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Episode 115 – Steps to Buying properties in Europe as an Expat | Joney

Episode 115 – Steps to Buying properties in Europe as an Expat | Joney

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In today’s episode Araminta talks to Joney, a Belgian based in Luxembourg with quite a bit of experience buying properties in Europe. We chat about: How he bought property as an expat The steps to buying property abroad Managing taxes between countries His FI journey and future plans Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast on Itunes, Android or Spotify. Direct download here. Join our facebook group and subscribe to our newsletter to get infos about our latest online events…

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Episode 114 – How I Moved Back To Europe After Living In A Tax-Free Country | Sebastien

Episode 114 – How I Moved Back To Europe After Living In A Tax-Free Country | Sebastien

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In today’s episode Araminta interview Sebastien, a Belgian who moved to Dubai in the UAE and saved up enough money to reach FI at the age of 33. We chat about: • What the tax situation is like in the UAE • The process of moving to Belgium • How to do index investing in Belgium • The differences between living in Belgium and in the UAE • Recommendations for others moving to the UAE Don’t forget to subscribe to…

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Episode 111 – How to run your business during Covid | Fergus

Episode 111 – How to run your business during Covid | Fergus

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In this episode, Alvar is interviewing Fergus on how to manage your family, life, and business during the recent Covid-19 times. Fergus is also the organizer of Fi Edinburgh meetup and has many great stories to share. We also talk about: How Fergus started his business from the ground-up and managed them remotely His take on FI How he is managing his business during Covid-19 How to start your own FI meetup Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast on…

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Episode 110 – My Mini-Retirement Travelling Around Europe for 12 months | Pablo

Episode 110 – My Mini-Retirement Travelling Around Europe for 12 months | Pablo

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In today’s episode, Araminta interviews Pablo, an IT professional from Argentina. They chat about how Pablo saved up enough money to do a mini-retirement and travel around Europe for 12 months. They also chat about: Why he wanted to do a mini retirement A brief rundown of where he went in Europe How much money he saved up How it affected his career Tips for others who want to do a mini retirement Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast…

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Episode 109 – Helping Founders To Become Investable | Parul from Duedash

Episode 109 – Helping Founders To Become Investable | Parul from Duedash

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Hi FI Europeans this is Mathias! My interview guest today is Parul Madan! Parul is an experienced Entrepreneur living in cologne Germany with her roots in India! She and her husband Nikhil founded multiple startups after a successful career in a large corporation. Since a couple of years she is also investing and advising other aspiring founders. Therefore she is also leading the Cologne chapter of the founders institute, one of the biggest accelerator programs worldwide to help entrepreneurs strive….

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Episode 108 – Fintech Yourself to FI | Alvar & Matthias

Episode 108 – Fintech Yourself to FI | Alvar & Matthias

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This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.   Hey FI Europeans, this is Mathias. Today Alvar and me are sharing ideas on FinTech. We explain what it is and review how it changed our lives in different areas- We also share how we came across it and talk about the apps and services we use. You can also find out about them in the show notes if you’re curious….

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Episode 107 – Building The FI Mindset | Nupin from the Fi club.

Episode 107 – Building The FI Mindset | Nupin from the Fi club.

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In this episode Alvar interviews Nupin from the Fi club on building your FI mindset! The whole purpose of this interview is putting things into perspective and discussing the mental framework need to get to Fi. We discuss the current market situation and what it can mean. As Nupin says  ” your FI Journey is not a sprint but a marathon, we need to make sure that we have the right mental attitude”   We also talk about Nupins approach…

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Episode 106 – Applied Flag Theory in Europe | Tim

Episode 106 – Applied Flag Theory in Europe | Tim

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Mathias had Tim already in the podcast in episode 90. This time we focus on flag theory. We explain again just briefly the concept of flag theory as we already touched the topic in episode 71 with Christoph from Staatenlos.   It’s basically  about how to choose the country for your residence, business, bank accounts and so on so that you optimize your tax spendings and lifestyle.   Tim will provide us with real world examples as he lived in…

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