Hi there, I’m Ed .
Long-time reader just decided to start contributing. Like most people here.
I live with my girlfriend and cat in a probably too expensive rental apartment.
I’m 30ish, live in Lausanne and work in IT. I’m not a software engineer. I would love to code for a living but I feel overwhelmed by everything that’s new and I don’t know yet.
Anyhoo. I have been investing since my early 20s but not necessarily the smart way. I’m quite a stock picker bad that has worked out okay for me, but I’ve seen that if I had invested in indices I would be better off now.
According to the online calculators I’m too far from FI. Trying to figure out if we should buy and save some rent or just move and save some rent. Did I say save some rent?
I use YNAB (old version, one-off payment) and Gnucash mainly to keep track of stocks.
The rest… I guess it’ll transpire from my forum posts.
If anyone living in Lausanne or nearby is interested in beers or coffee to exchange advice and views, just say the word!