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THE RETIRE SMART BUDGET BLUEPRINT
How to Live in Buenos Aires on Social Security Without Panic
Read about Chapter 1, for free, here.
The outline for book 1 is:
Chapter 1: Your Social Security Reality Check
1.1 Understanding Your Monthly Benefit Amount
1.2 Taxes, Medicare, and What Actually Hits Your Account
1.3 Setting Your Personal Financial Baseline
Chapter 2: The Buenos Aires Cost-of-Living Map
2.1 Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood Breakdown
2.2 The Hidden Costs Nobody Mentions
2.3 Building Your Personal Cost Map
Chapter 3: Rent Tiers: From Survival to Comfort
3.1 The Survival Tier: Making It Work on a Tight Budget
3.2 The Comfort Tier: The Sweet Spot for Most Retirees
3.3 Negotiating, Securing, and Protecting Your Lease
Chapter 4: Utilities, Services, and the Inflation Buffer
4.1 Electricity, Gas, Water, and Internet: What to Really Expect
4.2 Building Your Inflation Buffer Into Every Bill
4.3 Cutting Costs Without Cutting Quality of Life
Chapter 5: The Dollar Strategy: Making Your Money Work Twice
5.1 Understanding the Exchange Rate Landscape
5.2 Legal Methods for Maximizing Your Peso Purchasing Power
5.3 When to Convert, How Much to Hold, and Protecting Your Dollars
Chapter 6: Emergency Cushion Math
6.1 Defining Your Emergency Categories
6.2 The Cushion Formula: How Much Is Enough
6.3 Where to Keep It and How to Rebuild It
Chapter 7: The Master Monthly Budget: Putting It All Together
7.1 The Budget Template: Your Complete Monthly Spending Plan
7.2 Three Model Budgets: Lean, Comfortable, and Generous
7.3 Stress-Testing Your Budget Against Real Scenarios
Chapter 8: Healthcare on a Budget: Staying Healthy Without Going Broke
8.1 The Argentine Healthcare System: What You Get and What You Pay
8.2 Prescriptions, Dental, and Specialist Care
8.3 The Medical Emergency Plan: Bridging Argentine Care and U.S. Coverage
Chapter 9: Daily Life on a Fixed Income: Food, Transport, and Joy
9.1 Eating Well for Less: Groceries, Markets, and Dining Out
9.2 Getting Around: Public Transit, Walking, and Rideshares
9.3 Culture, Community, and Free Pleasures
Chapter 10: Year One and Beyond: Sustaining Your Buenos Aires Life
10.1 The First 90 Days: Your Adjustment Roadmap
10.2 Annual Budget Reviews and Inflation Adjustments
10.3 Building the Life You Actually Want
THE RETIRE SMART BUDGET BLUEPRINT
How to Live in Buenos Aires on Social Security Without Panic
Read about Chapter 1, for free, here.
The outline for book 1 is:
Chapter 1: Your Social Security Reality Check
1.1 Understanding Your Monthly Benefit Amount
1.2 Taxes, Medicare, and What Actually Hits Your Account
1.3 Setting Your Personal Financial Baseline
Chapter 2: The Buenos Aires Cost-of-Living Map
2.1 Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood Breakdown
2.2 The Hidden Costs Nobody Mentions
2.3 Building Your Personal Cost Map
Chapter 3: Rent Tiers: From Survival to Comfort
3.1 The Survival Tier: Making It Work on a Tight Budget
3.2 The Comfort Tier: The Sweet Spot for Most Retirees
3.3 Negotiating, Securing, and Protecting Your Lease
Chapter 4: Utilities, Services, and the Inflation Buffer
4.1 Electricity, Gas, Water, and Internet: What to Really Expect
4.2 Building Your Inflation Buffer Into Every Bill
4.3 Cutting Costs Without Cutting Quality of Life
Chapter 5: The Dollar Strategy: Making Your Money Work Twice
5.1 Understanding the Exchange Rate Landscape
5.2 Legal Methods for Maximizing Your Peso Purchasing Power
5.3 When to Convert, How Much to Hold, and Protecting Your Dollars
Chapter 6: Emergency Cushion Math
6.1 Defining Your Emergency Categories
6.2 The Cushion Formula: How Much Is Enough
6.3 Where to Keep It and How to Rebuild It
Chapter 7: The Master Monthly Budget: Putting It All Together
7.1 The Budget Template: Your Complete Monthly Spending Plan
7.2 Three Model Budgets: Lean, Comfortable, and Generous
7.3 Stress-Testing Your Budget Against Real Scenarios
Chapter 8: Healthcare on a Budget: Staying Healthy Without Going Broke
8.1 The Argentine Healthcare System: What You Get and What You Pay
8.2 Prescriptions, Dental, and Specialist Care
8.3 The Medical Emergency Plan: Bridging Argentine Care and U.S. Coverage
Chapter 9: Daily Life on a Fixed Income: Food, Transport, and Joy
9.1 Eating Well for Less: Groceries, Markets, and Dining Out
9.2 Getting Around: Public Transit, Walking, and Rideshares
9.3 Culture, Community, and Free Pleasures
Chapter 10: Year One and Beyond: Sustaining Your Buenos Aires Life
10.1 The First 90 Days: Your Adjustment Roadmap
10.2 Annual Budget Reviews and Inflation Adjustments
10.3 Building the Life You Actually Want
