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- Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:44 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello from Norway
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4898
Re: Hello from Norway
I have lived in Bulgria for the last 5.5 years and for 1000 euro's a month, you can live very well in a big city (more expensive) and even better outside of the cities. For 3/400 euro's month you can rent a nice 1 bedroom apartment and perhaps for 700/800 euro's a month in total you would be finishe...
- Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:49 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Pemulis' journal
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11129
Re: Pemulis' journal
About a degree: I'm a university computer science dropout. And somehow there is always a nagging feeling of not having completed it. Perhaps it is something for the future, when I'm ERE. But on a practical level. I keep in touch with some of my old classmates and what I see is: - even before I left ...
- Sun Jul 28, 2013 5:13 am
- Forum: Money and Investment Questions
- Topic: How has your net worth changed since finding this site?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5154
Re: How has your net worth changed since finding this site?
I joined at the beginning of the 2013 and had 70k euro's (excluding my pension). Currently I'm at 91k. So that is a 30% increase. At the end of next month it should be 105/110k since there is quite some money pending, so that would be a 50% increase. Going through the first 100k really feels like a ...
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:54 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello from Bulgaria
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4980
Re: Hello from Bulgaria
The bulgarian property market is a strange one :) Often prices are unrealistic. Differences between prices are huge! If you go to the center of Bulgaria, you can also find amazing houses.. but for half the price. check this: http://www.bulgarianproperties.com/Search/index.php?stip=0&stop=0&s...
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:10 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello from Germany!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6266
Re: Hello from Germany!
Germany has a progressive tax system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Germany No income tax is charged on the basic allowance, which is €8,004 for unmarried persons and €16,008 for jointly assessed married couples. Beyond this threshold, the marginal tax rate increases linearly from 14% to ...
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:08 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello from Bulgaria
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4980
Re: Hello from Bulgaria
@secretwelth Since 2008 the prices have gone down considerably. It also depends what you want and how close you want to be to the cost. You can get real palaces here fit for a king. But you can also get much more modest property. So how much do you want to spend and where should it be located :) Che...
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:29 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello from Bulgaria
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4980
Re: Hello from Bulgaria
@youngandwise It really depends on where you live; the difference between city and countryside is very big. Also there are big differences between area's. I must honestly say that I'm not an extreme social person, so I'm not that interested in humankind. What I do see is that there is a lot of pover...
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 4:46 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello from Bulgaria
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4980
Re: Hello from Bulgaria
Hey fellow Dutch person, Recently I met someone from Bulgaria who is now trying to build a life here in the Netherlands. Funny you did it the other way around. (But of course also logical, that Bulgarian person can get a better job and better pay here, sending 10% of his pay back home to his parent...
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 1:23 am
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello from Bulgaria
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4980
Re: Hello from Bulgaria
An update from my side. Work: I'm going to switch companies in a few weeks. The new company will be a lot closer to the things I like to do, so that is a big step forward. Our costs of living will increase because we need to rent a place (currently we live for free). We need to live in a different c...
- Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:36 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello fellow Minimalists!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3859
Re: Hello fellow Minimalists!
Hi Green Minimalist,
welcome aboard. I enjoy your writing and hope I'm going to see more of it. Perhaps it can help you to make a living?
welcome aboard. I enjoy your writing and hope I'm going to see more of it. Perhaps it can help you to make a living?
- Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:20 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: DutchGirl's journal
- Replies: 788
- Views: 227252
Re: DutchGirl's journal
It is very annoying if you are forced to spend money on something because you are supposed to. It feels very uncontrollable.. if you don't give you are considered cheap and there will be a lot of fuss.. if you do give.. you feel steeling from yourself and failing to meet your own expectations. I'm s...
- Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:32 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: honorharrington's Journal
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2432
Re: honorharrington's Journal
Welcome.. I'm also curious.. so post some stats!
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:56 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: m741's ERE Journal
- Replies: 692
- Views: 204745
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:38 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: The Richest Man in Babylon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1774
- Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:31 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Net worth of 100k at 29
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11213
<t>25: -36k euro's (college loan)<br/> <br/> 35: -18k euro's (college loan)<br/> <br/> 37: 90k euro's. I hope to get to the first 100k before I'm 38.<br/> I made some big changes financially when I was 35. So I'm 2 years in the program and 7/8 years remaining. I discovered ERE a year ago. I hope to ...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 12:49 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Retiring at 35
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1659
<r>Ok.. so you have a lot of savings <E>:)</E> Good.. otherwise early retirement would be difficult. <br/> Well.. I'm certainly interested in your trip and what you are going to do after retirement. I have a hard time believing that you and your wife are not going to work at all (checked your blog) ...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 12:21 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Retiring at 35
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1659
<r>Welcome aboard <E>:)</E><br/> Retiring in 2 years.. that is pretty amazing. It will take me at least another 6.5 years even though I have 2 year salaries saved and our savings rate is 75%+. So I'm curious how you are going to realize it.<br/> I'm probably not going to stop working in 6.5 years. B...
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:47 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Chris' (iProgramStuff) ERE Journal
- Replies: 64
- Views: 10706
- Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:49 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: m741's ERE Journal
- Replies: 692
- Views: 204745
<t>I would not stay at the company out of guilt. If the company needs to fire you, they will. So look at your relationshop professionally... as longs as you both can offer each other something.. you stay together.. else.. you look for another job.<br/> I would certainly consider taking the other job...
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 12:44 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: My Family Expenses
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1032
<t>Reduction in the biggest expenses will pay of the most. Transportation is roughly 25% of the expenses (which is a lot) and housing roughly 45%. <br/> But since you can't move and stuck with the lease.. it is difficult since you can't change the biggest expenses. Perhaps something worth considerin...