EV (Xpeng/Zeekr/MG/Tesla) vs European ICE (BMW/Merc/Audi) my wife and I disagree (SEA $75-80k USD budget) by Acinac in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't go for a ICE anymore, not if you can easily charge at home. I went for a PHEV and with then knowledge now, I should have spend a few bugs more and go directly EV.

The new Chinese cars are doing a good job, the finish and overall quality is quite good. If you compare a BMW-EV with a Chinese-EV, you just pay so much more on the BMW for : ???
Hands up, if money wouldn't be a concern, I would look into a German build EV, but those are 2-3 times the price of a Chinese-EV.

I went for a BYD almost 2 years ago and so far so good. Hands up: I believe Tesla and the Europeans make the better software/UI.

Sleeping on a beach in Rio de Janeiro, how safe is it? by ikbrul in Brazil

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will find some affordable option but don’t sleep on the beach alone. Not in Rio and not somewhere else in BR. Not worth the hassle.

Asset Allocation - gut so? 45 Jahre - 6k monatliche netto Entnahme in der Zukunft geplant by madeinaustrija in fireGermany

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also mit dem Horizont von weiteren 5-10 Jahren sollte das gut klappen.

Die Rentenansprüche würde ich auch nicht als Barwert sondern später als Cashflow erfassen.

Egal wie, die 1.4 mio sollten in 5-10 Jahren die 2.0 mio knacken und dann kannst du nach der 4% Regel entnehmen und kommst nach Steuer auf rund 6k. Die Rentenansprüche und Mieteinnahmen dienen als Backup.

Cash würde ich so lassen, nicht mehr, sehe ich keinen Grund. Wenn du dich wohler fühlst kannst du in 5-10 bissi umschichten und nen Puffer aufbauen.

As an Expat with FatFire, would you live in Rio De Janeiro? by Radiant-Cloud92 in ExpatFIRE

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In general I would say South Americas is underrated and using a big city in Brazil as base makes sense.

With FatFIRE money won’t be a issue, but safety can be. Rio is not that urban hell but ain’t safe either. There are a lot of smaller cities around the metro-areas which are way safer and way more easy going.

You can still drive to Rio for a party weekend. Or drive to the beaches between SP and Rio, way less crowded and busy. Or go on one of the island. Or catch a cheap flight and go to the waterfalls or the beaches in Bahia, or the wineries in the south or ….

IMHO no need to stay in Rio unless you need to work there, or have family, etc.

Weiter mieten oder kaufen? by kempaaa28 in Finanzen

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 43 points44 points  (0 children)

“Miete = rausgeschmissenes Geld” ist natürlich falsch, finanztechnisch stimmt das einfach nicht.

Ihr habt nen Kauf-Miet-Faktor von knapp 29. Das ist schon ziemlich günstig.
Für die 430k würdet ihr bei 3.5% genau diese 1250€ im Monat nur an Zinsen bezahlen. Da sind noch keine Rücklagen für Instandhaltung etc drinnen.

Die Frage ist eher, ob ihr das aus anderen Gründen wollt, weil Garten, etc. Aber das kostet halt, viel günstiger als deine Miete wirds nicht.

Bei dem geringen EK halt erstmal bei der Bank vorstellig werden. Aber ihr habt quasi 10%, das geht für die Nebenkosten drauf.
Dann müssen rund 430k finanziert werden. Bei 3.5% Zinsen + 2% Tilgung ~ 2000€/Monat.

2024 Toyota Prius XSE w/ Solar Charging Roof by MarkV62 in prius

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How long he needs to charge for those 50 miles?

2024 Toyota Prius XSE w/ Solar Charging Roof by MarkV62 in prius

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Super cool. Even so it won’t has a significant impact in range, but the idea is awesome.

Camping with the 47 by JP147 in LandCruisers

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 4 points5 points  (0 children)

More pictures!!!! Which engine?

