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Cryptocurrency: an introduction
While cryptocurrencies have fallen out of grace with the mainstream, they are far from dead. The hype has died down…
Why I choose a core-satellite strategy
On my portfolio page I mention that I follow a core-satellite strategy. I want to clarify what this exactly means…
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While dividends are susceptible to taxes in most countries, including Belgium -at a whopping 30%-…
The last month of the year is upon us. With the winter holidays approaching fast…
Last weekend me and my girlfriend tried to make sushi ourselves for the first time.…
2 months, that's how long it's been since I moved out of the comfort of…
Unavoidable in the search for my place in the search for the best mortgage. Trying…
With this series I want to highlight my monthly effort to reach the highest possible…
The practice of counterfeiting notes is as old as the production of the notes themselves.…
Bill splitting, it can be a source of annoyance to me for what otherwise is…
What a quarter! The third quarter of 2019 finished almost two weeks ago now. I’m…
Autumn has arrived! Not only is this the period where college and university kids start…
I'm sure it doesn't surprise you that we earn a lot more today than we…
The Brexit is like a bad soap that is unfolding in real-time. The press has…
This popped in my head a few weeks ago when transferring my deposit of 5%…
After a long time, I finally decided on a mailing platform for my newsletter: Mailerlite!…
With the disclaimer out of the way, it's time to make room for a guest…
It’s been a tumultuous two weeks. As you know I’ve been searching for my first home. I started…
Meal, sport- and culture, eco, gift and training vouchers are the types of vouchers or…
In my previous post I talked about how I spend my time in Italy. It…
As I posted earlier, I was on a holiday to Italy this past week. This…
You may or may not have noticed that I haven't posted anything in over a…
You've probably heard this word a few times in the news already, especially in lieu…
The second quarter of 2019 is coming to a close. It's been an interesting ride.…
On my journey towards my home, I'm doing more searching online and one of those…
I've brewing on this ever since December 2018. It needed another 2 months before I…
Just like most people trying to achieve FIRE, I encounter the occasional jab regarding my…
This was the first thing I asked myself. While most [Belgians] believe buying your own…
June is here and the summer holidays are right around the corner, well, for most…
May 2019 was the month of the Belgian and European elections, it was also the…
The adage ‘Sell in May and go away, but buyback (or come back) by St…
I can already see you thinking "what the hell does a trade war have to…
April has just come to pass. It’s the month where Spring is in full swing…
It's that time of the year again. Time to fill in my tax return and…
Did you know that it can take you, on average, 4.5 generations before you go…
I turn 29 in four months which implicates my thirties are right around the corner.…
Occasionally, I go out for drinks with some friends from my martial arts club. Sometimes…
There’s not much that is not for sale on the internet, but unfortunately, sometimes something…
A new quarter is over. It's almost the exact opposite of Q4 2018. All of…
Again? Yep, sorry. Julia and Philip just do such an amazing job that I can't…
Ok, that is probably a tad bit overdramatic. Though it is correct. I didn’t follow my…
I just got featured on ING(.be) [NL][FR]! They did a small interview with me a…
You might have noticed that I haven't posted anything new in about two weeks. The…
Julia and Philip, The hosts of the PBS Digital Studios show, Two Cents just released a…
Acronyms, who doesn't love 'em? From the United States with agencies such as FBI, CSI,…
I screwed up, more than once. Ever since I'm allowed to hold an investment or…
At the beginning of every year, I get a letter from the bank I have an…
Thanks to a three week Christmas holiday I finally had the time to do some…
Iin Belgium the shopping season is in full swing with the January sales month reaching…
We are only the second week of January and I can already give a major…
John C. “Jack” Bogle has just passed away at age 89 [1]. I write this post…
Yikes, the previous poll started way back in June, time for a new one. In…
Meet Julia Lorenz-Olson and Philip Olson. The two lovely people presenting the PBS Digital Studios…
The marvelous simplicity of Index investing by J. Wintermans (of which a book review will follow…
Dividend-paying stocks? As a Belgian? Am I going mad, paying 30% to get cash instead…
2019 has finally arrived. And with a new year come new financial and personal targets.…
Even though I only started in September 2018, those last months of 2018 were very…
This past quarter just shows how fast things can change. In my first report, I…
When I grow up I want to be able to go on a holiday It's…
This financial look ahead for 2019 idea originally comes from a post on Reddit by user u/firetheboss_eu.…
Another two weeks flew by in a jiffy. Now we are really getting close to…
As I will not reach my book milestone this year, I figured I could at…
In my article about PRIIPs, I briefly mentioned that the European alternatives to the now unavailable…
It's been long overdue, my first book review. I originally planned to get this out…
Apologies for being late with my weekly memorable reads. It was a busy week far…
Most retail investors that trade on their own already noticed since the beginning of 2018.…
I skipped last week due to the lack of articles that interested me and were…
When trying to reach FIRE you can’t get around brokers. I’m no different. I have…
I figured this earned it's own post since I am quite happy about it and…
The cafeteria plan, an excellent way to streamline your fringe benefits, also called employee benefits,…
It was a quiet week. At least, in regard to the articles I found memorable. That…
A cold breeze is passing through and Halloween is right around the corner. Yep, it's October.…
Quite a few important events have unfolded this week. While still more than a week…
October is shaping up to be one for the bears. This month seems to resemble…
Another week has gone by in a flash. Luckily I have this series to help…
Every month I get a satisfying overview of my credit cards. Satisfying? Yep! Every euro…
Another week has gone by in a flash. Luckily I have this series to help…
In an earlier post, I showed how I calculate my savings rate and how you…
Another week has gone by in a flash. Luckily I have this series to help…
Savings Rate (SR), it's probably one, if not the, most important concept you must understand when…
My first quarterly report, how exciting! I want to make this moment, end of September…
Another week has gone by in a flash. Luckily I have this series to help…
Saving money by traveling? Yes, it’s definitely possible. Though, It depends on whether you can…
I intended this series to share with you which articles I’ve read throughout the past…
Don't you just love public transport? I do, at least, most of the time. Although…
Since this is the first post I should probably start from the beginning: budgeting. It's…
