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Apartment progress: 5%

It has started! The first patches of dirt have been moved. Coinciding with the start of the construction I also signed the notary documents. A while ago I found a great mortgage deal that now got officialized at the notary.

How travel insurance saved me 1500 EUR

Update

I received confirmation today (16/03/2020) that my claim was approved and I receive all the made expenses (1,464.13 EUR) back (minus a contractual cost of 50 EUR). The total comes down to 1,414.13 EUR.

Last two weeks I was on a life-changing holiday. I visited my family-in-law and proposed to my girlfriend; who said yes! Visiting her home country, meeting her closest friends and family, and proposing, was a wonderful experience. Unfortunately, this amazing time got disrupted by something that can happen to most tourists: bacterial intestinal infection.

My monthly Savings Rate report: January 2020

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January Savings Rate

January update comes after a fun but tiring month. It started where December ended, in Istanbul. It then ended in yet another country: my girlfriend’s home.

Upcoming holiday

I'm out of the office till the 9th. I'll be on a two week holiday to my girlfriend's home country to meet the family.

How I will increase my income by 500 EUR

I’ve been struggling with getting extra income for years. Initially, I expected my investments to cover my expenses, but this turned out to be a lot more difficult than expected, at least in the short term. So what did I do? A Flexi-job!