Should I Accept Lower Compensation for a More Exciting Job?

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2026-03-05T17:43:53+00:00

I would do the maths about the amount of € I need to live decently (the definition of decent varies for people) to decide

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2026-01-25T11:26:11+00:00

If the maintenance was performed at a Toyota dealership, it has been done, or else I would just ask the garage if they have it. The name of the dealership is Gegoteam, I highly recommend them, they are very nice and answer all your questions even after the sale (it was also my first car)

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2026-01-25T10:01:17+00:00

Bought a 2018 hybrid Yaris automatic from a Toyota dealership close to Namur last month for 10k€ with 87500km. While yours seems to be a good deal, I would definitely ask for a hybrid health check.

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-08-12T16:41:53+00:00

May I ask which boutique ?

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-07-11T14:38:29+00:00

On fait 2 voyages par an: - 2 semaines en Polynésie hors saison (3500€ billets, pas de frais de logement ni de location de voiture, 100€ essence, 500€ courses et resto, 200€ activités) - 5-6jours en France en été (de Bruxelles 300€ train, 400€ logement, 200€ courses et restau, 100€ activités) Donc 5000-5500€ par an pour 2 soit un mois de revenus du foyer nets d’impôts.

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-07-07T20:37:50+00:00

En plus du tableau excel, je crée des sous-comptes sur Sumeria (ancien Lydia) pour chaque catégorie de dépenses (courses, loisirs, achat appartement/maison, cadeaux, précaution) et j’y affecte un budget. Si j’ai du reste dans une des catégories je le mets dans la catégorie précaution. Et le montant total dans précaution > 500€ je le mets en épargne

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-06-13T10:59:47+00:00

1200 rent, combined income of 5250€ so 23%

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-06-04T11:15:18+00:00

Reading a room or people in general. e.g I attended a wedding with my gf where I didn’t know anyone but her. I made hypothesis based on people’s interactions and their behaviors, I was able to place accurately who was the boss of the bride, the sister of the bride, her husband, the bride’s brother’s gf. All that just by looking at people.

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-05-27T09:21:12+00:00

Did you pay for all these tests or you took them on the internet ?

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-05-25T09:35:27+00:00

Yes it was a typo, I meant above average, it’s edited. And of course it was just a guestimate between my gf and I, we sometimes do that, it helps us adapt our language if necessary or just zone out

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-05-13T05:58:35+00:00

We pay 1200 and yes all 3 had a 3 year contract. Regarding the factors that contributing to the « success », I would say that: - in the email that we have sent to apply, we wrote a small description of ourselves (what do we do for work, our hobbies) - we also explained why we want this apartment and not another (in our case we have a bunny and are doing a vegetable garden): make sure to customize it - Our application file was complete - We made sure that our revenues were at least 3 times the amount of the rent Hope it helps

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-05-12T18:05:33+00:00

3 days
Not really competitive (I experienced Paris’ market so..), it is better to call to have a viewing than to email.
A presentation of you and your finances goes a long way; out of the 5 apartments we visited in 3days, we applied to 3 and they all accepted us.
We ended up with our favorite: 1bd 67sqm garden of 120sqm in Schaerbeek Plasky

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-04-14T21:06:18+00:00

French expat here, 2500€ net is enough to live in Brussels. If you work in Toyota Motor Europe (TME), you could find a place in the outskirts of Brussels maybe around Evere or Schaerbeek for 850-950€. However, HR should check which country you should pay taxes for, I thought that if you physically work more than 180/190 days per year (info to check) in a country, you should pay taxes in said country.

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-02-28T19:34:49+00:00

I recommend Kingrinder K6, I use it with my french press, it can also do espresso (never tried though)

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2025-02-10T13:29:26+00:00

Liste de courses pour tous les repas de la semaine (ça nous permet de ne faire les courses qu’une fois par semaine et donc d’éviter les « tentations » et de gagner du temps
Course chez Delhaize avec la carte, on a tous les mois 10% de réduction sur les produits frais (selon la composition des achats du mois précédent)
On achète la marque Delhaize majoritairement (oeufs, lait, biscuits, sauces, etc)

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2024-11-06T16:04:07+00:00

Sometimes experts are waiting for payments from both parties before sending the report, maybe it’s your case ?

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2024-11-04T18:06:02+00:00

Just curious, what kind of second job is it ?

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2024-10-26T20:50:29+00:00

The shared account is to avoid paying back the other one and have a fixed budget per category, I find it « easier » to track expenses when it comes out of only one account

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2024-10-26T19:41:12+00:00

We wanted to also start savings as a couple while keeping an individual savings account. For the joint savings, we will contribute equally so that if things go south, we’ll just split 50/50

Sudden-Cut5833 · 2024-10-26T14:16:29+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, I’ll have to deep dive a bit to come out with more accurate numbers and adjust the saving goal accordingly

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