“Wisdom comes with age” is an commonly used phrase, which is absolutely true for most things. You have to live life, make mistakes and learn from them to get better at everything you do. The older you are, the more[…]
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Category: Life
Band-Aids
Have you every realized that we as humans are extremely good at not solving the core problem (i.e. the root cause), but rather stick Band-Aids on it? Band-Aids What make this really bad is that we do this with almost[…]
Read moreCareer Switch
It’s official, Mr. CF is going to do a career switch (sorry, it’s not one yet that revolves around FIRE….)! Where my former career was primarily revolving around project engineering, project management and design management, it will change to cost[…]
Read moreKids birthday Gifts – What’s “Normal”?
It was the birthday of Miss CF a while ago, the little bugger already turned 3 years old. We had a great birthday party with lots of family. Little Miss CF had a blast and enjoyed all the attention and[…]
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Thermostats and Pancakes
Today a chat about food and comfort: Thermostats and pancakes! Thermostats and Pancakes You might have encountered this discussion yourself as well….. Mr. CF: why is it so cold in the house? Mrs. CF: I don’t know I have not[…]
Read moreCheesy Finance is 365 days old!
Wow, this went by fast, but we (well, the blog anyway) actually exist now for 365 days, today! It was a fun year, we learned a lot and had lots of fun with you guys out there on the interweb.[…]
Read moreThe K9 Experience
Dogs are fun, but also expensive and impact your required wealth for F.I.R.E. Is the K9 experience worth it? The K9 Experience Dogs have a special place in the CF Household. Mrs. CF grew up with dogs, and so did[…]
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Mr CF, Are You Mad?
I (Mr. CF) have been a long time fan of cars. Having seen every episode of Top Gear at least twice and most Fifth Gear episodes at least once, I’ve visited many (international) car and car tuning shows, my love[…]
Read moreWhy Do We Have Advertisements?
Why Do We Have Advertisements? Ads are incredibly annoying, and it is becoming kind of scary that every ad seems to be automatically updated to reflect any recent search words you may have used in Google, Yahoo or Bing search[…]
Read moreCreative Living Options
For most people, one of the largest expenses within their budget are living costs (i.e. combined expenses for rent/mortgage, utilities, taxes, insurance and/or maintenance). In a past life we joint in on this by buying a McMansion. Although it was[…]
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100% Taxation?
On occasion you find a fascinating article that makes you think or shakes up your personal views. In this case it makes you think about taxes and the associated benefits of living in a relatively social country like the Netherlands.[…]
Read moreThe best way to see your money go up in smoke!
It is that time of year again that is feared most by cats and dogs: New Year’s Eve (or “Oudejaarsdag” in Dutch). It is the time of year when the Netherlands goes crazy and vaporises about 65 Million Euros in[…]
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What to expect?
Ok, so we started a blog. What to expect? I don’t even know what to expect! Welcome to CheesyFinance.nl! If you are wondering about the name, please see our “About Us” section for some details. So what’s the plan? What[…]
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