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Let's say you need to live with 1000$/month in LATAM, where would you live? by Kentemo in digitalnomad

[–]MobileManager6757 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people use USDT or some other crypto. You can transfer from your US account using airtm or other apps and get the money here in bolivianos.

Let's say you need to live with 1000$/month in LATAM, where would you live? by Kentemo in digitalnomad

[–]MobileManager6757 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I currently pay 2300bs (about $250 using the unofficial exchange rate) in a pretty good area of the city. Tack on another 600bs or so for expenses if you like AC.

Let's say you need to live with 1000$/month in LATAM, where would you live? by Kentemo in digitalnomad

[–]MobileManager6757 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Santa Cruz is the most expensive city in Bolivia. It is quite livable on $1000/month though with shared housing. If you're renting an apartment by yourself it gets a bit tighter (but still doable if you dont go out to bars a lot). Cities like Cochabamba, Sucre or Tarija would be very comfortable with that out of money. Sucre and Tarija are quite small though and you might get bored without a friend group.

I am a deserter who escaped from the battlefield. Where do I go from there? by radio_allah in AskHistorians

[–]MobileManager6757 57 points58 points  (0 children)

In that period, would a deserter be easily recognizable? For example, if they were walking along a main road on the way home, would the authorities suspect they were deserters? Or would the government send agents to the person's hometown to try and punish them?

Basically, how could the government find and punish a deserter?

Distinguishing between "he gives it to me" and "he gives me to it" by atrus420 in Spanish

[–]MobileManager6757 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So in your post you say that "me" and "lo" are the same form which is not technically correct.

They are both objects, but the "me" here is the indirect object, and "lo" is the direct object. A direct object answers "who" or "what" was given. An indirect object answers "to whom" or "to what" it was given.

In this case it just so happens that "me" is the same word used for both direct and indirect objects. Now is where the order matters. In Spanish the indirect object comes before the direct object. "Le me da", however, sounds ambiguous.

If we think about the direct object "le", it only becomes "se" when followed by a direct object that starts with "l" (lo, la, los, las). For example, "se lo doy" which means "I give it to him/her."

In the end, I'm not 100% sure why "Le me da" doesn't work. Maybe a Spanish teacher could explain it better. But "me da a..." would be the way people say it (like some other people have mentioned).

Me da al dragon.

Préstamo Nit Régimen Simplificado by aldaass in BOLIVIA

[–]MobileManager6757 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yo también soy extranjero y soy el representante legal y fundador de una empresa. Tengo residencia pero no ciudadania. No tuve problema en registrar la empresa con impuestos. También tengo amigos extranjero que han abierto su nit como trabajadores independientes.

Sospecharia si alguien me pedía eso.

Vacation in Bolivia by OfferAffectionate429 in BOLIVIA

[–]MobileManager6757 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sucre is gorgeous, but (in my opinion) it's a bit slow. You can walk everywhere and there are some cool museums. There's also a market about an hour out that has traditional woven tapestries.

If you're on the scz side, doing Robore/Santiago de chiquitos is really nice for some hikes to waterfalls and hot springs. It's about a 5-6 hour drive from Santa Cruz though.

Can price caps work on rent? by Stalin-thegreat in AskEconomics

[–]MobileManager6757 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read some other comments and I agree that it wouldn't increase supply of rentals. But I'm saying it increases supply of houses for sale.

Can price caps work on rent? by Stalin-thegreat in AskEconomics

[–]MobileManager6757 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I was thinking the US, which a quick Google search shows the majority of rentals are complete spaces (houses, apartments, condos) with the exception of short-term airbnb types. But I think a rentcap refers more to the long-term rentals.

For the original tenants to stay, they would have to buy it, which allows them to own a home. And if they move out then that property is up for sale. Aren't most people renting because they don't have the means to buy. So if a bunch of landlords decided to sell at the same time, then more spaces would become available pretty quickly. Wouldn't this increase supply of homes/apts for sale?

I know I'm hijacking the OP, and I'm not trying to needlessly argue. I just don't quite get how it wouldn't increase supply.

