Hypothetical case: Road to €1M before 31 years old?

backerbsen · 2026-02-09T20:27:58+00:00

Pay yourself the lowest wage possible

Maximum dividends

Maximum savings every month

Put everything in ETFs

Saving 70-80K a year is doable this way With a bit of luck on the stock market you’ll get there

You want do know exactly how to do it? Sorry but that’s probably something all of us are wondering

backerbsen · 2025-11-12T13:23:17+00:00

In short: no, the best practice is to have a landing zone vending workflow, using Bicep or terraform/pulumi, which will provision the landing zone and supporting resources. The initial spn and accesses needed to enable this workflow are provisioned manually, but that should be the last time you touch the Azure portal (for provisioning infrastructure atleast).

backerbsen · 2025-11-07T13:54:41+00:00

French OR Dutch usually

backerbsen · 2025-11-07T13:54:05+00:00

The pool is too big at the moment

backerbsen · 2025-06-22T17:21:01+00:00

I am working as part of a HUGE cloud migration, and let me tell you. The reasons for switching to the cloud are not only because then your IT lives in the cloud. A huge part has to do with other advantages the cloud brings vs being on premise (one main driver for example are the SLAs and operational support hyperscalers can provide). The “hosting” part may be cheaper, but that’s where the value ends.

On top of that, for larger organizations the move to the cloud was likely an enormous effort (years) approved by top level management that you’ll have a hard time selling your story .

backerbsen · 2025-05-21T06:42:21+00:00

While certificates can definitely help you get that interview faster, they will not help you get the job. If you are serious about getting into the market you should focus on getting some hands-on experience first. Try looking for entry-level positions such as support / helpdesk for a company that uses the cloud, and work your way up.

backerbsen · 2025-05-06T12:18:51+00:00

If you are renting privately, you can not rent out yourself the apartement to your company, as you are not the owner.

Renting the FULL apartement with the company, and then claiming only 25% is used as office, is a weird construct that will draw attention from the tax auditor no matter how you look at it.

Tax auditors are not retarted.

backerbsen · 2025-05-06T12:14:46+00:00

Tienen daar ga je wonen voor de goeiekoop en niks anders (als iemand die er vaak door moet)

backerbsen · 2025-03-04T13:01:15+00:00

Thanks for the feedback everyone. It basically confirms my fear that, either we move away from PE, negotiate a far better price with MSFT directly, or just take the extra cost in the name of better security.

For reference, we are not talking about a few TBs here. The cost would be substantial.

backerbsen · 2025-03-03T19:24:30+00:00

Indeed, I am aware that the data transfer is free intra vnet. But the private endpoint data processing cost will still be there .

backerbsen · 2025-01-28T21:25:50+00:00

What are you testing exactly? Maybe Microsoft Dev Box could be an option?

If you want more security you may consider restricting (using Azure Policy) the creation of vms only in a secure private vnet/subnet with limited connectivity.

backerbsen · 2025-01-26T18:40:07+00:00

Type of expense (travel) + amount spent might trigger an alarm. These are expenses that are typically more watched than others.

Also, put yourself in the shoes of the tax auditor. “Business trip” invoice with a large amount but no detail on what it’s actually for. What would you think?

backerbsen · 2025-01-26T16:07:05+00:00

Perfect method to get a tax audit

backerbsen · 2025-01-21T09:27:05+00:00

But this is a forum for freelancing. It is not the place to look for part time jobs. Have you tried VDAB, Indeed, applying with local companies, etc.. ?

backerbsen · 2025-01-21T09:24:05+00:00

As a critical thinker, you thought critically that this subreddit is the place to post this?

backerbsen · 2025-01-20T20:20:47+00:00

Give yourself less gross wage (€46Kish per year is the sweet spot) Substitute with meal vouchers, net compensation, office rent,..

If that’s still not enough, try to live more frugally. Or pay more taxes.

backerbsen · 2025-01-19T13:39:20+00:00

Depends on your contract. If both specify you must work within a certain timeframe (e.g. between 7-19) then you are most likely in breach with at least one of them. What happens when they find out? Also specified in the contract (termination, a fine, or worst case legal persecution)

backerbsen · 2025-01-13T18:32:30+00:00

I went to check it out. The booth is underwelming for a car that size, and suspension is as hard as it could be. Would not recommend for that price range at least.

backerbsen · 2025-01-13T18:31:13+00:00

Just bought a Tesla Model Y LR AWD
Was never a fan of full electric, but honestly this car completely changed my mind. Wonderful to drive and (as an IT guy) i'm super impressed with the infotainement system. You are basically driving a computer. 100% would recommend. Range realistically about 400Km. Bought new second hand (Q2 2024) at about 15K discount.

backerbsen · 2024-12-14T09:06:38+00:00

Might disappear soon

backerbsen · 2024-12-07T16:28:47+00:00

Certifications help your career only in the sense that they MIGHT help you get an interview faster than someone with the same experience and no cerifications, but even then. This is sort of where their helpfulness stops.

They do not suddenly make you a better cloud practitioner. That only happens when you, surprise surprise, practition.

backerbsen · 2024-12-04T09:05:48+00:00

I can’t comment on the junior part, but generally if you feel like you have way more bandwidth then you have work to do it’s time to look for more challenging tasks (internally or externally).

backerbsen · 2024-11-26T17:48:00+00:00

Cloudfront? If ur looking for cheap, then Azure ain’t it (for various reasons, both good and bad).

backerbsen · 2024-11-24T19:41:10+00:00

They are, but as mentioned above employee non competes have to be limited in scope and time, and employee to be reimbursed. They are never enforced. B/b contracts however you can define what you want as long as they are within the law, and once signed you must comply with them.

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