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Category: Updates

Reports of our expenses, earnings, and net worth. You’ll find the evolution of our savings rate, what went well, what didn’t well, month by month. The goal is to share everything, with 100% transparency. You will also find some information about our travels. Follow my path to Financial Independence.

May 2026 – ebook in German and solar panels

In May 2026, we had both excellent and awful weather. We almost completed the installation of solar panels and saved little.

April 2026 – Buying a second car

April 2026 was a nice month with few events. We bought a second car to handle more office days. Thanks to no taxes, we saved all of our income.

March 2026 – The bonus goes into the roof

In March 2026, most of our yearly bonus went into the solar roof advance payment. It was a nice and relatively quiet month.

February 2026 – Another busy month

February 2026 was a busy month, although better than the last. Financially, an unexpected bill turned it from a great month into an average month.

How much we spent in 2025 – Full 2025 Expense Report

Our 2025 expenses are lower than in 2024! Find out all the details about our expenses for the entire year.

January 2026 – No more life insurance 3a!

January 2026 was a taxing month with a lot of stress. But on the good side, we got rid of our life insurance 3a, a big investing mistake now fixed.

2026 Goals and 2025 Goals Review

Here is how we did with our 2025 goals and what we will do for our 2026 goals. Here is what we have in mind for 2026.

December 2025 – The house is sold and gone

In December 2025, we finalized the sale of our house. We also had nice celebrations and a lot of fun. And less importantly, we saved some money.

November 2025 – A standard month

November 2025 was a standard month, with a few events with family and friends. We could save almost half of our income this month.

October 2025 – Always more taxes

In October 2025, we could not save any money because we had to pay too much in taxes. Our general expenses were also high.

Eighth year of blogging – Summary

The eighth year of blogging was less active than usual, but the blog is still doing well. Here is everything that happened to it in this last year.

September 2025 – We moved in

In September 2025, we moved into our new house! We are thrilled about that. We also spent too much money, but we will get back to saving later.