Recent content by JonToronto

Argentina seems like it is back in the minds of foreigners. I talked to 2 people in Toronto that are buying in BA now. And 3 of my friends from BA recently got mortgages. These numbers are very positive.

I like this Choripan index! I go to Chori all the time and have noticed the price increases all of this year. It is good to see it go down. That is probably as good of an index to use as any for inflation. Of course there are a lot of tourists that go there so maybe that skews things but it is a...

Good to see you posting again Avocado. I was wondering how you viewed things and if you came around to what Milei is doing. I think it will take time to see poverty start to turn. It seems like it is just starting to turn the corner although to be honest I don't always believe government...

But, you see, INADI can't actually handle cases like stalking or harassment. It's the police and the justice system that step in for that. INADI mainly assists victims in navigating the justice and security services, kind of like a Citizens Advice Bureau. It also collects statistics, much like...

Colombia and Paraguay have been better at managing their debts, they didn't face the same economic challenges as Argentina, they don't have strict currency controls like Argentina's "cepo," and importantly, their people trust and save in their own currencies. Can we tackle inflation without...

Wow! Thanks so much @earlyretirement! This is great. Greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately Milei inherited such a horrible horrible economy, he doesn't have the luxury of taking it slow and easy. He is pushing to fix things and while it's painful, this is probably what is needed to finally fix things. Time will tell if it's too quickly but everyone agrees it needs...

Big Jon needs some rest and relaxation and I just broke up with my novia. I have lived in Buenos Aires for 8 years but I have never been to Brazil. I just booked a trip to Rio de Janeiro as I heard it's fabulous and I heard even a blind guy there can find a beautiful gorota. I'm a big runner...

I've read about Expats in Buenos Aires complaining for many years. Sure, some leave but the vast majority are complainers. The reality is most don't have anywhere else to go. Many are very low income and surviving off social security or pensions. I can't see many surviving in god awful...

I just went to get some tuna at the grocery store. All this talk of tuna made me want to make a tuna fish sandwich. Incidentally, does anyone know where you can get a really good tuna fish sandwich in Buenos Aires? I paid 4,600 pesos for a can today. I've never really seen or heard of this...

Back in Toronto just like probably the USA and most first-world countries, contracts are written and respected by BOTH parties. Who enforces the laws? The tooth fairy? Do you understand the principle of supply and demand?? It doesn't matter if your friends are desperate. It's not the...

Does anyone know of any places that exchange at the blue dollar rate on Sunday? Either Palermo or the downtown area that they trust. I arrived too late due to delayed flights yesterday to do any exchanges and we leave early tomorrow morning outside the Capital Federal for 4 days.

I have a quick question from a Canadian expat who will soon be visiting for three months. Are there any fellow Canadians who can share insights on whether Canadian credit cards, such as Visa, also enjoy the MEP rate (adjusted, of course, to the Canadian exchange rate, currently around 0.735 per...