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by Nixon
Fri Jun 12, 2026 7:47 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Hallo Leute!
Replies: 2
Views: 167

Re: Hallo Leute!

Thank you!
by Nixon
Fri Jun 12, 2026 6:17 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Hallo Leute!
Replies: 2
Views: 167

Hallo Leute!

13 years after our older kiddo started schooling, she has succeeded, completed her Abitur!

Something nice to help on these 13 degrees today :-)
by Nixon
Fri Jun 12, 2026 6:03 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Heating oil usage
Replies: 17
Views: 542

Re: Heating oil usage

LOL
by Nixon
Tue Jun 09, 2026 12:02 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Travel Insurance?
Replies: 9
Views: 834

Re: Travel Insurance?

Thanks Panda :-D
by Nixon
Mon Jun 08, 2026 9:17 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Junk drawer
Replies: 13
Views: 528

Re: Junk drawer

Just in case you maybe forgot, take care of batteries in a different way, they might/will leak after a while. This weekend it was brought to my attention that everybody needs a junk drawer . I didn't even know what that is, so I had to look it up! As I do not have one yet, I started one. This is how...
by Nixon
Mon Jun 08, 2026 9:15 am
Forum: Bremen
Topic: Bored in Bremen
Replies: 30
Views: 8478

Re: Bored in Bremen

If you can, just get into a car (bus, train, you choose) and drive somewhere you have never been to. You will see a new world.
I am hoping to get to Stavanger soon.
by Nixon
Mon Jun 08, 2026 8:58 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Travel Insurance?
Replies: 9
Views: 834

Re: Travel Insurance?

I know it is not the same thing, but don't forget about Reisekrankenversicherung/Auslandskrankenversicherung.
It is cheap, under 30.00 EUR per year for our family. A piece of mind.
by Nixon
Mon Jun 01, 2026 10:23 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Travel Insurance?
Replies: 9
Views: 834

Re: Travel Insurance?

Now when you are mentioning meetups, any soon?
by Nixon
Wed May 13, 2026 8:10 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Taxing inheritance - Writing a Will
Replies: 5
Views: 1179

Re: Taxing inheritance - Writing a Will

Alive and kicking, no reaction at all!
Had to wait for a while before I acknowledge it :-)

Franklan, thanks for asking!
by Nixon
Sun May 03, 2026 9:53 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Taxing inheritance - Writing a Will
Replies: 5
Views: 1179

Re: Taxing inheritance - Writing a Will

Thank you Anda.
by Nixon
Sat May 02, 2026 2:11 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Taxing inheritance - Writing a Will
Replies: 5
Views: 1179

Taxing inheritance - Writing a Will

Hello all, I am supposed to do a penicillin allergy test on Monday (staying in a hospital for 3 nights) and just remembered that it can take me away and that I don't have a will. You never know. I have a few properties in the US and they would go to my wife and daughters. We are all German residents...
by Nixon
Mon Apr 06, 2026 4:34 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: autopayment of bank credit card
Replies: 14
Views: 4909

Re: autopayment of bank credit card

If you want a card that you pay off with your pace, there is Advanzia (from Luxembourg).
Just didn't like not to have some kind of control. But now, some 12 years later it is more about it being for free.
by Nixon
Mon Apr 06, 2026 4:24 pm
Forum: Berlin
Topic: bikes on ÖPNV in Berlin
Replies: 7
Views: 3232

Re: bikes on ÖPNV in Berlin

Since you are thinking of riding it a just one way, try going earlier in the morning by U-bahn. Before rush hour and return by bike. Easier to get a spot, and you will not stink in the office if you don't have a shower at work. Of course, if you are showering after the ride or before the next day tr...
by Nixon
Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:23 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: Anyone have an opinion on R+V Versicherung?
Replies: 3
Views: 1796

Re: Anyone have an opinion on R+V Versicherung?

I have a Girokonto at Volksbank, so I could get a discount on insurance through R+V Versicherung. Does anyone have experience with them? You haven't specified what insurance you're looking for, so that is a tough question to answer. Consider "liability insurance" (Haftpflichtversicherung)...
by Nixon
Sat Mar 28, 2026 8:20 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Joint taxation of spouses. Ehegattensplitting.
Replies: 5
Views: 2130

Re: Joint taxation of spouses. Ehegattensplitting.

Does Germany know to increase income in any other way except by increasing taxes?
by Nixon
Sat Mar 28, 2026 8:06 pm
Forum: Bremen
Topic: Bored in Bremen
Replies: 30
Views: 8478

Re: Bored in Bremen

Waiting for the rest of the alphabet.
by Nixon
Thu Feb 05, 2026 11:49 am
Forum: Phone
Topic: dual US and German SIMS
Replies: 20
Views: 25736

Re: dual US and German SIMS

It looks like that it is 13GB per month now. I kept my T-Mobile number and have a German Telekom prepaid card that works in the EU and 🇨🇭(a must since I live on the border). I’m quite happy with it. Rather than paying 10€ a month I just pay 99€ in advance once a year. I text using WhatsApp. The Tele...
by Nixon
Thu Feb 05, 2026 11:21 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Train conductor dies after attack by passenger
Replies: 8
Views: 7287

Re: Train conductor dies after attack by passenger

Sometimes a single punch can be enough. Head hitting a curb or something like that.
by Nixon
Thu Dec 25, 2025 11:39 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: New private pension scheme is coming
Replies: 7
Views: 12485

Re: New private pension scheme is coming

We will have to wait and see.
Thanks for explaining.
by Nixon
Thu Dec 25, 2025 8:47 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Actual costs for home office?
Replies: 4
Views: 8316

Re: Actual costs for home office?

Thank you Panda.