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[Content Provider]

Congrats! You sound like you are living the dream. What a happy looking couple. Agree terms like live like a king are subjective but all that matters is if you are comfortable and happy. Do you own in Belgrano and Patagonia? Or just renting. Are you able to live in all of these cities on just your social security? If so that is great!


I can't speak for Futuro but I'd love to read an article about what your typical monthly or yearly expenses are in BA? I have thought about retiring here but too scared with the higher cost of living. I like seeing info on cost of living. Not many people post what their typical budget is each month but I think an article like that AI can't be accurate on. That would be a great article @Content Provider! Thanks for sharing your articles.

"Do you own in Belgrano and Patagonia?" Own in both places. "Or just renting." Renting can be okay, depending on the circumstances, but generally I view renting as just building another man's dream.

"I'd love to read an article about what your typical monthly or yearly expenses are in BA." I'm running late this year and just today spent a couple hours working on the budget. I'll do up an article in the future when I get the budgeting done.

"If you have been here 14 years you are an expert." Is anyone really ever an 'expert' when it comes to BA?

"It is terrible in January here! Weather is very hot. Humid too." You're right on the mark here. It took me awhile to get used to the calendar whispering football and the weather yelling baseball.

 

[FuturoBA]

I'll accept the challenge, one condition:

1. EXACTLY what do you mean when you say "Something that's curated", "in depth", "trusted".

2. Next, please post a sample prompt of what you have been using.

3. Which chatbot have you normally used?

1. Something curated is some of your personal favorite spots/recommendations/observations etc. Most general info is more geared towards tourists and/or new arrivals, but what are some of the things long-standing expats or expats who stayed need to know. Specifically what are the profiles of the expats who made it last - got past certain bend points that other expats fall off?? And what are the common points - 6 months, 2 years, 5 years, etc and reasons for them? It could be language, prices, etc or the life-style favoring retired folks, single people, but not so much family with children esp long term.

In depth and trusted is explaining the above in a way the newly expatted (I know I just made this word up) or potential expat doesn't normally think of and how it's different than where they came from. I've yet to come down other than a few visits, but already thinking of things that will be a cultural shock. Simple things, such as finding a plumber here in the states I generally trust local reviews and that they will show up in a reasonable time from when they're scheduled. I get the sense it's not the same in BA. So what are ways to mitigate them? Should I call and schedule multiple plumbers and expect 1 of the 3 or less will show up and cancel the others if and when one shows? Or how to even find one? Is google reviews helpful here? Or is it better to get a recommendation from a neighbor or doorman(which in my case I won't have, but could imagine being a great resource)?

Back to families wrt children and schooling? Pricing - is it just private schools or are there other hidden costs? Most parents I would think aren't going to only want their kids to have a network with locals, but also a foot in a more developed country and therefor travelling more frequently to and fro raising costs significantly

2 and 3. Most of my prompts have admittedly been pretty generic and I find most of the responses depend on how their asked or lead. It's been the same for most of the chatbots - Grok, chatgpt, gemini, are usually my go to.

 

[lemonade]

1. Something curated is some of your personal favorite spots/recommendations/observations etc. Most general info is more geared towards tourists and/or new arrivals, but what are some of the things long-standing expats or expats who stayed need to know. Specifically what are the profiles of the expats who made it last - got past certain bend points that other expats fall off?? And what are the common points - 6 months, 2 years, 5 years, etc and reasons for them? It could be language, prices, etc or the life-style favoring retired folks, single people, but not so much family with children esp long term.

In depth and trusted is explaining the above in a way the newly expatted (I know I just made this word up) or potential expat doesn't normally think of and how it's different than where they came from. I've yet to come down other than a few visits, but already thinking of things that will be a cultural shock. Simple things, such as finding a plumber here in the states I generally trust local reviews and that they will show up in a reasonable time from when they're scheduled. I get the sense it's not the same in BA. So what are ways to mitigate them? Should I call and schedule multiple plumbers and expect 1 of the 3 or less will show up and cancel the others if and when one shows? Or how to even find one? Is google reviews helpful here? Or is it better to get a recommendation from a neighbor or doorman(which in my case I won't have, but could imagine being a great resource)?

Back to families wrt children and schooling? Pricing - is it just private schools or are there other hidden costs? Most parents I would think aren't going to only want their kids to have a network with locals, but also a foot in a more developed country and therefor travelling more frequently to and fro raising costs significantly

2 and 3. Most of my prompts have admittedly been pretty generic and I find most of the responses depend on how their asked or lead. It's been the same for most of the chatbots - Grok, chatgpt, gemini, are usually my go to.

All good ideas to build up credibility. I heard that it is very tough for people to get traction on subscriptions in the day and age of ChatGPT or Gemini. But Argentina is another beast as prices and exchange rates can switch around so quickly. There are still so many planning a move in our out of Argentina.

If you can get people engaged with your writing they will probably be inclined to sign up and pay to support you. That is a good winning formula for a lot on Medium that I pay to subscribe. I had to read enough of their work or know them as a person before I did that. Good luck.