January 2026
- 12 years of a Swiss FIRE blog, real numbers and 2026 focus
- What to do with your vested benefits account when you change employers
- Ciao CASH: my review after playing it with my kids
- How I would invest CHF 10'000 in the stock market in 2026 (crash or not!)
December 2025
November 2025
- How do I organize my files so I can find everything easily?
- Why I'm switching from Bogleheads to 100% stocks
October 2025
- Investing yourself vs. robo-advisor: which is best in Switzerland?
- How to cancel and change compulsory health insurance in 2026
- How does retirement work in Switzerland (three-pillar system)?
September 2025
August 2025
- Best way to withdraw your 2nd pillar in Switzerland: how to optimize your taxes?
- My 3-step method for choosing your next book
- Laure, two jobs, frugal... and on the way to FIRE
July 2025
- Market volatility: here's when to get in and out of the stock market!
- Mortgage renewal once FIRE: how to deal with it?
- Interview with Jean-Pierre Danthine, former SNB Vice-President
June 2025
- Florence's Coast FIRE, one year later
- Ikigai, or how to live a rich life (in every sense of the word)
- Chasing financial independence and mountain passes
May 2025
April 2025
- The bus stop
- 9 Hypotheke.ch reviews for your Swiss mortgage
- 53 and financially free: let the dream begin
March 2025
- I'm not Value Investing with The Daubasses anymore
- Thoughts from my interview with Fabienne and Benoît (Swiss blog Novo-Monde)
February 2025
January 2025
- The blog celebrates its 11th anniversary!
- MP Investment Portfolio — Performance Report #3
- 19 years of endless summers between Switzerland and New Zealand
December 2024
- Direct or indirect amortization, Swiss mortgage
- Buyback 3rd pillar possible (subject to 7 conditions)
November 2024
- How I use online comparison tools in Switzerland
- Calculate financial independence in Switzerland, precise FIRE tool
October 2024
- neon duo Review: why choose this Swiss joint account?
- Interactive Brokers Switzerland SIPC protection (IB UK account)?
- Vaud tax on real estate capital gains for a legal entity
- My life without credit cards, 1 year later
September 2024
- Transfer an individual account to a joint account Interactive Brokers
- Interview with Jörg Sandrock, CEO and co-founder of neon
August 2024
July 2024
June 2024
- Thoughts from my interview with JL Collins
- Interview with JL Collins, the 'Godfather' of the FI movement
May 2024
April 2024
February 2024
- Real estate investing in Switzerland: act 2!
- Ask the readers: which swiss mortgage to choose with pledging a 3a invested in the stock market?
January 2024
December 2023
- Interview with Beat Bühlmann, CEO of finpension
- DEGIRO investigation by BaFin (End of 2023): a step in the right direction
November 2023
- 730 days, or perseverance as the key to your success
- Which mobile subscription for children and young people should I buy for my child? (CHEAP!)
- IBKR Stock Yield Enhancement Program: 1 year review
October 2023
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
- FIRE is a lifestyle, Flo’s story in Switzerland
- Swiss FIRE abroad, Steve moves to the UK for retirement
June 2023
May 2023
- Journal of my journey towards Financial Independence in Switzerland (#5)
- Car leasing in Switzerland: (almost always) a bad financial decision
March 2023
- Investing in a rental property in Switzerland: my first experience
- Atomic Habits: my 52 (unedited) private notes
- Interactive Brokers Switzerland: GlobalTrader or IBKR Mobile?
February 2023
- MP Investment Portfolio — Performance Report #2
- Starting a business in Switzerland in 8 steps: experience with startups.ch
January 2023
- The blog celebrates its 9th birthday! (with a new design)
- Our second rental property: a real-world experience
December 2022
- Dror Allouche's FIRE experience in Switzerland after 1 year
- Part-time 80%: a glimpse of my future early retirement life!
November 2022
- True Wealth pillar 3a review (SPOILER: I will wait)
- Earn CHF 70 of cashback in 15 minutes (via Rabattcorner)
- Women’s finances in Switzerland: Linda’s honest perspective
- Pillar 3a invested in Credit Suisse funds, risk or not?
October 2022
- Test cashback with Zak
- finpension strengthens its 3a pillar leading position
- The day our net worth reached CHF 1 million (in Switzerland)
September 2022
- Termination mixed pillar 3a (and early termination fixed mortgage 10 years!)
- Neon Garmin Pay
- Test of the IBKR Stock Yield Enhancement Program
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
- How to set up eBill with Zak?
