It is that time of year again that is feared most by cats and dogs: New Year’s Eve (or “Oudejaarsdag” in Dutch). The time of year when the Netherlands goes crazy and vaporizes about 118 Million Euros in the name of fun and tradition. It is by far the best way to see your money go up in smoke! How to vaporize money, a crash course. As a frugal family, we should obviously not spend any money on this non-sense. Don’t get me wrong, I (Mr. CF) still have a soft spot for fireworks (something to do with childhood memories). And […]
Taxes
Box 3 and your FIRE number
In the past (before I temporarily killed this blog back in 2020) I did yearly updates on Box 3 and what impact this had on the Cheesy Index. But it’s been a while since I looked at Box 3 and the impacts on our FIRE numbers. Something to do with our lifestyle inflation. But with all the fuss about Box 3 lately, and because I need to prepare a FIRE 101 presentation for the upcoming meetup, I figured it was time to give it another go. However, not just for me, but also for you my dear reader. So today […]