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Posts in Category β†’ Finance

Review Cashback Swiss credit card (incl. bonus CHF 40)

posted in Finance on Wed 04 November 2020, by MP Comments
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The Swisscard Cashback credit card integrates itself into my 2020 strategy!

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Pants down! MP family's 2019 Swiss spendings!

posted in Finance on Fri 30 October 2020, by MP Comments
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I reveal in this article our Swiss family's spendings over the 2019 year.

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Best credit card in Switzerland for 2020

posted in Finance on Sun 12 July 2020, by MP Comments
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My frugal Swiss credit card strategy has changed for 2020. Here's what's new.

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The 4 ways to create a budget

posted in Finance on Sun 24 May 2020, by MP Comments
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"How to budget?" is a recurring question. Here are the 4 ultimate ways to make a budget (from the simplest to the most complete).

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Estate tax treaty US-Switzerland: the final answer about the VT ETF (with the MP family as concrete example)

posted in Finance on Sun 17 May 2020, by MP Comments
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I finally found the answer about our status regarding the estate tax treaty US-Switzerland with our VT ETF as Swiss investors.

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Best free Swiss online bank 2020

posted in Finance on Sun 26 April 2020, by MP Comments
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In 2020, the two best free Swiss online banks remain Zak and Neon. My opinion hasn't changed since last year. However, my use has. And a third bank has emerged as an alternative candidate.

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How would I invest CHF 10'000 in the stock market if I started today? (stock market coronavirus crash or not!)

posted in Finance on Thu 26 March 2020, by MP Comments
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I regularly receive emails from novice Swiss investors who want to be reassured about their investment strategy and choice of broker. As my answer is always the same, I decided to make this an article to which I could redirect future requests of this kind.

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Experiment: How to open a Mintos account and invest 1'000€ in peer to peer lending in 8 minutes (~10% wished return)

posted in Finance on Wed 04 March 2020, by MP Comments
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I spent 2019 exploring investment options that could yield more than 8-10% return. And P2P loans are one of them. I chose the Mintos P2P lending platform to get started. Here is a summary of my experience so far.

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My Swiss tax deductions for 2019

posted in Finance on Thu 27 February 2020, by MP Comments
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By talking with some of you, I realized that not everyone is aware of the many tax deductions they may be entitled to. Hence this article presenting what I have deducted for my taxes in 2019.

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How to override the Zak payment amount limit (CHF 5'000 per day and CHF 10'000 per week)?

posted in Finance on Sun 23 February 2020, by MP Comments
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Zak blocks bank transfers and payments exceeding CHF 5'000 per day and CHF 10'000 per week for security reasons. But there is a way to override these limits.

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