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    Newcomer Would you move a family to Argentina...?

    I'm an argie in my 50's with two young teens. I'd say now is not the time. There are dark clouds in the horizon and it would not surprise me one bit if in the future, when things really start to go south, the Rulers play the Gringo go home! card to divert the people's anger. They divide to...
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    Taxes "There are few profitable investments left in Argentina...." - New York Times

    They're also guaranteed a 6% return on their investment in rental income for the next 3 years. That's a pretty decent offer for no work...
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    Newcomer how/where to procure sleeping pills in BA

    you can buy melatonin pills straight off the shelf in any Farmacity. I take some every now and again when i can't sleep. I think they're about $25 pesos a pack.
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    Real Estate Sales Explain It To Me: Pesification and Real Estate Prices

    Similar situations have happened in Argentina before. These meassurements from the government will scare some. However, everything will still the same.
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    Banking DONT CHANGE Dollars

    Hello, Your best option would be to identify someone interested in acquiring pesos whom you can sell to in exchange for PayPal or a bank transfer. I recently went through this process with a friend, and it worked smoothly, although it requires a level of trust. If you don't have someone...
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    Economy Economic Storm Clouds Brewing for Argentina?

    A couple of years ago while at a friend's bbq in San Isidro, I asked a small group of businessmen from various sectors, mostly successful Argentina entrepreneurs with many employees, whether they paid and complied with all the state rules and taxes. They laughed and told me that if they were to...
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    Newcomer Protecting apt from robbery

    USAA has great customer service!
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    Travel Have you ever heard of them checking how much money you take out at Ezeiza?

    Well, I think that it's not a good idea to carry huge of sums of cash (like from an apartment sale) on your person. $10,000 or under is fine... over $10,000? I would be scared. It is not speculation that people have been arrested recently at EZE for carrying over the $10,000 limit... the ones...
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