Sometimes you come across a (sad) story in the media that get’s your attention. The reasons for the attention? Drama is usually part of it, as is money. Add some taxes in the mix and you have a great story[…]
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Author: Team CF
Dutch couple (with kid) on a mission to become Financially Independent & Retire Early.
The worst thing in the world
The worst thing in the world…. nope. Nope. Hahaha, funny, but nope. Also nope. Definitely not. No beer? I’m inclined to say yes, but considering 2019, I have not say nope again. What else? Nope, nope and nope (but close!).[…]
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How much do you need to retire in 2021
Ah September, the month parents get some peace and quiet as the kids go back to school. Road are getting busy again. It’s also the month we celebrate our blogiversary (the 5th!). But it’s also the month that the government[…]
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1827 days of madness
Cheesy Finance celebrates it’s 5th year of blogging today! Thank you all for reading, commenting, clicking and investing during the last 1827 days of madness! Cheesy Finance is 5 years old In personal finance circles, we are actually dinosaurs! Well,[…]
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The world of REIT ETF’s
On a walk not too long ago, we were discussion our real estate options. We looked at the current real estate valuations, interest rates, personal preferences and….. are lost what to do. Real estate is extremely expensive (relative and absolute)[…]
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How to survive a midlife crisis?
I (Mr. CF) might need your help. As of this year I will have left my thirties and entered my forties. I know, the horror! 2020 is an awful year indeed. But this brings up more than horror alone. It[…]
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Liz: “I’m working hard to become rich & free”
I’m going to start a new series called “how do they do it?”. It features various interviews and explores how people change their lives for the better, financially anyways. The first interview today is with Liz. Liz is a 29[…]
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Rich, stuck and bored
Needless to say that 2020 is an interesting year. It’s the first year we are rich, stuck and bored all at the same time. Let me elaborate. Rich Albeit we are not FIRE (close though), and we are not millionaires[…]
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Death & Taxes
It’s been relatively quiet here lately, which has a very good reason: Death & Taxes. Recently my dad has passed away after being ill for a short period of time. It’s been a roller coaster ride, which ended with a[…]
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Going Dutch (Part II)
As noted earlier, Cheesy Finance is going Dutch! No, don’t worry, I won’t stop writing in English. But I have added a bit of Dutch content to our blog in the last few months. Just to help out our fellow Dutchies[…]
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Getting Rich Blogging
Getting Rich Blogging, many of us bloggers would love to get rich blogging. Nothing beats some “passive” income, right? Most people have the idea that you start a blog and money flows is. I was hoping for that too, but[…]
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How long does €1.000.000 last?
I bet you have the same question as I do on occasion. How long does €1.000.000 last? Oh, you don’t. Never mind… Anyhow, there are obviously multiple ways of looking at this. Including the use of many variables, as to[…]
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Funding your ideal lifestyle
Funding your ideal lifestyle, how? Before you can answer that question, you need to ask “what is your ideal lifestyle”? Once you know what the could be, you can figure out how much you need to fund it. That brings[…]
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Going Dutch
Please don’t fall off your chair (or whatever you are sitting on), because Cheesy Finance is going Dutch! I know quite a few people that are not that great at English. For them this blog is a bridge too far[…]
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