Last updated: October 12, 2024
You can find on this page my contact information for journalists. I have also listed all my appearances in the French and German-speaking newspapers in Switzerland (including a TV show!)
Let’s cut to the chase, is it possible to become FIRE in Switzerland?
Short answer: YES, it is possible.
And that’s exactly what I’m aiming for.
Countless negativists will tell you that this isn’t possible, otherwise, they would be financially free too. Or that they also believed in this sweet dream when they were in their twenties… but then gave up after a few months because they lacked the motivation and discipline…
And the funny thing about that is, I was told the exact same thing when I started my FIRE journey in 2013 with the goal to become financially free!!
Never let others crush your dreams
“Oh yeah, I had that same dream too when I was younger… Eventually, you’ll see, after a few weeks, that this is nothing but a myth…”
Bullshit!
Don’t let others impose their own fears onto your life.
And the funniest part about that story is that at the time I’m writing this article (end of 2023), my motivation is even more prominent than it was when I started.
My net worth speaks for itself: It has increased from CHF 48'500 (including the money in my 2nd and 3rd pillars) to a whopping CHF 1'204'459!
We also bought the apartment we live in (yeah, we bought it in Switzerland). We invest all our savings in the stock market. And we even bought three rental properties.
All this to get closer to our goal of not having to work for money after reaching 40.
So yes, dear negativist friends from 2013: I will retire and live financially free in Switzerland once I reach 40!
In what order should I read the blog?
On this blog, we constantly talk about FIRE (as in the “FIRE movement”). This is derived from the English “Financial Independence / Retire Early”.
Furthermore, we talk about money without any taboos: Salary, net worth, investment portfolios, and much more! Unfiltered, always with raw numbers!
The blog has grown immensely over the years.
So I imagine myself discussing with a brand new reader who looked up “FIRE movement in Switzerland” on Google, and then landed on my blog.
I would tell him to read the blog, in this specific order, to gain the most information out of his time.
β¬οΈ Guided tour β¬οΈ
1. Who is MP? ππ»ββοΈ
- Me, me, and again, me! :D
2. All of my numbers! π
My money, my assets, our wages: I reveal everything!
The details on my FIRE adventure in Switzerland
3. The basics of the FIRE movement π
- My glossary (full list)
- How to calculate your numbers for FIRE?
4. Take charge of your life and create your first budget!
- Budget
- Budget for couples
5. Start saving money! π°
- The unstoppable method!
- Swiss bank
- Telecom subscriptions (phone + internet)
- Optimize your mobile phone subscriptions (you can save CHF 38'855 over 10 years)
- Swiss health insurance
- Life insurance (or don’t bother!)
- Taxes
- Transportation method
- Car transportation
- Food
- Housing (tenant)
- Housing (property)
6. Increase your revenue! π΅
- Entrepreneurship
- Hacks
7. Invest your money (so it can multiply!) π
- 3rd pillar β things to AVOID
- 3rd pillar β things to DO
- Stock market
- The 4 steps of the stock market investor’s ladder
- How would I invest CHF 10'000 in the stock market if I were starting out today?
- Best Broker in Switzerland (Updated 2024)
- MP Investment Portfolio β Performance Report #1
- MP Investment Portfolio β Performance Report #2
- The Stock Series from JL Collins in German and French
- How to get started with value investing (Over 10% expected return)
- Investing in ESG ETFs, greenwashing for private investors?
- Should I invest in specialized ETFs? (fintech ETFs, cannabis ETFs, vegan ETFs, medtech ETFs, edtech ETFs, etc.)
- How do we invest in the stock market for our children (which account, which ETF, etc.)?
- Real estate
8. Adopt the Mustachian lifestyle
- Minimalism
9. Be inspired by others!
- Reader case studies
- From poverty to a savings rate of over 50% by a long-time reader “1000000CHF” (Your FIRE story #1)
- From pasta rationing to a 25% monthly savings rate (Your FIRE story #2)
- From an average Swiss tenant to a frugal homeowner (Your FIRE story #3)
- Building a house on your own through frugality (Your FIRE story #4)
- Having 25 million CHF net worth (Your FIRE story #5)
- Wanting to work part-time… or how to start loving frugality (Your FIRE story #6)
- Linda’s take on women’s finances (Your FIRE story #7)
- Dror Allouche’s FIRE experience in Switzerland after 1 year (Your FIRE story #8)
- Steve moves abroad (UK) for early retirement FIRE (Your story #9)
- FIRE is a way of life, not just a goal
Are you into “Binge reading”?
If you’re the type of person who doesn’t do things in half measures, and you want to read ALL THE ARTICLES in “binge Netflix” mode, then here are two solutions for you:
- The first: use the blog archives to find all the articles published since January 2014!
- Or click on the button below to access the very first article, and then read article by article (via the button at the end of every blog post) until today:
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