Thomas Vermeulen

Passionate about sports & binging knowledge. Here to stay informed. Views my own.

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@FinanceFilosoof Hey Stefan, kan je wat meer info sturen aub? Woon nu in Sofia en grote fan van Bansko. Helaas niet op nomadfest deze week

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@FinanceFilosoof Mmm nu heb ik goesting in kroketten haha

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Pretty much yes.
Romania does have a 10% flat income tax.
Employees also pay 25% in pension contributions and 10% health insurance. That's why their take-home pay on a €100k salary is nowhere near €90k.

Having a low flat income tax rate and a significantly lower net salary can both be true at the same time.

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@AriLaakso3 @stats_feed Seems it accounts for personal income tax + social security which is uncapped in Romania

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@FinanceFilosoof 10 jaar in juli. Liever een goed verhaal over mislukkingen en getrokken lessen dan eeuwige 'what if's'

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@BenjiNaesen Almost certainly for city marketing. That 200m further gave them the money shot with Nevsky cathedral and the parliament. They obviously knew the risks.

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Yes, don't want to do fear mongering. Although with drones comes debris and missing targets. Some will refresh the news. Others will hit the beach. People have to do their own risk assessment. If you have to go to school tomorrow or work, you don't just take a flight anywhere. And 100 other reasons

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I considered it, but didn't pick Dubai, Tblisi, Cyprus or Taiwan as base, partly because of geopolitics.
Bulgaria is NATO, but has Romania between Bulgaria and Ukraine. That's already close enough for me. Some bases in South America are 'better' in that regard, but as you know all come with pros and cons. Many risks are overweighed.
Statistically, in most of the world you're more likely to be killed in a road crash or ordinary crime than by any conflict spillover reaching a random apartment.

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@nic_amadio Yep, geopolitics matter.
As per the UK Defence Secretary 2 Iranian missiles were fired in the direction of Cyprus. UK has bases there.

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@JSiebens29749 @jonas_creteur Idd ook teveel bobslee maar enkel samenvattingen van Klaebo. Mss zijn die paketten te duur of exclusief 🤷‍♂️?

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Nee voor die en ijshockey vond ik Sporza beter. Seppe Smits op halfpipe was ook top. Een replay van aerials of skimo of skicross is stuk minder. Wss ook 1) gemiddelde aandacht verdeeld over veel events 2) Veldrijden in het weekend staat bijna standaard aan zoals journaal om 19u 3) gewoon de realiteit. Die sporten zijn in Vlaanderen minder popular of worden quasi niet beoefend. Ook ok

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@hispanicnomad @Christi42362104 @Screechweasel1 Taxi prices in Sofia increased by 20% in Dec. That's unrelated to euro. The list goes on: geopolitics, energy, food supply. People don't fully realize this and link this to what they recall easiest: 'euro'. But yes, things got more expensive

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@hispanicnomad @Christi42362104 @Screechweasel1 They're exaggerating. The euro was already pegged to leva. Prices have been increasing up post COVID due to inflation etc. You do have 'scammers'. Bread been rounded up by 30%. Parking fees from 1 lev to 1 euro. That's not the euro. That's people waiting for an occasion to scam

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Zucht. Ook niet op vakantie in Spanje met jouw gebroken been langskomen... Genre, "je bent vrij in wat je doet tot het mij niet instaat". Jaloezie of niet enfin. Veel wordt geregeld via EHIC en de betreffende EU lidstaat. De rest kan via privéverzekering of door volle pot betalen. Stefan woont in Bulgarije. Via Superdoc heb je daar direct online een afspraak bij een specialist. Geen 6 maanden wachttijd op dermatoloog. Ook oude sovjetklinieken, maar ook top privé klinieken vergelijkbaar met de top in Londen. België heeft ook zijn toppers. Oh wé als je online shopt buiten Belgie of net over de grens dus mag dit voor gezondheid ook. Of je rijdt de Franse wegen kapot door péage te omzeilen. Los van overheidsbijdrage enz. Bon, ik kan doorgaan en nog wat bias toevoegen. Laat ons focussen op hoe we de EU aantrekkelijk maken, ondernemerschap aanmoedigen en waar voor ons belastingsgeld krijgen.

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@ToppingOlly @lawrencekingyo Lack of branding and the perception of Russian influence, being its neighbour, ease for social life, cold winter. It's for the advanced nomad. The crypto, entrepreneurs that care about margin etc. Top hiking, wine, nature and history though

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I love Spanish food. Not endless variation, big fans of the simple food and pintxos. Lots of fresh ingredients & pork. Lots of olive oil, few sauces. Most Belgian food is french cuisine blended with German comfort food. Not flashy, but solid. Country of compromises 😁 I don't rate fries as our best dish. Try beef stew in beer, rabbit in gueuze, waterzooi, vol-au-vent

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@ChrisCordoba15 @recouso @andyzhou This. I felt much colder in Spain, Greece, Lebanon, Jordan etc in winter than Bulgaria or Sweden. Mediterranean houses tend to lack proper insulation and be poorly heated on temporary gas heaters or expensive electrical heaters.