Hiking the Taal Volcano
Preparations Depending on where you stay, it’s recommended to start your tour between 6 AM and 7 AM. Set your alarms accordingly to get up in the morning and get a good breakfast to prepare for the tour. If you start...
Portfolio Update (March 2019)
Portfolio Peer to peer lending Balance Deposit Earnings XIRR October 26.76 EUR -2.39 EUR 0.15 EUR 6.2% Mintos EUR GEL RUB 12489.57 EUR 77.58 GEL 0.01 RUB 634.70 EUR -11.40 GEL -1437.23 RUB 111.42 EUR 0.86 GEL...
6 Danish loan originators reported to the police
The Consumer Ombudsman in Denmark is cracking down on loan originators that have bad credit ratings and use misleading marketing. The following loan originators were reported to the police: 4finance ApS (Vivus.dk) Capitolia ApS (Simbo.dk) Creamfinance Denmark ApS (Lendon.dk) GoKredit ApS...
BulkEstate Review
BulkEstate is a peer to peer lending platform focusing on real estate. What makes BulkEstate so great is that there is almost no cash drag, it just takes a a few days for a project to appear, and then you can...
Envestio Review
Envestio is an Estonian peer to peer lending company that was founded in December 2017. They only offer business loans protected by a buyback guarantee that may differ on a per project basis. Why is Envestio different? Unlike other peer to...
October Review
October is a regulated French peer to peer lending platform focusing on business loans in France, Italy and Spain. They have a very small team of very professional employees with more experience than the average peer to peer lending platform right now...
Fast Invest Review
Fast Invest is a peer to peer lending marketplace founded in 2015 by Simona Vaitkune. We will not recommend Fast Invest due to the questionable track record of the platform. Pro’s High interest rates Cons Lack of transparency No secondary market...
Grupeer Review
Grupeer is a relatively new peer to peer lending platform in Europe with very good returns. Grupeer registered in October 2016, and the platform itself launched in February 2017. Therefore, 1 year later we decided to give it a try and...
Bad tax refund habits
The start of a new year means it is time to start filing taxes sooner or later. In the United States, the final filing deadline is on April 15, while in Belgium it’s somewhere during summer. The majority of all people...
Portfolio Update (February 2019)
February 2019 was a good month for my portfolio. Unrealized gains in the stock market contributed most to our gains. At the same time, companies in Belgium started sending out tax statements, so we’re getting a pretty good idea of what...