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Uruguay: question about passive income:

However, if you are NOT working for a company, but as an entrepreneur starting your own business, then you most certainly need to have residency (not citizenship) to work here. If your work is online an basically global or outside of Uruguay, you need to go out of the country every few months and do not need residency or citizenship. Actually you can renew again once or twice without having to go out of the country these days. Having residency enables you to work part-time or full-time in a job of your choice or work for yourself - such as teaching private English lessons. But if you work, you have to have a residence in tramite, and you have to pay into the Uruguayan health care system by way of a mono-tributo or another similar kind of plan.

Uruguay: General Dentist searching opportunity in Uruguay:

How fast you are able to learn Spanish depends on the following: * the number of hours of class you take * the amount of time you spend interacting with Uruguayans * How motivated you are to learn it. If you can begin studying Spanish wherever you are, it will be a great help. The pronunciation is a bit different here, but the verbs are conjugated exactly the same way as Spanish anywhere, and the vocabulary is 95% the same as anywhere else. So I suggest you get onto a program immediately -- such as ButterflySpanish on YouTube, or at https://www.duolingo.com/course/es/en/Learn-Spanish-Online They are both free and good. Commit to a certain amount of time each day and you will already know enough to get around town when you arrive. Believe me, it really helps.

Uruguay: Minas:

Being able to make it here in Uruguay on SS will depend on how much SS you receive. Another thing that will determine that is how much you have to pay for rent or if you own your own place. The rest is all doable with a small car you use when you need to. The last thing I want to comment on is that how easily you can live on your SS depends on what kind of lifestyle you want to have. Two of us are living on our SS in Punta del Este and it's very tight, but as time goes by we are finding the places where we get the best food for the best price, etc. It's not as expensive to live here as it is in some parts of the USA. But it depends on which part of the states you come from, and which part of Uruguay you move to. Our move from Northern Michigan to here has made everything except gasoline, either somewhat cheaper or a lot cheaper. But rent is a big price issue these days. It's easier to budget not using your car as much (I wouldn't be without one), but it's much harder to find rentals that are in line with a SS budget in general. If your SS is over $1500 as a single person, you should be fine in Minas. (my opinion).

Uruguay: US Television in Uruguay:

Excellent advice!

Uruguay: Chiropractor Search:

I'm looking for a chiropractor who includes the use of activator therapy because it works so well for me. Does anyone know of a chiropractor in the Punta del Este or Maldonado/Punta Ballena region who practices chiropractic? Thanks.

Uruguay: biggestcheapest lighting store in uru?:

Where are you located? There are many lighting places. Have you tried the big Sodimac in Montevideo? Here is their online catalog to see if they have what you are thinking of. People drive from Punta del Este to Sodimac because it often has what they want in one place. http://www.sodimac.com.uy/sodimac-uy/category/cat90114/Iluminacion

Uruguay: Organic Coconut oil, quinoa, maca powder:

I agree with the comments just before mine. I have found all these products. I use organic coconut oil regularly. You can find it at an organic street market in Piriapolis, Punta del Este and Montevideo. You can also find it for more money at the mercado verde which is in MVD and Punta del Este. http://www.mercadoverde.com.uy/productos.php Hope this helps. It's winter here now and the farmer's market and organic food are available every Sunday at 10 a.m. I don't know where you are, but just ask around to a few expats and you are sure to find them. The coconut oil was a special order from the woman that sells it for a lot more money at the farmer's market. I ordered a bucket full and it was a lot less in price. Since it rarely goes bad I'm glad to have it. Also, I don't know if the quinoa is organic or not but I do know that two brands have a lot of organic options: Campo Claro (rice, raw sugar, flour, etc) and La Abundancia. The larger Tienda Inglesa and the larger Devoto stores carry organic. If you ask one of the store clerks they know where they are. Farmer's markets are superb for buying other things organic like soap, shampoo, creams, bread, etc. plus lots of organic produce. Just ask if they have organic. The Sunday market here is a 100% organic farmer's market. Where are you located? Welcome to Uruguay! (you are here right?)

Uruguay: Emergency services:

Hey there-- we live here in Maldonado and because I have a job here, we got signed up with BPS and Mautone hospital. But your suggestions was a good one, because I have no idea if we have ambulance service or not. And the cost is about $112 per person for the two of us. I guess it's called a hospital plan. We live with Soc.Sec. and my income from working part-time so this is very affordable.

Uruguay: Gluten free/vegan/vegetarian in URuguay:

Just want everyone to know that on Sunday morning in Punta del Este (and Saturday morning in Pirapolis) there is an organic farmers market. One of the people there - named Freddie - grows organic corn and they have it tested every year to make sure it is organic and not contaminated. They have it ground and you can buy it with advanced notice. So if you go to the farmers market and ask for Freddie, you can then ask for the corn meal. Harina de maiz. It is very coarse ground, but has a delightful flavor. I ground mine again in my food processor to make fried corn cakes. Deee licious! I'm trying Mexican next.

Uruguay: Dead Sea Salt:

I have found some salt that is supposed to be used for parilla cookouts that is rock salt and has nothing in it. But it grinds in a salt grinder just like peppercorns.

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