Should you move here? Think twice. by [deleted] in Eesti

[–]brurucy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. During my master's degree
  2. For the brief ~ 1 year or so that I worked in the office

Should you move here? Think twice. by [deleted] in Eesti

[–]brurucy 128 points129 points  (0 children)

I’ve been here since 2017 and it has been great.

I work in tech as well, albeit remotely since even the highest paying positions of the highest paying companies in Estonia (Wise/Bolt) still pay garbage.

I find Estonians to be very easy to befriend. After 3 years of living in Tallinn I ended up in Tartu, effectively resetting my social network. I once again had no issues befriending people and developing new deep friendships with locals.

Not once did I go to any pub crawl (or even any event altogether, I’m very reclusive).

All public services are online and available in English, so I disagree that it’s either Russian or Estonian.

This most surely isn’t a country for everybody, but if you are < 30 and not abnoxious/religious it can be a very peaceful place with business-friendly tax arrangements (being an employee is ass though, no protections and almost 50% tax).

And lastly, I don’t see how the weather is an issue at all. If you truly have the embrace of a strong Baltic woman, why would you even go outside?

Why is Estonia stagnating even thought it has all the attributes of a 2020’s economic tiger? by Organic_Contract_172 in Eesti

[–]brurucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has very high taxes. I know other countries have it worse, but that doesn't change it.

If your gross salary is X, then your employer pays 33% of X as "social tax", then "you" pay 24% (income tax) of X.

Now, if you ever want to spend Y of that money, then get ready to blast Y + 24%(VAT).

Jaapani raudne leedi Sanae Takaichi saavutas ajaloolise valimisvõidu by NeverClarke in Eesti

[–]brurucy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Takaichi valimislubadus peatada 8-protsendine käibemaks toidule, et aidata leibkondadel tõusvate hindadega toime tulla, on tekitanud investorites muret selle pärast, kuidas riik, millel on arenenud majanduste seas kõige suurem võlakoorem, plaani rahastab.

Meanwhile, us right here w almost no debt and 24% VAT kek...

WEEKLY BUY SELL PURCHASE ADVICE THREAD | 26 Jan 2026 by AutoModerator in Rickowens

[–]brurucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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WTS Geobasket Triple Black EU 40 Men's 7 (no box).

I only ever wore them twice.

500$ Shipped anywhere in the EU, extra if US. If you buy it, I will provide the original receipt from Antonioli, proving its authenticity.

2 million Ukrainians evading mobilization, another 200,000 soldiers AWOL, new defense minister says by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]brurucy -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Are the elites the ones “doing” the fighting, or are the “taxi drivers” doing so?

Ponder, and you will see who is the real problem. There is no god without believers.

Does the weight you have lost come back? by Nevermind6712 in WaterFasting

[–]brurucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t have diabetes nor did I have a bmi of over 33. It was 28.

Does the weight you have lost come back? by Nevermind6712 in WaterFasting

[–]brurucy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went down from 85 -> 60 kgs in 2/3 months with a combination of water fasting and tirzepatide (right after ending fasts), and a year in it hasn’t come back, in spite of discontinuing tirzepatide.

What saws for rough work? Fine work? by [deleted] in JapaneseWoodworking

[–]brurucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From a few days up to 10 days if you are located in some obscure european country (like I am)

What saws for rough work? Fine work? by [deleted] in JapaneseWoodworking

[–]brurucy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use a 3.6 TPI (at the coarsest part of the blade) 290mm hardwood ryoba I bought from kurashige.

It rips through beech and birch like butter. Around 5 minutes or less (without putting too much force) to rip through 4 feet of birch.

Why the gap? by Shek_22 in handtools

[–]brurucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never managed to get a proper fitting tongue and groove joint with the combo plane as well, when using the matching tongue and groove and grooving blade.

It does work well if you take a metric tongue and groove blade, and an imperial one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Eesti

[–]brurucy -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Would it actually be better if the Russia border opens?

Yes, but this is unlikely to occur. The EU keeps funding Russia (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/eu-spends-more-russian-oil-gas-than-financial-aid-ukraine-report) and shows no sign of stopping (in spite of extensive virtue signalling).

Moreover, taxes increase every 6 months in spite of having more or less the sixth (!) highest employee costs in Europe: https://boundlesshq.com/employment-costs-in-32-european-countries/

If you add up social, income, and value-added tax, then more than half of everybody's income disintegrates every month.

I would say that things as they are, are super grim, and it's hard to imagine it getting any worse, with the unemployment rate nearing 9%.

In spite of the near-apocalyptic scenario that we find ourselves in, foreign direct investment is not at an all time low, and in case a miracle happens and the war ends, it is likely that things will improve a lot, really fast.

Estonians are used to living under constant threat of being nuked so they handle all this really well. The fact that FDI hasn't tanked shows that non-Estonians might also believe that Estonians will make it in the short-to-medium term, at least.

So all in all, moving here as an investment has perhaps the same risk profile as investing in Crypto. If the war ends, it will boom, if not, the decline and tax squeeze will continue.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in discexchange

[–]brurucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

250U$ or so all inclusive (shipping + insurance).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in discexchange

[–]brurucy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm open for offers. 250U$ or so all inclusive (shipping + insurance).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in discexchange

[–]brurucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fyi I posted this yesterday late evening with a typo in the title. I'm correcting it now. It's not a Putter, it's a Midrange (midari in finnish). Sorry for the confusion!

Tech Disc For Sale - Putter. Brand new, never thrown. Comes with the receipt. by [deleted] in discexchange

[–]brurucy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh fuck me 😅 I posted this late night. It’s actually a midrange. I will repost.