December 2023
6 Dec โ 10 Jan · 1 month · Sunny, 27ยฐStaying in Buenos Aires for a couple of months, cash is a total painโฆ
Staying in Buenos Aires for a couple of months, cash is a total pain here, but the $17 steak dinners ainโt so bad ๐๐ฅฉ
Argentina peso is so rekt that there is a parallel market calledโฆ
Argentina peso is so rekt that there is a parallel market called blue dollar ๐ธ
The official rate is half the blue dollar rate, so if you use an ATM you pay 2x ๐ โโ๏ธ
Instead, you can trade $100 bills for a sack of pesos, theyโll even deliver it ๐
The largest bill is worth $2, but you mostly get $1โs, so this is $500 ๐ตโ๐ซ
Spending cash involves carrying a ton of paper, 3x more than in ๐ฎ๐ฉ or ๐ป๐ณ ๐คฏ
Happy New Year from Buenos Aires ๐ฆ๐ท๐
Happy New Year from Buenos Aires ๐ฆ๐ท๐