The coronavirus outbreak has shaken the world as we know it – at least temporarily. As a personal finance blogger, I have followed the development of the economy closely. Markets have been extremely volatile, unemployment is increasing like we haven’t…
APRIL 2020 UPDATE: GRUPEER HAS TEMPORARILY DISABLED WITHDRAWALS FROM THEIR PLATFORM. DUE TO THIS DEVELOPMENT, I DO NOT RECOMMEND SIGNING UP WITH THE PLATFORM AT THE MOMENT. Since I started investing in P2P lending in Europe in 2016, I have…
Mintos is one of the best P2P lending platforms in Europe at the moment. Not only is it the largest. Mintos also has the most advanced functionality combined with great returns. I made my first P2P lending investment in Mintos…
I have invested in various peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sites in Europe since 2016 when the first platforms started to get real traction. Recently, I discovered that no one has made a good comparison of the peer-to-peer lending platforms in Europe…
Last year, I asked the question: “Shouldn’t we all invest sustainably?”. Shortly after I held a public presentation on FIRE and investing in general. Here I also touched upon the subject of sustainable investing. However, there is just one problem.…
Over the past few months, I have held some presentations on FIRE and investing in general. I often find that people have many reservations about investing: Why should I Invest? “I will rather spend the money today” What should I…
I often think about all the things our FIRE movement could accomplish together. A brief look at our total combined net worth reveals that we have hundreds of millions of dollars between us. Now that’s only the bloggers’ net worth.…
As I have learned about investing and speak to others about it, I often notice people using saving and investing interchangeably. To me, there is a big difference between saving and investing. People often ask me how they can start…
If investing is an important part of wealth-building, there should be more people doing it. Right? If you look at this poll by Gallup, you’ll see that stock ownership in the US has declined. In Canada, it’s almost the same…
Many people in the personal finance sphere use on a dividend stock investing strategy. While I understand some of the benefits of investing in dividend stocks, I have a hard time seeing it as a sole viable investing strategy. The…