- Mustachian: a repressed entrepreneur? FIRE, fear, and the psychology of money
- How to setup eBill with neon?
- 3 lessons of wisdom and common sense from Warren Buffett (via his letter to shareholders 2021)
May 2022
- Stock market crash? What to do? Sell everything?
- 14 lessons I take away from this CHF 25 million interview (part 4/4)
April 2022
March 2022
- Archiving of Swiss bank documents
- CHF 25 million net worth (part 2/4)
- From bricklayer to CHF 25 million net worth (part 1/4)
February 2022
- Close your pillar 3a life insurance without further delay!
- Deposit cash on your neon account for free with this neon TWINT hack!
- 11 honest MoneyPark reviews for Swiss mortgage (and my Mustachian recommendation in conclusion)
January 2022
- The blog turns 8 🎉 (Swiss Investor Program + a personal change!)
- neon, my new bank in 2022 (+ update Swiss credit cards)
- Investing in ESG ETFs, greenwashing for private investors?
December 2021
- Managing couple finances without a joint account: 3 key actions
- Buy US ETFs via Interactive Brokers as a Swiss citizen in 2022 (PRIIPs), possible?
- 11 Swiss student jobs (with their salaries revealed!)
November 2021
- How to open a margin account on IBKR (Interactive Brokers) in 2026
- Swiss real estate investment 7% guaranteed return
- CHF 338.10 earned in one year with my Amex Cashback from Swisscard!
- How to manage children's pocket money in Switzerland?
October 2021
- Journal of my journey towards Financial Independence in Switzerland (#4)
- Simon makes CHF 21'000 per month (!!!) on YouTube (Swiss side hustle #4)
September 2021
- Real estate investment with 55% guaranteed return
- The end of the Maestro card... Zak debit card to the rescue!
- Nicole's side business has become her main income (Swiss side hustle #3)
- How to transfer ETFs from DEGIRO to Interactive Brokers in 2026
August 2021
- How to save money every month (no matter what!)
- Should I invest in specialized ETFs? (fintech, cannabis, vegan, medtech, etc.)
July 2021
- Ask the readers: what ETFs' database are you using in 2021?
- Review Yuh, the new Swiss neobank (Quick answer #2)
- Pants down! MP family's 2020 Swiss spendings!
- Bye bye lower back pain (for good!)
May 2021
- How do we invest in the stock market for our children (which account, which ETF, etc.)?
- Self-building a house: a project made possible by frugality
April 2021
- Consumers or investors, who has the (real) power to change the world?
- Kala review — or how to find back your vested assets in 3 minutes!
March 2021
February 2021
- Tom makes up to CHF 1'500/month of additional income from his two passions (Swiss side hustle #2)
- How to open multiple pillar 3a VIAC accounts — Tutorial
January 2021
- Tax savings in Switzerland thanks to staggered withdrawals from pillar 3a
- Mrs. MP is no longer frustrated with our couple budget!
- The blog celebrates its 7th anniversary 🎉 (with a new project for 2021!)
December 2020
- Lower your rent in Switzerland if you live in a city with low vacancy rates
- My comments about Zak after 1 year of experience (4 positive, 4 negative)
November 2020
- Net worth and savings rate update October 2020 CHF 523'486.11 (+CHF 758.91)
- My Swiss health insurance and supplementary health insurance for 2021
- My book 'Free by 40 in Switzerland' is now available
- MP Investment Portfolio — Performance Report #1
- Interview with the Daubasses team (incl. promo offer until 30.11.2020)
- Review Cashback Swiss credit card (incl. bonus CHF 40)
October 2020
- Pants down! MP family's 2019 Swiss spendings!
- Net worth and savings rate update September 2020 CHF 522'727.20 (+CHF 5'359.43)
- Buy or rent in Switzerland, the answer with real calculations
September 2020
August 2020
- Net worth and savings rate update July 2020 CHF 502'531.65 (+CHF 22'352.78)
- We're half-a-millionaire! 🎉 (CHF 501'215.32 to be exact)
July 2020
- Net worth and savings rate update June 2020 CHF 480'178.87 (+CHF 18'074.80)
- Best Swiss car insurance for 2020 (with CHF 100 bonus for you!)
