With persistent inflation and high energy prices, life is quite expensive. If you buy something online, it can be tempting to pay afterwards. But what dangers lurk? Suppose you buy a dining table online, of course you don’t yet know how the table looks in reality. Reason enough for Harriet Rikhof from Brunssum to subsequently … Read more
Crowdfunding literally means: getting money from the public. You tell as many people as possible about your plans and ask if they want to invest in them. But how do you ensure a successful crowdfunding, and isn’t it inconvenient to ask for money? “It felt a little crazy to ask for money,” says 31-year-old Karen … Read more
With prices rising, it’s a good time to take a closer look at your fixed costs. For example, you may have current subscriptions that you barely use. But it’s still difficult to cancel memberships and subscriptions online. Why is it so difficult? And what can you as a consumer do about it? The mother of … Read more
Point your smartphone at someone and transfer money to them that way. It sounds futuristic, but if it’s up to ING, it’s going to happen soon. It is thanks to a new wireless technology that the bank is testing together with the Eindhoven chip group NXP. Is this the future of payment? And what else … Read more
Go out to dinner with your friends, to a festival or on vacation. Very nice, but not if you lack cash and inflation does not make it easier. Economic differences between friends seem to be getting bigger and bigger. How do you handle it? Earning less than your friends feels bad. According to financial expert … Read more
VAT on energy is temporarily lower, the minimum wage is rising (slightly), landlords are being allowed to raise rents and pensioners are getting something extra. From July 1, there will be some changes that will affect your wallet. We have listed the most important changes for you. 1. The minimum wage rises slightly The minimum … Read more
You may have heard of people investing in ETFs. But what are these exactly? Why would you choose this? And what are the risks? Joost Schmets from the Association of Shareholders (VEB) and financial planner Ramón Wernsen explains. The number of private investors is still growing. The Dutch Financial Markets Authority (AFM) saw the number … Read more
High energy bills, high inflation: It must almost lead to an increase in the number of payment arrears. Experts explain how to get behind with such a backlog, and especially how to find help to get out of debt again. 1.5 million households in the Netherlands have such large arrears that there are money problems, … Read more
A growing group of people are sounding the alarm about their financial situation, notes the information platform Geldfit.nl. “People who have just made ends meet are now having problems. Expenditures are rising, but incomes are not growing together,” Frederieke Kokol said on behalf of Geldfit. “We get questions from all different types of target groups,” … Read more