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Posts with Tag β†’ frugal

My Swiss health insurance and supplementary health insurance for 2021

posted in Finance on Thu 26 November 2020, by MP Comments
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The potential savings on your Swiss health insurance amounts to CHF 31'297 per decade. Here's how I choose the most frugal option.

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Cut your own hair: freedom and frugality (CHF 4'740 more in 10 years)!

posted in Life hacking on Sun 05 April 2020, by MP Comments
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If you are looking for another even more frugal financial optimization than simple contract changes, then cutting your own hair might be for you. As well as the CHF 4'740 that comes with it in 10 years time.

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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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Ask the readers: your frugal good plan for winter sports in Switzerland (including my 6 tips)?

posted in Life hacking on Sun 29 December 2019, by MP Comments
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The ski season (and snowboarding, snowshoeing, or ski touring in sealskin) is just beginning in Switzerland. However, it is not the most frugal activity we know. Hence the idea to share our good tips :)

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eBill on Zak only arrives at the beginning of 2020... (and what I plan to do)

posted in Finance on Thu 21 November 2019, by MP Comments
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eBill on Zak is delayed to early 2020 (instead of end of 2019). Here is my plan to overcome it.

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Complete checklist to switch from your current Swiss bank to Zak

posted in Finance on Mon 21 October 2019, by MP Comments
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If you too want to switch to the free Swiss bank Zak, here is a complete checklist to switch bank that could help you :)

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What is frugalism?

posted in Lifestyle on Mon 14 October 2019, by MP Comments
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Ever wondered what is frugalism? Here is the answer!

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How to onboard your partner on a common budget and on the financial independence dream | Step 4 β€” The great leap

posted in Lifestyle on Mon 07 October 2019, by MP Comments
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After the creation of a common budget for our common couple expenses, I felt a need for simplification and a move to the next level in order to have a common vision, a single common bank account, and a single common YNAB budget. Here's how it happened :)

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Which Swiss bank to choose in 2019 for somebody frugal?

posted in Finance on Tue 11 June 2019, by MP Comments
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It's almost five years since we last reviewed our bank setup. With all the new products released in recent years (mainly related to new technologies), it was time to take a fresh look at what's the best Swiss bank for a frugal person in 2019.

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How to onboard your partner on a common budget and on the financial independence dream | Step 3 β€” Setting up a real budget with YNAB

posted in Lifestyle on Mon 25 March 2019, by MP Comments
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While our financial life followed its course with a common account and expenses split at the pro-rata of our salaries, we always had to manage unexpected invoices... So we decided to create a real budget with YNAB.

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