Discover Buenos Aires

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Random Observations: Weeks 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, & 18

December 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Yep, as the title shows, it’s been awhile since we’ve posted any of our random observations. Why you may ask?  I think it’s a combination of having too much work to do as well as becoming more familiar with our surroundings.  It’s amazing how quickly one adapts to their surroundings and things you once thought of as [...]

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Tags: Randomness

Currency Exchanges and Rates

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Now that we’re here, we’ve been taking a look at what the best way to pay for things is - cash or credit?  We’e found that:

using our Citibank Visa, we’re getting AR $2.9517 to the U.S. dollar after fees are calculated.
using our Schwab ATM card we’re getting AR $3.0436 to the U.S. dollar with no ATM fees.
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Tags: Living

Banking and Credit Card Fees

July 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments

We’re not planning on opening bank accounts in Argentina and we’re going to bring our U.S. issued credit cards with us, so there were a few things we really needed to consider:

Access to cash
ATM and credit card fees
Depositing checks in the U.S.

Access to Cash
While researching how to best get cash and pay bills when there, I found [...]

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Tags: Planning