April 2019 . Easter vacation time for the kids is ongoing. A moment where I take a big envelope and put memories of the past year events, pictures, drawings of the kids and send it to our foster child in Nepal. I also add a tourist guide of cities where I have been this year. […]
Just got back from another busy week in the USA and the last day of March 2019 has already arrived. Also the clock moved one hour forward to summer time. April is ahead of us and it looks to be a very busy month. So let’s move on to our Kids Portfolio. A portfolio I […]
Sunday morning and I am writing this blog post on a plane… Internet is available for 20$ on a plane and my experience with Internet on planes has been very positive. In the past two weeks, two articles in the financial newspaper caught my attention. The first article on Moneytalk talked about the fact that […]
Just got back from another busy week in the USA where I got to experience snow again. Swiping the snow from the car with a snow brush, wasn’t something I expected to do anymore this year after leaving Belgium in spring weather with 18 degrees. In Canada they got last week 25 cm of snow. […]
Sunday morning and within one week February 2019 is already gone. Have you ever dreamed about a political career ? If you see the salaries that those politicians get, does that make you dream ? Politics isn’t always seen as a money-making career. After all, politicians serve in positions of public service. Nobody goes in […]
Two years. Twenty-four months. A hundred and four weeks. Exactly 730 days. That’s how long it’s been since this important thing …my personal finance and travel blog launched Reflecting back on 2 years of blogging Today marks the two years anniversary of Dividend Cake. In two years, a lot of life events occurred. I’ve given already […]
After a relaxing start of 2019, the normal life rhythm picked up again with school for the kids and business objectives at work. This means also business travel. The first trip in 2019 is a business trip to Shanghai. I was the first time in Shanghai in 2006. Now 13 years later I am back […]
Past week Saint-Nicolas did pass the house with chocolates and other goodies. Little kids always look forward to the night of the 6th of December when this holy man brings toys and delicious chocolates. A tradition that still prevails for kids in the Netherlands and Belgium. Our kids are already teenagers and didn’t ask a […]
Autumn vacation for the kids finally…and Halloween is approaching. As a family we locked in two Halloween events and prepared our scary clothing and makeup. During the past weeks I have missed publishing some blog posts. The main reason is FOCUS. I am focussing on the achievement of my 2018 objectives. If you follow this blog, […]
Summer vacation and time to relax and discover Tuscany… One of the cities close to our vacation house is Lucca, a perfect example of a beautifully preserved Tuscan town. Our exploration of Lucca includes visits to the cathedral, San Martino, with important sculptures and San Michele in Foro with its close associations with the Puccini family – we […]