Tag Archives: Frugality

(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) I think Swiss investors will agree that the biggest problem with Revolut was that they did not have a Swiss IBAN. Some good news just arrived for us!Revolut now includes a Swiss IBAN when you want to top it up! It means you can now top up your Revolut account for free directly from your bank account. It is great since that was missing from the start on the Revolut account.And probably even bigger news for Revolut: they got a...

(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) Last month, I started my new interview series: Frugal Living in Switzerland. The first interview with Janet was very well received by my readers. In this series, I am interviewing people that manage to live frugally in Switzerland, one of the most expensive countries in the world.Today, I am going to interview another frugal person living in Switzerland, Mr. Road To Fire. He is a young manager, saving more than 55% of his income! It...

(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) One big problem with most credit cards is that they charge hefty fees for transactions in foreign currencies. If your base currency is Swiss Francs and you are paying something in dollars, you will have to pay a percentage of the transaction as a fee. It is not uncommon for credit card companies to charge more than 2% fees on such transactions. That is where the Revolut travel card comes into play!As we are going to see, Revolut can...

TwitterFacebookPinterestLinkedin(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) In Switzerland, you have to have some insurance for your car. But, the system is quite complicated, with many options. And the insurance dealers will not make car insurance easy for you.There are several different levels of insurance for your car. And only one level is mandatory. And there are even some options that are useless. But insurance dealers will always try to make you take as many options as...

TwitterFacebookPinterestLinkedin(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) It is great to travel abroad. You get to discover a new country and culture. However, it can get expensive. So, if you plan on traveling abroad, you need to think of ways to save money. There are tips to save money when you travel abroad. You need to take advantage of them.I want to talk about all the ways we have used to save money when we travel. And many of these tips can help you save a lot of...

TwitterFacebookPinterestLinkedin(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) Did you know that one-third of the world food production goes to waste? It is just insane! Do you wish there was a way to fight this? Well, there is: It is Too Good To Go.Too Good To Go is a service that lets connects business and people to fight food waste. Instead of throwing their unsold products at the end of the day, businesses can sell them to people. They offer a mobile application to do that.I...

TwitterFacebookPinterestLinkedin(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) Today, I want to introduce the first interview in my new series: Frugal Living in Switzerland! In this series, I am going to interview that manage to live frugally in Switzerland.Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in the world. Many people think we cannot live frugally in such a country. I want to prove them wrong.And today, to prove that we can live frugally in Switzerland, I...