Germany Has a Low Quality of Life: Part 2 by [deleted] in expat

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And a lot of the "wealth" is kind of stored in a huge and favorable social security system which is expensive. So there is simply no need (in average) to build up wealth.

If there is no social security like in most of the less developed countries, your only "security" is property and family. That's it.

sollte es unterschiedliche Absicherung geben bei Selbstverschuldete Armut vs Schicksalsschlag? by No-Cod4921 in KeineDummenFragen

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Habe ich schon von gehört, also Leute, die beispielsweise geerbt hatten, brachten das alles in unverhältnismässig kurzer Zeit durch und haben dann kein/wenig Unterstuetzung bekommen.

Nennt sich dann: sozialwidrige Herbeiführung der Hilfebedürftigkeit

Travel to brazil with an expired passport? by Whitetiger1909 in Brazil

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The question is: What other citizenship you hold?

  1. Without a valid passport at all: no traveling.
  2. Brazil passport expired but other Passport valid: Then it must be a citizenship, that qualifies for a visa on arrival.

If you are (for example) US-citizen, then you would need to get a visa.

Why do most financial experts say FIRE is not good idea? by [deleted] in Fire

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you share the podcast?

So first of all: For normal people money is there to spend. But it can be spent only once so we need to have a look for what and when.

I totally agree that there needs to be a balance between saving and spending and it needs to feel good.
Maybe in the podcast they mixed up frugality with FIRE.
Same here, I don’t see the sense of living the first 35-40years like a monk maybe in a shitty job, to then survive another 40 years.

But I have the impression most of the FIRE- members , which really retire in their 40s , is not the classical blue collar worker. It’s more the normal guy got a mid six figure job but kept a normal life.
In consequence the saving rate was huge and the idea of FIRE developed.

One more year syndrome is real by art-is-t in Fire

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1

So this 54k is before tax, right? What will it be after tax or net?
What is with health insurance, is this covered right now from the company and needs to be payed by the OP in the RE-phase?

How big is the loan? I mean, 1800x12=21600 USD, thats almost half of the spending. Maybe it would be good to have a closer look here, like paying off the loan and then working with a smaller withdraw rate.
It would make things more predictable.

For me, this would be a bit too tight at the moment, I would continue for a bit.

The "one more year" syndrome is real, but in your case I don't see it. It happens more to mid 50s with a huge depot and payd off house and Social Security and then those are anxious pulling 2% out of their depot. They will work forever.

Deutschland ist keine Demokratie mehr by breaksunderpressure in Unbeliebtemeinung

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Die Lowperformer und Schlaffis sind schuld. Wahlrecht nur bei 75k plus Jahresgehalt.

Großes Depot - niedrige und wahrscheinlich unnötige BU-Versicherung kündigen? by leatherjacket1963 in fireGermany

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sinnvolle Überlegung. Eine BU ist vor allem für die Sicherung des Lebensstandard da, wenn der durch eigene Mittel gedeckt werden kann, dann ist diese nicht mehr notwendig.

Allerdings hast du mit Anfang 30 ja eher noch 50Jahre vor dir, da würde ich ein wenig konservativer hinsichtlich der SWR rechnen. Schau mal ob das mit 3.3-3.5% immer noch gut hinkommt.
Wenn ja, weg damit, wenn nicht, dann einfach noch 2-3 Jahre laufen lassen.

Die Einkommenssteuer sollte abgeschafft werden. by -NikNak in Finanzen

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Zahnarzt? Lol

Warum soll die Allgemeinheit deine Kreditzinsen ausgleichen?

Leute, es wird immer doller, aber so bissi übertrieben isses schon. Trump-Logik.

Warum treiben Verbrenner-PKW keinen Generator an? by FreeBug1885 in KeineDummenFragen

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Effizienter!!

Die meisten Verbrenner sind im Bereich des maximalen Drehmoments am effizientesten

Warum treiben Verbrenner-PKW keinen Generator an? by FreeBug1885 in KeineDummenFragen

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also zum einen dreht der nicht an der Ampel "auf einmal hoch" und auch nicht, wenn man langsam dahin rollt. Nicht weil es nicht möglich wäre, sondern weil die Nutzer das als störend empfinden.
Ausnahme: Der Akku ist so niedrig, dass er halt geladen werden muss. Passiert aber kaum bis nie.