- Mathieu makes CHF 1'000/month of additional income by sharing his professional knowledge (Swiss side hustle #1)
- Best credit card in Switzerland for 2020
June 2020
- A summer break (but studious with 3 projects)
- Net worth and savings rate update May 2020 CHF 462'104.07 (+CHF 17'897.10)
- From debt to a 25% savings rate: Sébastien’s FIRE story
- Supplementary income in Switzerland: how to earn an extra CHF 1'000 per month
May 2020
- The 4% rule — FIRE calculation (aka Financial Independence / Retire Early)
- Net worth and savings rate update April 2020 CHF 444'206.97 (+CHF 29'397.95)
- How to manage your budget: 4 simple and effective methods
- US Switzerland estate tax treaty, ETF VT explained
- From poverty to a 50% savings rate: the FIRE story of 1000000CHF
April 2020
- Net worth and savings rate update March 2020 CHF 414'809.02 (-CHF 11'654.40)
- Best free Swiss online bank 2020
- How to calculate your savings rate in Switzerland
- Introducing the 'Your Story' series, FIRE testimonials
- Cut your own hair freedom and frugality (CHF 4'740 more in 10 years)!
March 2020
- Net worth and savings rate update February 2020 CHF 426'463.42 (+CHF 879.80)
- Journal of my journey towards Financial Independence in Switzerland (#3)
- Challenge March 2020 between CHF 1'500 and CHF 15'000 more savings in 10 years?
- Experiment How to open a Mintos account and invest 1'000€ in peer to peer lending in 8 minutes (~10% wished return)
February 2020
- How to override the Zak payment amount limit (CHF 5'000 per day and CHF 10'000 per week)?
- Poll: are you aiming for financial independence or simply creating options for your future self?
- Net worth and savings rate update January 2020 CHF 425'583.62 (+CHF 9'530.20)
- Reader case study second pillar pension or capital for François?
- How to value investing (10%+ expected return)
January 2020
- Blogger Savings Rate Index 2019
- The blog turns 6 🎉 (and what a growth!)
- Net worth and savings rate update December 2019 CHF 416'053.42 (+CHF 8'188.95)
- Ask the readers: Commento or Discourse to replace Disqus (blog comments' system)?
- Switch of online broker, my Swiss experience from Cornèrtrader to DEGIRO
December 2019
- Ask the readers: your frugal good plan for winter sports in Switzerland (including my 6 tips)?
- Net worth and savings rate update November 2019 CHF 407'864.47 (+CHF 12'727.34)
- Journal of my journey towards Financial Independence in Switzerland (#2)
November 2019
- Net worth and savings rate update October 2019 CHF 395'137.13 (+CHF 12'019.91)
- eBill on Zak only arrives at the beginning of 2020... (and what I plan to do)
- DEGIRO account opening tutorial
- Best unlimited internet and mobile subscription in Switzerland
- Ask the readers: should I invest in P2P lending?
October 2019
- Net worth and savings rate update September 2019 CHF 383'117.22 (+CHF 4'590.42)
- Complete checklist to switch from your current Swiss bank to Zak
- Frugalism: definition, principles, and how it differs from being cheap
- Joint budget for couples: simplify and centralize everything
September 2019
- Net worth and savings rate update August 2019 CHF 378'526.80 (+CHF 5'565.35)
- Ask the readers: switch from Cornèrtrader to DEGIRO?
- Pants down! MP family's 2018 spendings!
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
April 2019
March 2019
- Joint budget for couples: setting up a real budget (YNAB)
- Interactive Brokers and Brexit, should you worry?
- Our first rental property abroad: a real-world experience
February 2019
- Blogger Savings Rate Index 2018
- Eating healthily and frugally in Switzerland: balanced meals for less than CHF 3
- Ask the readers: how many CHF do you spend on groceries a month?
January 2019
- Coming soon Financially free by 40, in Switzerland - the book
- The blog turns 5! (including teaser of my new projects for 2019)
December 2018
- The impact of my education on my money — Step 2: from 8 to 13 years old
- Joint budget for couples: pro rata expenses and joint account
November 2018
- Reader case study which frugal Swiss health insurance should David choose for 2019?
- The MP family's net worth five years after our debut towards financial independence
October 2018
September 2018
- Our real housing costs as homeowners in Switzerland
- Joint budget for couples: managing money at the beginning of a relationship
- What ETF portfolio to build in 2018 as a Swiss Mustachian?
August 2018
- Shared budget for couples: how to get your partner on board
- Ask the readers: do you plan to reach financial independence? If yes, by when?
July 2018
June 2018
- I hate ads (my blog and the forum too!)
- How to save more than 70% of your income? — an interview with Oliver from Frugalisten.de
May 2018
- How to open a VIAC 3rd pillar account and transferring an existing 3a account
- How to setup your window mosquito nets yourself (and save CHF 3'500!)
