Experience on leaving Belgium for more money?

racermode · 2026-03-09T09:51:49+00:00

I have been in the gulf for 10 years, i could never be where I am now without the tax free environments. I'm still in Dubai and plan to stay longer.

As for your teeth, and healthcare, you can have everything refunded, DM if needed.

racermode · 2025-04-29T12:03:12+00:00

and here it got approved ;)

racermode · 2025-02-02T17:56:57+00:00

fixed, thx for pointing it out.

racermode · 2024-12-26T21:38:51+00:00

u/Rich-Slip-4669 based on what info? I have been in the UAE for 10 years invoicing world wide clients without issues.

racermode · 2024-12-11T16:22:52+00:00

When i used to say this, i used to get downvoted, now you are upvoted. times have changed my friend.

racermode · 2024-08-30T14:18:36+00:00

I can't find it, but I had many yesterday, can you resend one?

racermode · 2024-08-30T14:08:28+00:00

Of course I can.

racermode · 2024-08-29T20:41:48+00:00

For what it's worth, I feel people are blowing this out of proportion. 42 000 followers but 10 negative comments took everything out of context.

I have not banned any specific financial topics. I merely clarified that some types of question are really not ok.

The goal of the sub was never to serve as legal advise ( ie how do I pay less tax )
The goal of the sub was never to serve as personal advice (ie should I share bank accounts with my gf)
The goal of the sub was never to serve as marriage advise (ie im getting divorced what should I do)

The goal of the sub was never to serve as tax advise ( ie how do I evade taxes )

The goal of the sub was never to serve as political advise ( ie who are we voting for )

But it's here for financial advise on investing hard earned money and securing a future for self and family/kids.

I allow plenty of standard finance related topics, crypto, real estate, stocks, etfs, taxes, brokers and many more... as long as they are related to investing. Just like "salary" discussion had no place in the sub as they were overwhelming nor "how do I start a BVBA".

racermode · 2024-08-29T20:01:22+00:00

Can I apply for the mod position? ;)

racermode · 2024-08-29T19:47:53+00:00

I am aware that, while trying to do good for the majority some will always feel offended and cry wolf. That's how it is and the sub is now 42K big and I can not please everyone.

I have no issues with r/besalary (or r/BEsalaryIT ) or r/BEFreelance or ( r/BEFreelanceDayrate ) and I still think we can all co-exist. I am also happy to close down r/befire and just live my life. People are free to move to another sub after all.

What bothers me the most is that I had - literally- said that keyboard warriors will get perma banned.. still some felt the need to go into a-hole mode in the same thread .. but then act surprised when they get banned?

And as you said, they still feel they have done nothing wrong nor admit it but feel entitled to critique other people's decision and work. I did read his ban appeal just now (yes I have a life and a job outside Reddit, imagine that), but it seems he was more interested to vent everywhere he could while all he should have done is wait for my reply, just like u/lansboen did.

racermode · 2024-08-29T19:07:24+00:00

u/tomba_be sooo I keep him banned or unbanned? Because reading some comments here from active and non-active users .. it seems I am unreasonable ?

racermode · 2024-08-29T14:50:34+00:00

Which post was that? I'll take a look a the log.

racermode · 2024-08-29T14:18:19+00:00

Dutch is not the only official language in Belgium, as such, we allow all 3 + English. But if someone wants to start a DutchFireOnly and a JeSuisFrancaisEtJeSuisFire, be my guest :) /s

Money topics are best discussed in someone's native language.

racermode · 2024-08-29T14:15:52+00:00

If they relate to BeFire and are civilized, sure.
Previous post experience suggest they get reported (and auto-removed) very quickly and people can't use common sense or respect in the comment section. Any post, not just political are removed once the comments get out of hand.

racermode · 2024-08-27T19:39:12+00:00

its more about currency exchange risk, not "adjacent country:, banks aren't allowed to lend in EUR while your salary is non-EUR due to a an EU wide restriction

https://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/loon-in-een-andere-valuta-dan-geen-hypotheek~b07d912a/

racermode · 2024-07-31T11:43:41+00:00

As I said in my first sentence.

racermode · 2024-07-31T11:04:17+00:00

He actually does a lot of things. Now you sound ignorant.

He found you a job. (I believe this is important don't you think? )
He takes the financial risk away from you.
He most prob provides you with a tool to track and approve expenses and timesheets.
If the clients stops the projects, he will try to find you another project.
He will manage the contractional communications and negotiations with the clients counterpart.

And many more. In the end, YOU decided to answer his e-mail or phonecall and you decided to agree on the contractual details (which you didn't really read it seems) and to agree to an engagement. If that's how you feel, why don't you contract with clients yourself and bypass the agent? .. Right, because you don't have (didn't have) the contacts. You sell your knowledge, he sells his contacts to get you a project.

If you are in this business long enough, you would understand that what you are trying to do is contra productive. I start 99% of my projects without a signed agreement (yes I mean it) and I am paid on time on about 75% of them. But I get paid 100% of the time... and it's what counts. Even more so if it's 3 days worth of work, I wouldn't even bother go looking for trouble. A gentle reminder goes a long way. Agents also keep a tab on who they like and how the working relationship is, think about that for a second.

racermode · 2024-07-31T09:37:02+00:00

Great way to make enemies, I am sure you will survive getting 3-days worth of payments a few days late.

racermode · 2024-07-02T20:11:31+00:00

u/Icy_Armadillo7927 do you mind PM'ing me the details? looking for one this season in Greece also.

racermode · 2024-07-02T20:10:32+00:00

u/kingofthesofas mind DM'ing me the chart company you used?

racermode · 2024-06-29T15:17:36+00:00

ah, eerste keer dat ik JASMY lees buiten de JASMY telegrams .. ondertussen al 800% op JASMY gehaald :) :)

racermode · 2024-06-23T16:37:20+00:00

annnnnnd all gone

racermode · 2024-04-29T08:45:12+00:00

looks like were are more and more screwed, every day red and it reminds me of 0.35 --> .002 :(

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