𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥

Senior Copywriter at Windmill Growth. I help founders get dream clients in their DMs.

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

Funny part is rent is only $700/mth. The remaining $2k+ is mostly food, private school, car, etc

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

That's funny, because we live in a 2-BR home on 2 lots with a pool and quincho in Funes - one of the safest and richest parts of the country - for $3k/mth.

Ppl that say shit like this think Argentina is Buenos Aires, and most have never truly explored any other markets.

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

Mostly a skill issue. First you need to get dangerous with the language. Basic fluency = table stakes. Problem is most ppl believe they can waltz into a wildly different reality and form meaningful relationships in 6-12 months while speaking like a mildly retarded 7th grader.

[A @jaimeraamos]

Being a foreigner in a country is brutal. You basically have to put 3x the effort to have a social life with locals and you cannot unlock the city without them.

Most would at best see you as an exotic friend, worst as a wallet or the national prejudice your countrymen have. Fun

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

I lived here for 3 years before finally getting a local bank account.

Capital One Venture X card works for everything, even PedidosYa and Uber.

If you want to transfer money directly to an invididual, the only way is with USDT, USDC, crypto, or Western Union.

[Alex @ HispanicNomad | Freedom Based Lifestyle @hispanicnomad]

Man it’s IMPOSSIBLE to pay people in Argentina 🇦🇷 as a foreigner

I can’t:

- Withdraw money from an ATM with my international card
- Send them a bank transfer
- Use PayPal/Stripe link to pay them by card

Last time I was here I literally had to send myself cash via Western Union in order to pay for stuff

How do you guys handle it?

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@Vanalich77 @BuySellBA More or less, depending on exchange rate. But I’m also including vacations, which accounts for another $10,000+ USD per year. Our basic living costs are only about $2,500 per month.

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

Not really, and this only (sort of) works with English.

Phonetic languages like Spanish ensure perfect pronunciation of every word as long as you know the alphabet.

There are no other possibilities, because the sounds of letters in phonetic languages are immutable.

[Hitchslap @Hitchslap1]

You can literally test someone’s IQ in 90 seconds by asking them to pronounce 50 words.

The more they get correct, the higher their IQ.

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@BowTiedMara Sounds about right. Been going through this for permanent residency for a while now...precaria forever 😂

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@KobeissiLetter I don't know who tf people are following these days, but this feels nothing like 2022, which was orders of magnitude worse. Everyone had just lost their life savings and/or large portions of their net worth in FTX, LUNA, and other scammy bullshit. Retail never even came back.

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@WillRicci This is why I suggest remote U.S. workers (especially those with families) consider LATAM. In Argentina, 2k/mth gets us a 2BR house in the countryside on 1/2 acre w/ grill, pool, amazing private school for our daughter, GREAT food, travel, etc. The American dream moved south.

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@itsjacksworld It doesn't work like this in Argentina at all. That "get your residency in 7 days" shit only flies in Paraguay. Here, it's going to take you at least 6 months and that's if everything works out perfectly and you come here with all your docs from your home country already prepared

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@bowtiedbrazil Wtf makes you wonder how a person like this ever delegated enough to make the much money in the first place

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

This is coincidentally the same logic behind killer fascinations––one of the highest-ROI direct response levers you can pull––given that you can sell a $1,000+ product on the back of a single, well-crafted bullet.

[Atlas @DentesLeo]

You make people obsessed with you by being incomplete.

Give people 80% of what they need to understand you.. just enough to see the pattern but hold back the 20% that completes it.

That 20% is what they'll pay for access to.

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@mitchellaskew Same

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@JoeConsorti It also turned its 50wk SMA into resistance which has confirmed the bear in every prior cycle in history (specifically, on the 2nd weekly close below it). Clock is ticking.

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@TheJerzWay PROSPERA

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

Did you know:

The 2nd weekly close below the 50 week SMA has confirmed the bear market EVERY SINGLE CYCLE in Bitcoin's 16 year history.

We're now below the 50 week.

Therefore, if the next 2 wks close below...it's over.

Nothing else to debate.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Bitcoin officially enters bear market territory, now down -20% since its record high seen on October 6th.

We are living in the most exciting market in history.

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@junevHodl Ask them what their CAGR has been for their own clients for the past 10 or 15 years. Show them Bitcoin’s. Only then add you can send $5B of it on a random Sunday for like $1, which arrives in minutes. I could go on, but they’ll only be left with some bullshit straw man argument.

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@jonchenot Looks dope. If you ever pass through Funes, Argentina - stop by for an asado!

[𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 @TheOneInfinite]

@wine_cowboy_ Been down here for three years now and loving it. We're based in Funes but looking forward to exploring San Rafael in the future.