Still alive and kicking

Just a quick random update after almost a year of exodus. I’m still alive, here’s a bullet pointed list of the past ~12 months.

  • Quit that last job within 3 months due to the boss being very toxic (after me, 4 others quit in a rather quick succession)
  • Was unemployed for 3 months
  • Went to a very strange business trip for another job opportunity where everything was paid including business class flights, chauffeur service and 5-star hotel, no idea if the whole thing was legit, felt more like a FBI/CIA interrogation
  • Found a new job where I got promoted within two months
  • Dumped all my VT for a more CHF centric asset allocation due to fears of AI/SPCX bubble burst (also FOMO’d into SPCX)
  • Loaded up on more BTC in July (turned out to be a good decision)
  • Been to Cancun, Prague, Montenegro, Venice and Gran Canaria
  • Tried to buy a new apartment for 1.75M CHF but bank told me my 215k CHF income is too low to afford it, which made me…
  • starting two new side-hustles (a new AI/blockchain server thing which is quite cash intense and some website project) should net anywhere from 2-10k CHF extra per month.
  • Got to a point where with all these AI models I’m looking to move out of IT security and back to DevOps/SRE (defenders are still lagging behind and we have like daily incidents due to attacks at the new job)

Thanks for the folks that ended up using my IBKR and Tesla referral codes and for others that reached out to ask for an update.

Portfolio page and Saving rate updated. Strangely enough it looks like I have not gotten any actual tax invoice this year.

Until next time 🙂

No more monthly updates…

Despite having 900+ monthly active readers I’ve decided to give up on the monthly updates. I feel like the people that wanted to get in contact with me already did and the others simply do no longer deserve an insight into my (financial) life.

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Portfolio Update June 2025 | New job secured | +100k CHF NW

We’ve had this view at the end of May

Welcome to the Portfolio update of June 2025. I’m going back to the Web3 world… read more to learn more…

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Portfolio Update May 2025 | I Quit! | +60k CHF NW

I handed in my resignation (with 3 month notice)

Welcome to the Portfolio update of May 2025. After 2 years in Web2.0 I quit my job… read more to learn more…

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Portfolio Update April 2025 | -20k CHF net worth | Back on track…

The actual view from the place we’ve been (Studio Ghibli Style)

Welcome to the Portfolio update of April 2025. We’re back… from Mexico… read on to learn more…

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Portfolio Update March 2025 | -110k CHF net worth | Vienna is nice!

Welcome to the Portfolio update of March 2025. We were in (cold) Vienna and crypto is dumping…

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Portfolio Update February 2025 | Back 2 Work & Sicily | +85k CHF net worth

Welcome to the Portfolio update of February 2025. I was in (rainy) Sicily and crypto is pumping…

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Portfolio Update January 2025 | Happy New Year! | -36k CHF net worth

Welcome to the Portfolio update of January 2025. Happy new year, except the net worth did not go up…

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Portfolio Update December 2024 | +251k CHF NW | Crypto Bull and Bi-Millionaire!

Welcome to the Portfolio update of December 2024. The crypto markets are on fire and so are our net worth gains…

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Portfolio Update November 2024 | +59k CHF NW | Delays, delays, delays…

Welcome to the Portfolio update of November 2024. October was probably one of the most stressful months I’ve ever had…

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