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.

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Ultimate Swiss residential and mobile unlimited internet setup
Dec, 9 2016

Ultimate Swiss residential and mobile unlimited internet setup

Residential and mobile internet are expensive in Switzerland. But there is a way to hack the system. A way to have a cheaper setup for the same results than with a standard ADSL connection.

It is all about the variable
Dec, 5 2016

It is all about the variable

If you struggle with your savings rate, you may have wrongly defined your variable. I feel stupid that it took me more than two years to realize it myself. Better later than never!

3 pitfalls to avoid on your way to become paperless
Sep, 21 2016

3 pitfalls to avoid on your way to become paperless

We started the process to become paperless more than a year ago. We faced some ups and downs along the road but here we are, finally, paperless. I've faced three pitfalls you can avoid if you want to get there faster.

Grocery shopping for two weeks in 30 minutes, with fun, and cheaper
Jun, 13 2016

Grocery shopping for two weeks in 30 minutes, with fun, and cheaper

When something annoys you, it's up to you to use your Mustachian mindset to transform this issue into an opportunity. Groceries shopping is one of those things. Let see how MP's household handles it so that we have fun, reduce the time it usually takes and save some money along the way.

Have you ever broken your toilet?
May, 2 2016

Have you ever broken your toilet?

Last month I had an interesting discussion with my wife to know whether or not she had ever broken her toilet! Or how to crowdsource your financial decisions.

3 concrete action points from the book 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing' (by Marie Kondo)
Mar, 7 2016

3 concrete action points from the book 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up …

You dream about a one-shot tidying method that would set you for life? Don't look for it anymore, I've found the one!

How to travel 300 km without a car: the most frugal option
Nov, 13 2015

How to travel 300 km without a car: the most frugal option

Train, bus, or carpool? A real-life comparison of traveling 300 km in Europe without a car, including prices, constraints, and frugal feedback.

Love and Hate | Canada
Sep, 27 2015

Love and Hate | Canada

As some of you may know, I am in love with Canada since I am very young. I went back there for three weeks this summer and I realized that despite I love so much this country, there are many things that I hate about it too!

Digitizing your papers: a first step toward minimalism
Apr, 27 2015

Digitizing your papers: a first step toward minimalism

Digitizing your papers is a simple first step toward minimalism. A concrete, real-world experience to declutter and focus on what matters.

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