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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.

August 2021 – A good simple month

August 2021 was a a good and simple month for us, with many family and friend events and a good savings rate.

July 2021 – New schedule for the blog

In July 2021, we had a good time, but we had to pay large taxes from last year, making our savings rate 0% and decreasing our net worth.

June 2021 – A warm and quiet month

In June 2021, we went on a small vacation to Thun and spent too much money, but we still managed to save more than 50% of our income!

May 2021 – The house strikes back!

In May 2021, we could not save any money because of large house bills. Our savings rate is 0% for the first time in a long time!

April 2021 – A quiet month

In April 2021, we managed to save 77% of our expenses, with very low expenses and normal income. Find out all the details!

March 2021 – Splurging the bonus

In March 2021, we managed to save 78% of our income, thanks to my bonus, but we still spent a lot!

February 2021 – More and more taxes

In February 2021, we saved more than half of our income and had to pay a large amount in taxes. Our taxes will increase because of the house.

How Much We Spent in 2020 – Full Expense Report

Find out exactly how much we spent in 2020! Our taxes went way up while we saved on our transportation and holidays!

January 2021 – Starting the new year in force

In January 2021, we managed to save 62% of our income and enjoyed living in our new house! Find out all the details!

Our 2021 Goals – We try to do better!

Discover the 2021 goals we set for ourselves! And find out how we want to achieve these goals! Improve our finances, health, ...

2020 Goals Review – How did we do?

We review each of our 2020 goals and see how well (or how badly) we did at each of them and plan the future of our goals!

December 2020 – Moving to the new house

In December 2020, we finally moved to the new house! It is a great event for us. On top of that, we managed to save a large portion of our income.