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

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'

This documentary had profund impacts on my life. It affected the way I interact with people, my own mindset, this blog future, and other key aspects of my lifestyle. I hope you watch it afterwards, and that you get as much value from it as I got.

The Cars of Personal Finance Bloggers
Mar, 28 2017

The Cars of Personal Finance Bloggers

I'm passionate about cars since I was young. I nevertheless took the leap to switch to a frugal car some years ago, and I would never go back. Since I love this way of driving, I was interested in seeing what other personal finance bloggers drove, so I asked a handful of them and their responses are posted in this article.

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