For visitors or those living in Argentina it has once again become painful to withdrawal money from ATM machines now that the so-called ‘blue dollar’ is back. Not only do you get the official rate (which is about 50% of the black market rate for foreign currency) you also get low withdrawal limits and high atm […]
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Tips for Living on a Student Budget in Buenos Aires
The unsettling discovery that you have fewer pesos than you anticipated can happen often for students living on a tight budget in Buenos Aires. Monetary dilemmas, such as where to eat lunch or do laundry cheaply and how to save for a weekend trip or a night out with friends constantly haunt the student without […]