Author: MrRIP

Retire in progress...

Unemployment in Switzerland

Hi RIP friends, Today we have the first guest post on this blog! I asked a close friend of RIP family to write something about being […]

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Swiss Pension System a.k.a. Pillars for dummies and immigrants

Gruezi RIP Freunde, This very long post is about the Swiss Pension System, with special attention to information for immigrants. Let’s ask the main question: when […]

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October 2016 Financial Update – Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita… (halfway done!)

Hi RIP voyeurs, October 2016 is gone. Amazing autumn here in Switzerland, colourful leaves all over the places and still not as cold as expected. As end-of-month […]

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A Taste of FI: asked to slow down to a 80% position at Hooli

Hi RIP friends, At Hooli I have this weekly 1:1 conversation with my manager to discuss ongoing issues and career plans – as I guess […]

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Market timing and US election

Good Evening RIP friends, Did you sell all your stock funds? You know that doomsday is coming, don’t you? What are you waiting for?? Let […]

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It didn’t work but it was fun, i.e. facebooks sucks

Hi RIP friends, Here’s a sad story about me and facebook: my account has been blocked. No, not the Retire In Progress Page that is still up and running. […]

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Eleven Gems on the Net #3

Hi readers, Welcome back to another episode of Eleven Gems on the Net (EGN, for friends), where i share few interesting links I’ve found on the […]

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First Italian FI Blogger meeting!

Hi RIPpers, I’ve been recently invited to a Northern European FI Bloggers meetup that took place in a small town across the Netherlands-Belgium border. I sadly had […]

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10 Questions and a Pizza Place with… myself!

No, I can’t believe I’m doing this, I should seriously contact a doctor… Anyway, here’s the thing: I loved so much the 10 questions series on the […]

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My Credit Score

Hi RIP friends, Today I’m going to show you my credit score! Are you ready? Well, not an actual numeric value like the ones that […]

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