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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.

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May 2018 – Wedding and 100K net worth milestone

In May 2018, we got married in Switzerland! We also crossed the 100K net worth threshold, making it a very good month.

We Got Married! Our Wedding in Switzerland

We got married! Learn about our nice wedding in Switzerland!

April 2018 – Birthday and new savings record

In April, I turned 30 years gold and saved a good amount of money, in a nice trend.

March 2018 Update – Excellent month

March 2018 was a month with record savings rate, thanks to very low expenses!

February 2018 Update – Vacation and wedding

In February, we saved very little money, mostly because of some high expenses while in China.

January 2018 Update – Ph.D. and good savings

In January 2018, we saved more money than ever, thanks to low expenses and higher than average income.

Goals for 2018 – Reaching for FI

Find out the set of goals I have set up for myself in 2018, the first year with goals!

December 2017 Update + 2018 perspectives

Update for December 2017: how much we spent and what we are doing with our investments!

November 2017 Update

In November 2017, I saved a little more than usual, but still below my goal. I am still reviewing and transferring my investments.

October 2017 Update

In October 2017, we saved very little money, mostly due to some unexpected large bills.

The Poor Swiss blog

Birth of a new blog about personal finance and investing in Switzerland.