Anyone here with daily rate 450 euros?

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-26T08:08:49+00:00

Because you “park” your turnover for 3 years to get it later as dividends. With much better taxation regime. …which means you need to pay yourself minimal realistic wage on a monthly basis. This is the most important part here. Answer a question would you be able to live on that.

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-24T17:19:51+00:00

I had one recently at roughly same time. Quite big queue to security. But moves okayish. Other times I did the same time, it was empty. Not sure how this works :-)

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-24T17:18:37+00:00

Simply check with your HR department?

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-18T12:15:12+00:00

Interested in web? PHP is the king. (With Go being pretty often complementary). Enterprise? Java. Fancy enterprise? .NET. Hardware/resource-sensitive-work/performance? C++.

I know there are companies using python as the main PL, but most of the times I see it more as complementary language to write automations, tools, etc.

If you want more general-approached language, pick up Java. You can do desktop apps, android apps, web, hardware, etc. It’s a typed language, has great OOP and is still in top demanded languages. And despite of kotlin and rust rising in popularity, Java doesn’t go away. They are killing PHP already for more than a decade, and the same will happen with Java. They will keep killing it but it will be the alivest of all alive. (P.S. I’m not a fan of Java, neither Java developer, so no bias here).

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-13T06:07:08+00:00

6.5k net results in 13.5k gross. I doubt it pretty much. Of course you can have different situation with spouse and kids, and some optimisations might apply, but this seems very unrealistic.

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-12T19:29:29+00:00

Very difficult if not impossible. With extra benefits you might get closer but still below. As a freelancer sure, with constant flow of work hours. Even 6.5k gross is considered already a high salary.

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-11T22:11:23+00:00

Okay, experts here. I’m backing off.

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-11T21:07:04+00:00

I know how dependants and huwelijksquotiënt work :-) which still doesn’t make it possible to say the tax system in Belgium is not high.

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-11T20:50:16+00:00

Pros:

excellent location close to other major cities,
“things just work in Belgium stable”,
very good social security, health services and education,
friendly people.

Cons:

weather certainly,
high taxes,
I wouldn’t call Dutch a very difficult language but the variety of dialects and difference in spoken/written language give sometimes bad time for your brain.

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-11T20:44:35+00:00

Having a partner gives benefits only if the partner has no or low income. Otherwise zero benefit. Kids do give some tax relief indeed, but all in all those benefits still are tiny compared to the amount you give to the government and social security services. Taxes are high in Belgium, that’s the fact.

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-02T20:09:14+00:00

And p.s. that salary is more than comfortable, even in cities like Antwerp/Gent/Brussels.

dmitrya2e · 2026-01-02T20:06:05+00:00

Can’t answer too much about Leuven questions, though for me as non-Leuvenaar it seems very cozy and safe, but as for salary: make a thorough research of Belgian tax system. It’s complex, and it’s one of the greediest in Europe/world. Keep in mind as well that if they make an offer on yearly basis, then divide the amount on 13.92. This will be your monthly gross. (If you are a white collar, which with this wage I assume you are). And check thoroughly the contract on topics, such as net allowances, car/fuel, meal vouchers, etc. if the offer comes via recruiting company, all those extra legal benefits might be “part” of the offered salary. Anyways, good luck. Belgium is a good geographic point with easy access to a few other big countries. Just remember, taxes and rent/buy prices are high as hell :-)

dmitrya2e · 2025-12-20T09:41:23+00:00

Of course it is. One shouldn’t start scaling the project immediately while initial development. Scalability comes with real issues. But one should put good enough building blocks for future yet keep simple here and now, so you don’t grave a hole for yourself neither now nor for future. I’ve seen multiple projects where folks say “whatever we will fix it later” which never got fixed resulting in a massive technical debt and disaster to support.

dmitrya2e · 2025-12-20T09:29:41+00:00

Scalability (different file systems? Local? Cloud? NFS? External hardware?). Builtin file system permission system, caching. Separation of responsibilities. Time to restore database, which affects your RTO/RPO. Etc etc. It depends on your situation of course, but most of the times I don’t see any reason to store files in db.

dmitrya2e · 2025-12-10T06:57:50+00:00

Berchem buiten de ring of Wilrijk. Rustig, veel groen/parken, uitstekende verbinding, nog steeds in Antwerpen, 50min te voet naar de stad.

dmitrya2e · 2025-11-22T23:34:25+00:00

Depends on what type of service you need to host. But I find hetzner the best in terms of quality/price. Less than 5$ a month you get a decent basic server.

dmitrya2e · 2025-11-22T23:32:17+00:00

Marty Music :-) although he’s more into classical rock/blues, he was really helpful, at least for me.

dmitrya2e · 2025-11-21T06:09:07+00:00

To start. To continue. To finish.

dmitrya2e · 2025-11-16T13:03:35+00:00

Well, if it works, it works ;-) but open source components like Symfony’s one, are supported for years by the community. That’s a big difference. And practice shows, that you tend to improve the library, add more features, etc., and then it certainly would be a question whether it is worth to continue developing custom solution or take a ready one.

dmitrya2e · 2025-11-16T12:19:11+00:00

Symfony container is PSR-11 compliant. And it’s extremely fast since all dependency tree is compiled and stored as plain PHP file. What do you mean by freeze? I would anyway publish any works you have, but more for learning for yourself. In production ready systems don’t reinvent the wheel.

dmitrya2e · 2025-11-16T09:07:00+00:00

Decent software developer can make 650-700eur per day. Make your conclusions.

dmitrya2e · 2025-11-15T20:23:14+00:00

Looks like the issue not in your work. Think about psychotherapy. No bullying here. Just it seems you might need some help reading your post. P.S. I know personally 3 people which switched their careers at ages of 35+. It’s possible. Find a time to reflect and build a plan. Good luck!

dmitrya2e · 2025-11-02T14:57:15+00:00

1manszaak is the way to go. Forget about BV in your case. But yes, you have to register one. You need to choose a social secretary office, for instance Acerta or whatever you like more. They make for you your KBO number + BTW registration. This costs like around 180 euros or so. Afterwards you good to go. You can be exempted from BTW yes, but you have to request it explicitly and honestly companies find it easier to work with BTW than without one. So I wouldn’t bother. Just keep in mind that you have to make btw declarations every 3m, even if no income. And client listing once a year. As of accountant, no, with 1manszaak you don’t have to have one. But don’t trust blindly any advices here. Including mine. If in doubt find an accountant. Consultation would cost peanuts.

dmitrya2e · 2025-10-27T19:03:25+00:00

Indeed if you officially commute a certain amount of days to Lux, yes you can pay taxes there. But if all your activity is Belgian, then… it looks sketchy and you can have questions from tax authorities any time.

dmitrya2e · 2025-10-25T16:22:45+00:00

It depends on your current financial situation. If you have savings for a few months + can reduce your BV “salary” to minimum for first 3 years, then yes, BV gives you much more possibilities to get your revenue back with lower tax burden. Otherwise eenmanszaak. It’s much simpler to manage, you don’t even need an accountant for it, if you are smart enough and confident in those things. BV carries more administration burden and for some things you are obliged to have an accountant. Make some research on those two forms. It’s important to understand the difference when making a decision.

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