April 2018
March 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
- 10 gift ideas for kids — other than toys!
- Experiment cryptocurrencies as a Swiss investor
- Apple shopping ban for 6 years
- Is DEGIRO a good broker choice as a Swiss Mustachian investor?
September 2017
June 2017
- Becoming a homeowner in Switzerland: enjoy the moment
- Amber Tree Leaves' Learnings from FinCon Masters London 2017
- The Power of Waking Up At 5am, Every Day
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
- Cars of personal finance bloggers: frugality and concrete choices
- Moving after buying property in Switzerland: a frugal guide
February 2017
- How to save 300 euros on your delayed European flight
- How to buy the VT ETF (in USD) on Interactive Brokers
- Choosing finishes when buying property in Switzerland
- Retrospective of my 12 goals of 2016
January 2017
- How to teach scarcity to your kids with Mario Run
- Blogger Savings Rate Index 2016
- 3 Years Blog Anniversary
- Signing at the notary in Switzerland: payments and key steps (and champagne!)
December 2016
- Be Grateful
- Ultimate Swiss residential and mobile unlimited internet setup
- It is all about the variable
November 2016
- Establishing a Bogleheads three-fund portfolio as a Swiss investor
- Finalizing a real estate purchase in Switzerland: mortgages and contracts
October 2016
- Announcing the MP Forum for the Swiss FIRE Community
- How to negotiate the price of real estate in Switzerland: method and timing
September 2016
- 3 pitfalls to avoid on your way to become paperless
- My passion for writing: blogging, FIRE in Switzerland, and creativity
- Show me your numbers! Interview with J. Money from BudgetsAreSexy.com
August 2016
- Mortgages in Switzerland: compare banks and avoid pitfalls
- I stopped to invest into the stock market. It sucked anyway!
July 2016
- ''Show me your numbers!' interview series'
- Visiting a property in Switzerland: questions and mistakes to avoid
- Salary in Switzerland: how much does the MP family actually earn?
June 2016
- Searching for real estate in Switzerland: tools and methods
- Grocery shopping for two weeks in 30 minutes, with fun, and cheaper
- Defining your criteria for buying real estate in Switzerland: the right 'what'
May 2016
- Location Independence Lifestyle, an interview with Benoît from Novo-monde
- Have you ever broken your toilet?
April 2016
March 2016
- Financially Alert in the 'Richest Blogger Single Advice' series
- 3 concrete action points from the book 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing' (by Marie Kondo)
February 2016
- Buying your first property in Switzerland: a practical guide in 11 steps
- Blogger Savings Rate Index 2015
January 2016
November 2015
- Mr. 1500 in the 'Richest Blogger Single Advice' series
- How to travel 300 km without a car: the most frugal option
October 2015
- Why an American would spend his holidays in Switzerland? - with Paula Pant (AffordAnything.com)
- Root of Good in the 'Richest Blogger Single Advice' series
- 6 concrete action points from the book 'The ONE Thing'
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
- RetiredAt50 in the 'Richest Blogger Single Advice' series
- Savings rate for June 2015
- We signed for our new home in Switzerland!!!
- Introducing the 'Richest Blogger Single Advice' series
- We are (close to) buying our first home in Switzerland!!!
June 2015
May 2015
- 9 concrete action points from the book - Essentialism - The Disciplined Pursuit of Less'
- Savings rate for April 2015
April 2015
- Digitizing your papers: a first step toward minimalism
- My concrete to-do list for becoming a millionaire (in Switzerland)
- My 2015 goals - Q1 update
- Savings rate for March 2015
March 2015
- How to make your daily commute more profitable: simple and realistic ideas
- How to calculate your net worth in Switzerland
- Home office, a taste of early retirement
- Savings rate for February 2015
- Reduce your rent in Switzerland with a simple letter
February 2015
- The two secret acronyms that made me rich in one year
- Savings rate for January 2015
- The best place to exchange foreign currency
January 2015
- My goals for 2015
- My ETF investment portfolio for 2015
- Retrospective of my fourteen goals of 2014
- Savings rate for December 2014
December 2014
- Save money on your Swiss bank account and credit card fees!
- Savings rate for November 2014
- Exclusive interview with Bartosz Burclaf, CEO of MoneyVane
November 2014
- Savings rate for October 2014
- Earn CHF 400 per month by cooking for yourself (10 minutes per day)
- Travel hacking in Switzerland: why it doesn't work (actual calculations)
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
April 2014
- Optimize your Swiss car insurance policy
- Reduce the cost of your car insurance thanks to your spouse in Switzerland