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(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) These are troubled times. In March 2020, the new coronavirus, COVID-19, made it to Europe. And now, European countries are trying to fight off the virus. Some are doing a good job, but most are not faring too well.I hope all of you are healthy and safe in these weird times! Health is the most important thing these days.Regardless of all this madness, it is time for another monthly update, a constant in this changing world!Because of...

(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) It is time for the second update of the year. February 2020 is already done.Last month, we went to China amid the coronavirus outbreak. When we come back, my company put me on quarantine for two weeks. I had to work from home for about ten days.Aside from this, it was a very uneventful month. From a financial point of view, it was not a bad month. We spent a bit too much on food. But I received my ESPP shares, which made a nice bump...

(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) It is already time for the first monthly update of 2020!And January 2020 was relatively quiet. We had a nice party for the new year. Finally, I have been to China in the last week of the month. And I will still be there a few days of February as well.From a financial point of view, it is not a good month. But this was expected.We went to China for about ten days. We went there with Mrs. The Poor Swiss to visit her family. And we...

(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) I cannot believe that 2019 is already over! It flew by us! December 2019 was no exception. It went by really fast. And before I forget, Happy New Year to you all!This article will be the last monthly update for 2019! December 2019 was a quiet month for us. As it is usual at this time of the year, we had many parties with friends and families. But nothing out of the ordinary happened this month (which is good!).From a financial point...

TwitterFacebookPinterestLinkedin(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) In November 2019, we did very few special things. It was a quiet month. But it was still a good month. And it was a great month for our finances.I spent a few days in Berlin for work for a conference. It was a good conference. Since it was paid by my company, it did not make big differences in our budget.We still spent more than 5000 CHF this month. But we managed to save more than 50% of our income...