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I live in Argentina. Been working remote for the past 10 years (I work for a UK company). Until March I was living in Patagonia (where my family is) but recently relocated to Buenos Aires because of my wife's line of work (She's a flamenco dancer - bailaora - professionally, and where we were her career was at a dead end).

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How do you get paid? I'm asking because I also live in Argentina (Misiones) and I'm interested in working remotely, but I have no clue where to start.

I started working for this company 10 years ago in Barcelona, so I have a spanish bank account. the first 5 years or so I used my CC to withdraw money from the ATMs (I know, expensive) but then bitcoin happened. Nowadays I buy bitcoins in the corresponding market (UK in this case as last year I went there to open a bank account after I got sick of the issues with the spanish one) and then sell them here using a couple of different brokers (Satoshitango, Buenbit). Obviously some money is lost in the movements, but regular banks rip you off money just as much if not more (Not to mention you have to triangulate the money - transfert it normally to a bank account they own in New York - and that it takes a lot more time - weeks, sometimes). For me, bitcoin has been a godsend.

Given how volatile Bitcoin is, I'd suggest you give TransferWise a try. There are few companies I am more enthusiastic about. They saved me a ton of fees in the 4+ years I've been a customer and have never caused me any hassle.

Sure, until TransferWise decides to screw you over.

I'd rather take the volatility of bitcoin and never have to worry about another centralized exchange/company locking my funds again.

I've been using bitcoin for the same purpose, doing remote work, getting paid with BTC and using it as a store of value.

I cash out a small portion of my BTC every month (to pay bills) and take the money from an ATM, it works like a charm.

Curious what your setup is like to cash out Bitcoin for living expenses? Is there a specific ATM card you recommend?

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