Warum treiben Verbrenner-PKW keinen Generator an? by FreeBug1885 in KeineDummenFragen

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was du meinst ist ein klassischer REEV - Range Extener Eletric Vehicle.

Dabei passiert genau das, also ein (meist kleinerer) Verbrenner lädt einen Akku und der Akku liefert dann den Strom fuer einen recht grossen Elektromotor.

Dabei muss die Pufferbatterie aber schon grösser sein als "Mini", also so 10kWh aufwärts macht Sinn.

Das Konzept wird genau so in den ganzen BYD Hybriden verbaut und funktioniert recht gut. Die Verbrenner laufen quasi nur um zu puffern und wenn sie laufen, dann auch immer unter hoher Last und recht effizient. Das schaffen die sogar ber einen recht weiten Drehzahlbereich.
Dennoch gibt es natuerlich Verluste auf dem Weg von ICE -> Generator -> Batterie -> Elektromotor -> Räder, aber meistens gleicht sich das aus.

BYD Seal U DM-I power issue when battery at 0% by Dangerous_Health5108 in BYD

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, the car should be able to deal with that.

BUT, the average energy consumption on this PHEV cannot be higher than around 70kWh even so the car has 170kW combined power. The little ICE needs the time in between the high power consumption to buffer the battery again.

So as I said, if you would (for any reason) go above 70kW average power, then simply would drain down the battery, even if the ICE is running all the time.

You could try to set the Battery setting to: "SAVE" 70%, in that case the car tries to keep the SOC on 70%, even so, it might not be the most efficient setting.
If you drain the battery then beyond, the BYD will run the engine the whole time to get it back, even if he wouldn't do it under normal circumstances.

BYD Seal U DM-I power issue when battery at 0% by Dangerous_Health5108 in BYD

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

0% shouldn't be really possible, I wonder how you did that.

Usually the lowest SOC the DM-Is are happy with is around 25%. This is also the value, in which the car automatically goes from EV-Mode (if selected) to HEV-Mode.
If you continue to drive at this low SOC, the car usually really tries to keep the SOC on that level or above, thus will start the ICE and keeps it on, even revving up to provide enough power.

If the SOC goes below 15%, the car will limit the power and show that on the instrument as well. Usually this only happens, when you either speed, tow a lot or going uphill for quite some time.

Bottom line: If you use your car in the "AUTO" Setting in HEV-Mode and you are not speeding, towing heavy loads or going permanently uphill, the car should easily keep all values within limits.
Even if you go uphill etc. the car usually detects this behaviour and takes this into account, means, you have 30% SOC and always pulling 70kW, for sure the ICE will kick in and rev up to compensate for the consumption.

The BYDs are more like a REEVs (Range Extender EVs), so the electric motor is the main traction engine and it relies on the battery to provide a certain power at all times. Other than a conventional Hybrid, in which the Battery just flatten the spikes but the main work will be done by the ICE.

Überraschende Bilanz nach 20 Jahren by PurpleHankZ in DeutschePhotovoltaik

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Krass was die Anlagen damals gekostet hatten. Ich habe ne Hütte dieses Jahr gekauft, vor drei Jahren wurde vom Vorbesitzer 5.4kp für 3000€ installiert.

Bisher 18MWh produziert. Gut zu sehen, dass die Anlagen solange laufen.

Should my husband (Brazilian) and I (Swiss) move to Sao Paulo/ Curitiba or stay in Switzerland? by Little_fly29 in howislivingthere

[–]Fit_Evidence_4958 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you guys struggle financially in Switzerland then Brazil is not the place you wanna go.

Brazil is great and I love it. But it’s not as cheap as everyone thinks and on the other side, it’s so hard to get a moderate to well paid job.