and then take action against them so no one wants to be a Good Samaritan here.
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    Argentina's Milei warns WEF to reject socialism, says 'Western world is in danger' - Fox News

    He speaks the truth. Hallelujah. https://www.foxnews.com/world/argentinas-milei-warns-wef-reject-socialism-western-world-danger
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    Teatro Colón fires renowned musical director after child sex abuse allegations - BA Times

    Saw the movie and was horrified. I also saw that about Colombia. I don't have kids but the entire thing made me sick. It's unbelievable this sort of thing but then again I look at the Catholic church and how long they passed on these child predators from diosese to diosese. I'm sure in...
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    Travel Low-cost airlines announce new routes in Argentina - BA Times

    Great news. It seems like the discount airlines are starting to offer new flights all over Argentina for very affordable prices. https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy/new-low-cost-airlines-coming-to-argentina.phtml
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    Any guesses where we think the Blue dollar exchange rate will head in 2024?

    Looks like blue heading back up as some have predicted. Milei seems to want to fix things but honestly if Argentina keeps printing money which looks like it must do, then the blue dollar will keep going up. It is going to be a really really tough job given the situation he inherited. I'm...
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    Mosquitos Mosquitos everywhere! Really bad this year!

    Ha! Don't be hard on @Larry he never said Milei is to blame for the mosquitos. (Everything else YES!). Even while I was there in November and December it was bad. Some places I would eat outside, I was getting bit up. But they had bug spray back then. Note to self, bring some bug spray to BA.
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    Politics Argentina court suspends Milei's 'mega-decree' labor reforms - Reuters

    This guy doesn't look like he has ever missed a meal. In fact, instead of eating 3 main meals a day he looks like he is eating a meal every hour of the day. He certainly isn't hurting for food!
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    Banking Credit Card real-world rate "MEP" transaction repo (Dec2023)

    Yes honestly prices could go up 100% and it will still be much cheaper than most places in USA and major cities on Canada. I just left last month and it was shockingly cheap in decent quality restaurants. Besides the sheep touristy places like Don Julio, you could go to many restaurants for...
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    What happens if Argentina gets too expensive? What are alternative cities/countries to move to when it's overpriced in Argentina?

    You shouldn't mention Australia OR Canada in any part of this post. Canada is becoming a dump. Overprices, crime going up, and many people want to leave it. Read some of @CryptoMama7501's posts about fleeing Canada. I am also leaving Canada. Most major cities are a dump now. Crime going up...
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    Am I the asshole? You be the judge please

    Dude you are a guest in another country. I came across these people a few times but mostly they were just polite and trying to sell Kleenex or candy or socks or something to try to make a little money. Usually I gave them some small bills worth barely anything to me. Sometimes if I didn't...
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    Banking Credit Card real-world rate "MEP" transaction repo (Dec2023)

    Hi buddy. No, when she gives to me she means the posted rate online. And they usually take about 6% to 7% of that. Thanks for tracking it.
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    Brazil Visas for US passport holders

    I heard a lot of great things about Rio. I want to head there on my next trip.
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    Politics Thread: President Javier Milei - Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) in real-time

    Avocado won't acknowledge the failed policies of Alberto and Massa. They all live in denial.
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    Banking Credit Card real-world rate "MEP" transaction repo (Dec2023)

    My novia told me these were the #'s today: Blue: $1,005 /// $1,025 Western Union: $1,060.85 MEP: $1,116 (My girlfriend's card charged at $1,032 today). CCL: $1,152 (I expect WU to move up to $1,130 on Monday or close to that).
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