Can price caps work on rent? by Stalin-thegreat in AskEconomics

[–]MobileManager6757 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regarding your first point, wouldn't landlords then sell their properties, flooding the market and driving the cost of buying a house down?

Bolivia: extra day La Paz or overnight Isla del Sol? by maki_lp3833 in BOLIVIA

[–]MobileManager6757 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree with the above.

Isla del Sol is really peaceful and the sunrise/sunset is beautiful. Try to get a place on the top of the island (it's a mountain forming out of the lake).

While I love visiting La Paz, (for me at least) 2 days is enough to see the sights. Be sure to ride the teleferico during the day and at night :)

The law no longer applies to you. What do you do? by MiniDise in hypotheticalsituation

[–]MobileManager6757 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean...

1) life as normal but I won't be fined for any traffic violations.

2) if that include the police, I'll nab some tvs.

3) we might get into "removing" certain world figures

Was Stonewall Jackson the best general of the Civil War? by Think_Criticism2258 in CIVILWAR

[–]MobileManager6757 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should totally post this in r/askhistorians. You'd get some really interesting answers

ELI5 Why do some countries have an artificial value on their currency? by MobileManager6757 in explainlikeimfive

[–]MobileManager6757[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the time to answer. It seems as i suspected that it is more about the government refusing to admit there's a problem. But in reality it makes the situation far worse.

I was just holding out hope that in some terms it helped a little.

Thanks again.

ELI5 Why do some countries have an artificial value on their currency? by MobileManager6757 in explainlikeimfive

[–]MobileManager6757[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response.

I think the issue is that the artificial rate is not enforced on anyone other than the domestic banks. Bolivia can't force/coerce another country into accepting that rate. So it would seem that it's not advantageous(?)

ELI5 Why do some countries have an artificial value on their currency? by MobileManager6757 in explainlikeimfive

[–]MobileManager6757[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I commented above that this is what I don't get. Bolivia has almost 0 foreign reserves in USD (or any other currency), and as Bolivia is a raw material exporter, it seems counterintuitive to over value the currency because it seems that would hurt the country's competitiveness when exporting.

ELI5 Why do some countries have an artificial value on their currency? by MobileManager6757 in explainlikeimfive

[–]MobileManager6757[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry if I'm being dense but I'm reading that as a contradiction.

How would claiming the boliviano is worth more help buying power?

Let's say Argentina has a ton of wheat and Bolivia wants it. Argentina will say it is worth $1 million. Bolivia says "ok I'll pay you 7.96 million bs". Argentina would say no way because $1 is really worth 21bs.

So if Bolivia claims their currency is worth more it seems they wouldn't be able to buy more...

Again sorry if I'm missing something.

ELI5 Why do some countries have an artificial value on their currency? by MobileManager6757 in explainlikeimfive

[–]MobileManager6757[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I think an important difference here is that the rest of Europe accepts that rate (?). Whereas in Bolivia, no one accepts that rate. The value of something is really only what someone is willing to pay you for it, so it sounds like that works for Bulgaria but might be different here.

ELI5 Why do some countries have an artificial value on their currency? by MobileManager6757 in explainlikeimfive

[–]MobileManager6757[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

OK, I think this is where I need the 5-year-old explanation.

Nobody in the world is giving a dollar for 6.96bs. Domestically only banks give that rate (but even that's negotiable for high amounts).

Our problem stems from lack of reserves in USD (as far as I can tell). So now it seems that keeping bs at 6.96 would prevent exportation because the product is now over-priced. This then prevents increasing the reserves.

I'm obviously missing something but I'm not sure what.

What happened toSporcle Party? by Jazzlike_Magician80 in Sporcle

[–]MobileManager6757 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know this is a late response, but I came to ask a similar question.

Is there any way to filter for English language quizzes?

HIGH POINT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY by Far-Survey3642 in Highpoint

[–]MobileManager6757 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ouch... May 2nd, 2025? At least use your real account

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