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    Newcomer Power cuts this summer

    Sounds hellish! Remind me why Buenos Aires is a good city to live in??? https://buenosairesherald.com/society/blackouts-hit-central-and-southern-buenos-aires
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    Got a job offer to relocate to Buenos Aires - Worth it with 3 children? What budget would I need?

    My friends in BA said the same thing about scams and mindset of Porteños. That is crazy about the counterfeit bills but I guess you should have been more careful yes? My friends said that with all the scams in BA you have to kind of become a jerk and be suspicious of any transaction. They said...
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    I'm on my way!

    Wow! That is great news. My girlfriends were staying in Soho most of their trip and also Hollywood and they said it is the worst in Soho. They would send me photos almost every day of it. (They know I have a phobia of poop - dog or otherwise). I started to wonder if it was true or not but I...
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    I'm on my way!

    How is your stay so far @daveholman? So far what is your assessment of the dog poop on the sidewalks? Better or worse than you expected?
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    Real Estate Sales Great New Construction For Sale that is going to be Completed by August 2024 - Meet Palermo

    Yes I noticed that about Buenos Aires when I was looking. There are a lot of crazy cheap properties there. My girlfriends that were in BA stayed at many Airbnbs and they said that most of them had terrible beds! They said they looked nice in the photos but some were like laying on cement...
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    Fuel sales in Argentina continue to decline - Falling another 3% in January 2025 - 14 months in a row

    Look at those prices for gas in Venezuela! It's almost free.
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    Real Estate Market in Buenos Aires: Property Deeds Increased by 93.7% Year-on-Year in January, with 25% Now Using Mortgage Loans

    Wait. What? They charge 21% tax on services?? I thought vat tax was only for goods. So a realtor or a lawyer will change 21% tax on legal services?? Who in their right mind would choose to pay this if they don't have to? Will all require it? Will all waive it?
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    Real Estate Sales Great New Construction For Sale that is going to be Completed by August 2024 - Meet Palermo

    I love love love these. I sent you a DM @earlyretirement. Not sure if you give any discounts to members but when I come to BA I would love to stay there. I just saw the location and it seems ideal. My friends stayed in a place in that area not far from Alto Palermo mall and told me it was the...
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    Real Estate Sales Great New Construction For Sale that is going to be Completed by August 2024 - Meet Palermo

    Yes you and I both keep pushing our trips to BA into the future. What is your excuse? I am allergic to mosquitos and not fond of coming down during a Dengue Fever outbreak, was told NOT to come in the winter and better to change my ticket to better weather and then my two girlfriends are...
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    Real Estate Sales Great New Construction For Sale that is going to be Completed by August 2024 - Meet Palermo

    Oh you didn't move to BA yet? I thought I read you were moving down last year. Good luck with the move.
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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?

    From what I understand the government was giving everything away free. Electricity, water, gas, transportation. I guess the reason why prices have gone up is because prices are going to reality on these things. It sounds like at least until the elections in a few years but if the Peronists...
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    Real Estate Sales Great New Construction For Sale that is going to be Completed by August 2024 - Meet Palermo

    Wow. I LOVE the look of your apartment. Is it on Airbnb? Can you post the link or can you DM me it? I love the look of it. Can I ask what the monthly expenses are in something like this?
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    President Javier Milei received the "Jewish Nobel Prize"

    After that pump and dump of that shitcoin I guess Milei doesn't have a shot at that Nobel prize. :ROFLMAO:
  14. J

    Javier Milei Launches Bitcoin Revolution in Argentina

    Wow is this even legal him pumping meme coins from the Presidential account? Doesn't seem like it.
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    Don't count Cristina Kirchner out for a comeback

    I don't even see her name in any poll numbers anymore. I think she may be done. I read she is appealing her conviction but it sounds like she is done with politics...
  16. J

    China overlooks Milei’s rhetoric, hands Argentina US$5 billion lifeline

    But didn't Milei change his tune on China?
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    Newcomer Why are Porteños more miserable than all the other provinces?

    What about the dog poop on the sidewalks?
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    I'm on my way!

    I heard it was super easy to get residency in Argentina. Although my friends that have been living there over a year tell me all the expats just overstay and pay a fine. Very easy.
  19. J

    Bluedollar.net Question

    This website looks easy enough. I get a headache looking at all the different rates Argentina has on here. https://www.dolarito.ar/
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    A road trip through Argentina reveals the country’s wild beauty at its best - Buenos Aires to Salta

    My friends there said Ubers are everywhere. I still want to visit Buenos Aires. Wonder if it will get cheaper later this year. Kind of crazy the prices for some restaurants now. Airbnbs still look to be the same price though.
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