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Coronavirus impact on my new apartment

Because of lockdown and social distancing rules, many constructions sites have come to a halt. Just like my newly bought, yet to be completed apartment. I mailed my contractor to see what the impact will be for the Brussel’s apartment. I’m still waiting for a responses, but I expect something like: “we’re doing our utmost best to limit the impact but ”a small” delay is possible”.

6 cheap ways to keep busy at home

This post Is outdated by now. This was written during the corona period. While the content still exists, there are a lot more options now that aren’t covered here. I will update it soon!

Being stuck inside for longer periods is never fun, whether it’s because you have the flu, or because the rest of the world has it and you don’t know who exactly so you are locked up for three weeks now, with no end in sight yet. To help with the boredom I’ve tried to do some new things, or at the very least pick something up that I wanted to do for a long time but never got to, for… reasons.

My monthly Savings Rate report: March 2020

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February Savings Rate

Well, this was an interesting month for obvious reasons. The Coronavirus took a hold of the world this month after it caused a lockdown in China. It’s not exaggerated to say the coronavirus has the world in its grip. The upside to this for me personally is that it means I barely made any expenses besides groceries. I did make one large purchase after receiving a tax deduction on my apartment.

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Why I Still Own a Car: My Electric Company Car (2026 Update)

In 2020 I gave you 4 reasons why I owned a car in the city. Six years, one total loss and two kids later, I drive a second-hand electric company car. Here's what it really costs.

My monthly Savings Rate report: February 2020

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February Savings Rate

This February update is finally a lighter one. The start is the end of my trip to my fiancee’s home country. After this, things have remained relatively calm beside the occasional date night. We saw “Little Women” for example. Unfortunately, my Savings Rate still isn’t above 50%.