Budgeting & frugal living in Switzerland

Managing your budget and adopting a frugal lifestyle in Switzerland does not mean depriving yourself, but making smart choices. In this category, you will discover simple budgeting methods, tips for saving on insurance, housing, transportation, and telecommunications, and practical advice for reducing your expenses. The goal is to increase your savings rate, maintain a good quality of life, and move faster toward financial independence.

Recent Articles

Joint budget for couples: managing money at the beginning of a relationship
Sep, 14 2018

Joint budget for couples: managing money at the beginning of a relationship

How should couples manage money at the beginning of a relationship? Feedback on separate finances, compromises, and common mistakes to avoid.

Shared budget for couples: how to get your partner on board
Aug, 30 2018

Shared budget for couples: how to get your partner on board

How can you convince your partner to manage a joint budget? Feedback and key steps for moving forward together, without conflict.

How to setup your window mosquito nets yourself (and save CHF 3'500!)
May, 11 2018

How to setup your window mosquito nets yourself (and save CHF 3'500!)

Living in the French-speaking Swiss countryside has many advantages, but also some disadvantages including flies and mosquitoes... This year, we decided to take measures and install (ourselves) mosquito nets - which allowed us to save large chunks of money.

10 gift ideas for kids — other than toys!
Nov, 23 2017

10 gift ideas for kids — other than toys!

The countdown to Christmas has begun, and we can feel the excitement in the MP family the children are preparing their list, and we, parents, are preparing the brief for Santa Claus. We gave him 'experience' gift ideas so that our kids don't only receive toys this year (that take up space and fall too quickly into oblivion).

Apple shopping ban for 6 years
Nov, 14 2017

Apple shopping ban for 6 years

A few years ago, I was buying an iPhone every 1 to 2 years, and a Mac laptop every 3 years. This represented a budget of CHF 130 per month... A too large amount that was only delaying our financial independence. So I set myself the goal to wait for 6 years before buying any new product from Apple.

7 life lessons from 'Minimalism A Documentary About the Important Things'
May, 2 2017

7 life lessons from 'Minimalism A Documentary About the Important Things'

The documentary Minimalism deeply influenced how I live, think, and consume. Here are the 7 key life lessons I took from it.

Cars of personal finance bloggers: frugality and concrete choices
Mar, 28 2017

Cars of personal finance bloggers: frugality and concrete choices

What cars do personal finance bloggers really drive? Cash purchases, leasing, exceptions, and frugal lessons.

How to save 300 euros on your delayed European flight
Feb, 28 2017

How to save 300 euros on your delayed European flight

During our last holidays, we got quite delayed on our flight back from Canada. We didn't expect that this inconvenient event would actually make us rich!

How to teach scarcity to your kids with Mario Run
Jan, 31 2017

How to teach scarcity to your kids with Mario Run

Scarcity is a thing everyone experience on Earth. We have to live with it. Everyday. Teaching it to our kids is one of our duty to make them ready to face it appropriately.

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