Some investment ideas start with a spreadsheet. Others begin while waiting for pizza.During a recent trip to Dublin, I took my daughter for dinner at Papa John's. While waiting for the pizza, I did…
Most investing decisions don't happen inside a brokerage account. They happen in everyday life.Over the years, I've tried to reduce unnecessary spending and make more intentional financial decisions. At the same time, my wife…
For more than 10 years I’ve been using a dedicated image field in Drupal content types as a featured image. Back when I originally built the site architecture, this approach made perfect sense. The…
After booking a trip to Ireland with Lufthansa, I found myself doing something I often do when a company catches my attention: looking at its stock and checking whether there are any interesting options…
As we are planning a trip to Ireland this weekend, I decided to take a closer look at the country's stock market.Actually, this has become a bit of a habit. Whenever I visit a…
At the start of April 2026, we spent about six nights at Titanic Hotel Berlin (Chausseestraße 30). The trip was primarily work-related—my fiancée attended a conference in the translation industry—but it turned into a…
Shot at the end of April 2026, on a calm and lovely Sunday morning, this video started with a simple plan: go out and hunt for morels - murķeļi. Spring, fresh air, perfect timing……
When planning a family trip to Berlin with children, most travelers immediately think about the Berlin Zoo — and rightly so. But if you are spending a few days in the German capital with…
In 2023, we bought Ādģēri in an online auction.Price: just over €30,000.Financing: ~6% interest.Total expected payment over ~5 years: ~€40,000.Status (April 2026): more than half already paid.On paper, it was a bad deal.Realistically, we…
At the start of April 2026, during our roughly five-day trip to Berlin, we finally visited the famous Berlin Zoo for the first time - or at least the first time I can actually…
In April 2026, I had my first experience with Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) while flying the Riga–Berlin–Riga route with airBaltic. This was my first time using Berlin’s main international airport, and overall, it left…
It has already become something of a tradition for us - escaping the cold during our daughter’s winter school break and trading grey skies for warmth, color, and a slower rhythm of life. Each…