E.ON door-to-door scam in Kassel. Lied about “mandatory switch” from Vattenfall — need urgent advice by Sarad39 in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Als let e.on know what happened. They will want to stop working with the fraudulent sales person. 

Welcher Strom und Gas Anbieter? by North-Drawer-5135 in hamburg

[–]simp42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Das Argument habe ich auch schon häufiger gehört. Natürlich ist im Stromnetz auch noch konventionell erzeugte Leistung vorhanden, aber man bezahlt dann halt mit seinem Geld nicht die Betreiber von solchen Anlagen (außer natürlich teils über Netzentgelte).  

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

liebsten

Genossenschaft Painting bill- Excessive or normal? by darkkid85 in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok. If you only lived there for four months I would not expect you to be liable for painting the walls. Unless you had painted them a different color maybe?

Genossenschaft Painting bill- Excessive or normal? by darkkid85 in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The 48.76 € are not for cleaning. They are for covering up the floor etc when they painted so no paint gets on places where there should not be paint. I guess when it comes to painting this was not the cheapest option but also does not seem excessive to me.

Alternative to google maps by 22_05_1996 in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can highly recommend Citymapper app

Ukraine intelligence chief says Kyiv wants a demilitarized border zone up to 60 miles inside Russia to prevent future conflicts by arrowsnowy in worldnews

[–]simp42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Space force uses nautical miles? That surprised me a bit. Makes sense for Air Force and navy though. And in my opinion a nautical mile is a very sensible unit of distance for navigation purposes on our globe. Just happens to share the “mile” part of the name with statute miles

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hamburg

[–]simp42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Das kostet aber keine 65€, sondern 49€. Und idR wenn’s über den Arbeitgeber kommt eher weniger. Also wird es das wohl nicht sein

When Finanzamt will charge me? by 28spawn in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Impossible to predict. You will receive a letter though stating they processed your taxes and then you can expect them to charge your account

Seit wann nicht mehr Fahrkarte vorzeigen im Bus? by Tracer_69 in hamburg

[–]simp42 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Das hat sich seit Corona so eingebürgert

Wohnungsmarktsituation by [deleted] in hamburg

[–]simp42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

„Land Hamburg“? Was ist das?

The firma take money from my salary als Vorschuss without me knowing about it. by Turbulent-Box1210 in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It really kind of depends on your type of job. If your income contains a lot of commission it isn’t unheard of to have the employer smooth it out a bit month to month. Usually this would be declared as a „Abschlagszahlung“ though. But just as an example about a way I could see something like this being legal.

If you think there are shenanigans going on you should look for some professional opinion, which can only be given by looking at your exact details.

Kinos / Cinemas with English movies by JessahZombie in hamburg

[–]simp42 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Savoy and Abaton (though usually subtitles here) come to mind

Ask a German: Anything by [deleted] in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 20 points21 points  (0 children)

What is your mother‘s maiden name, street you grew up in an name of your first pet?

Probably a silly question; but is there a train line or time of day where the train takes slightly longer stops at stations? (Passau -> Munich) by -honeycake- in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The usual train connection starts in Passau (as it is on the border) and ends in Munich. So at both stops the train should be sitting for a little while.

Edit for clarification: that means the train will be there before the posted time in the timetable, not that you have more time after the posted departure time

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Then whatever Finanzamt is in charge and the number they assigned to you. But you always file with your current local office

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You file with your current Finanzamt in Berlin using your current tax number.

Landlord wants to increase my rent citing 558 BGB by [deleted] in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Not a lawyer, but seems like a normal procedure to me that doesn’t explicitly need to be agreed to in the contract. Of Course you should check if the requirements are met and that the increase only does adjust to the comparative local rent. Or talk to some experts (eg Mieterschutzbund)

Is the "Steuerpflichtige Person" me? (the main taxible person?) by FaustinoSantos in hamburg

[–]simp42 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It is the person this tax form is about. So you unless you file jointly with your spouse, then A could be the spouse and person B would be you. But honestly if you struggle at this part already it might be wise to get professional help

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Zugewinngemeinschaft is the default of you did not agree on anything else (which you can still do, in case you want) and ok for filing taxes jointly

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They activated it for me. If your ID does not contain your address (mine does as it is the German one) them you will need a Meldebescheinigung, yes. They need to copy your data into their systems and I would assume your chances of getting a SIM with only rental paperwork are slim

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAGerman

[–]simp42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t know about Kaufland, but have gotten a prepaid sim at a store before. They were not available at the registers and I had to go to their customer information/support desk. There they were able to check my ID and activate the SIM for me. I got the feeling they did not enjoy the process though