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Where to get the cheapest furniture in Europe

Why am I looking at the cheapest way to buy furniture? My Brussels apartment is -finally- reaching the final stages of construction and while we are not quite there yet, it's about time to look at how I will furnish it. Having a fully furnished apartment should allow me to rent it out for about €1400/m incl. garage.

Happy 2022

Best wishes to all of my readers. May all your financial and personal goals be achieved this year. That we get at least one step closer to FIRE in 2022!

Merry Christmas 2021!

Merry Christmas (2021) to all of my readers and visitors to the blog. Have a wonderful but above all healthy holiday period.

10 important questions answered when sick from work

10 Important Work Questions Answered For When You Get Sick in Belgium

Sickness, it’s not something most of us enjoy experiencing; But it’s something most of us will experience. While I have the luck of being generally in good health, getting sick just happens. Since we are still in a pandemic I thought it might be a good idea to answer 10 important questions for when you get sick (while working).

shaking hands over the purchase of a house

Moving out of our first rental apartment, also our last?

It all started in November 2020 when we had to decide where to stay after I learned that my apartment in Brussels would face a 10 to 12 month (!) delay due to corona -although I’m very doubtful it’s just because of that- and that my wife would deliver the end of May 2021.