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.

And here comes the announcement of the results of the 4th vintage of the #BSRI!

Until now, food was one of the only topics I had not addressed in terms of financial optimization. We decided to change this for good in 2019 with Mrs. MP!

In this article, I continue the introspection of my childhood from the age of 8 to 13. The goal: to analyze how it has impacted who I am decades later.

After our first years of living together, I started earning my first salaries. We therefore reviewed our way of managing our expenses to move to a pro rata of our earnings. And we also opened our first joint account.

There is an old saying that states that it's important to know where you come from in order to know where you go. So I thought it was important to do an introspection session about my education in order to pass on the best to my children.

I went back to the time when we met with Mrs MP, to see how far we've come. First appointments and first gifts, but completely separate financial life. Then settling together, with the first discussions, discords, and compromises concerning money.

It's pretty easy to have a budget and to pursue your own dreams like financial independence when you're alone. But when you get (or are) into a relationship, it gets a little more complicated. We've come a long way with Mrs. MP on this topic. Let me tell you how I got her on a common budget and on the dream of financial independence.

Living in the French-speaking Swiss countryside has many advantages, but also some disadvantages including flies and mosquitoes... This year, we decided to take measures and install (ourselves) mosquito nets - which allowed us to save large chunks of money.

Three years ago, I started the #BSRI to track bloggers' savings rate and get inspired by the ones that manage to reach crazy figures every month. It's now time to review the 2017 final index!