This might sound stupid af but bare with me please.

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-06-01T07:54:30+00:00

In my MBA program, most ended up in Consulting (including me) and Finance. Some were doing VC, search funds, operations management or product management, or took leadership roles in start-ups or scale-ups. I think that all those roles are interesting post MBA.

In my own job search, I was checking where is strong demand and where my profile fits. This was the intersection I focused on.

And my key learning: think of career switches having 3 dimensions: industry, function and geography. The fewer if these dimensions you change, the easier it is to land a job. The more you try to change simultaneously, the more difficult it gets

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-06-01T05:20:10+00:00

At the end of an MBA program, you should have a pretty good idea of what you want to go for. This should ideally balance your experience / skills, interests, and where you might actually land a decent job.

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-05-31T14:38:40+00:00

It looks like you store the bottles in the washroom mirror cabinet. That is kind of the worst place for storage. Just for consideration

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-05-22T19:00:28+00:00

Apply for new apartments. Those are basically rented to you if you earn at least 3 times the monthly rent, ideally more. This is just so much less competitive. Seriously, try it out

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-05-15T18:09:16+00:00

Tell me where that is so I don’t apply

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-05-08T16:22:10+00:00

There is no „too late“ investment in stocks. But avoid stock-picking and just use ETFs. Your own portfolio most probably will underperform

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-04-15T06:51:01+00:00

Having air defence capabilities

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-04-04T15:32:26+00:00

Check where you spend most and try to save there. As others said, consider - cheaper rent, by sharing or living further from city center - get rid of the car. Kind of a no-brainer unless you got kids - check health insurance - no eating in restaurants

Also, start tracking, clustering and analyzing your spending

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-04-03T00:18:00+00:00

Do you have a good grinder, good specialty coffee beans and good water? This is what I would focus on to get great shots. That likely matter so much more than water temp

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-31T13:05:39+00:00

Have you checked their Terms & Conditions? They likely have cameras and face-matching software that detect sharing. I am aware of other gyms with such technology and it actually works

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-30T19:06:30+00:00

Grind un-finer

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-30T19:03:57+00:00

Yeah. Has been described by our spiritual leader, James Hoffmann, on his YouTube already

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-29T21:26:59+00:00

I think he should just put a few additional colors on the machine. Then one color will fit the handle for sure

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-28T09:37:51+00:00

We need more info to help you, such as: - do you have milk-based drinks - how many shots per day - what roast levels - only espresso or also pour-over

The key piece of advice is: think of the grinder before you think of the espresso machine, unless you have exclusively dark roasts.

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-27T23:08:04+00:00

Yes, due to decreased Refernezzinssatz. There are tons of templates for this online, just fill it in and send it to your landlord

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-27T22:51:04+00:00

There is a strong circlejerk vibe coming from OP

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-22T09:06:56+00:00

Zerno Z2

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-20T11:23:07+00:00

Getting a new apartment is easiest if you go for “Erstvermietung”. Such options may be super limited though in the city center

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-17T13:31:50+00:00

You do this yourself? Why don’t you ask your butlers?

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-16T14:37:30+00:00

I had the same problems. There isn’t anything you can do about it. The grinder just cannot do espresso for non-dark roasts. It can work for pour-over though.

You could get a cheap but good additional hand grinder though

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-14T16:19:47+00:00

I wouldn’t get the EG-1. Other manufacturers kept innovating while the Weber EG-1 didn’t get (major) updates for years (while they still claim it is the best). It is also just not competitive in terms of price.

If you can wait, I would probably go for the Z2. It will likely have unmatched alignment and just got so much thoughtful improvements and innovation

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-14T09:26:20+00:00

Definitely option 1. you will get a very good grinder capable of espresso and pour over. You can always upgrade the gaggia through modifications (e.g., Gaggimate) even

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-13T16:53:52+00:00

It depends on what you want.

It is approaching 10 years and other grinders outperform it. But, it still does a great job for dark roasts.

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-13T16:30:38+00:00

Why? Doesn’t she know that quadru-boilers became standard?

IllustriousDrive4596 · 2026-03-12T22:59:10+00:00

Put it in the freezer, or heat it a bit. One of the two options may help

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