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.
October 2024 – Trip to China and meetup
October 2024 was nice, with decent weather and some nice events. We bought plane tickets to China and only saved 20% of our income.
Seventh year of blogging – Summary
A summary of the seventh year of blogging on The Poor Swiss: what went well, what changed and what did not go well.
September 2024 – Got a new car
In September 2024, we bought a new car (through our company) and saved about 33% of our income. Read about our month in details.
August 2024 – Increased expenses and reduced earnings
August 2024 was a nice month without too much happening. In the future, we now expect a lower income and higher expenses.
July 2024 – A hot month with taxes
July 2024 was a very hot month with a lot of taxes to pay, but also some nice time for ourselves and with our family.
June 2024 – A good month
June 2024 was a nice month, with nice family events but weird weather. Financially, it was a strong standard month with a 43% savings rate.
May 2024 – A nice yet expensive month
May 2024 was a nice month, with nice events, but many small expenses that piled up significantly. Thanks to extra income, we still had nice savings.
April 2024 – Another expensive month
April 2024 was an expensive month, with high taxes, but we still managed to save a little of our income.
March 2024 – A weird month
March 2024 was a good financial month, with high savings and relatively low expenses. We did not do much except for usual Easter celebrations.
February 2024 – A very cheap month
February 2024 was a very cheap month with very good savings. We managed to save a very significant portion of our income.
How much we spent in 2023 – Full Expense Report
Here is exactly how much our family of three spent in 2023, every expense included! Learn from our good categories and from our bad ones!