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by Emkay
Sat Dec 06, 2025 2:04 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Why are you unhappy today?
Replies: 168
Views: 175544

Re: Why are you unhappy today?

I’m so sorry for your loss sannerl. 😢 ❤️
by Emkay
Thu Dec 04, 2025 6:12 am
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Question re divorce, UK rental, DE Progressionsvorbehalt
Replies: 3
Views: 156

Re: Question re divorce, UK rental, DE Progressionsvorbehalt

It would still be subject to Progressionsvorbehalt in Germany, but if you have no German income, there would be no tax due. Thank you Andy P. Just another question if I may…..for round numbers, I earn 9000€ from UK rental and just over the personal 1000€ tax free DE savings interest. Is the interes...
by Emkay
Wed Dec 03, 2025 7:01 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Question re divorce, UK rental, DE Progressionsvorbehalt
Replies: 3
Views: 156

Question re divorce, UK rental, DE Progressionsvorbehalt

I’d really appreciate advice in this. I’ve never paid tax on my UK rental income as it’s below the UK tax free allowance. Since 2021, my UK rental income is taxed in Germany under Progressionsvorbehalt. I believe this is based on my husband’s tax class. I’ve no other income. When separated and then ...
by Emkay
Mon Dec 01, 2025 8:48 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things to ponder
Replies: 15
Views: 8556

Re: Things to ponder

Can anyone else relate to this…..? THE TIREDNESS THAT ONLY BEGINNERS KNOW: THE "REAL" ABOUT THE LIFE OF AN IMMIGRANT Living in another country takes a strength that no one sees. It's not glamour, it's not a permanent adventure, and it's not that ongoing joy that social media sells. It's a ...
by Emkay
Sun Nov 16, 2025 7:26 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Breathtaking
Replies: 2
Views: 703

Re: Breathtaking

I’ve only ever found teacup size normal hornet nests in our garage. First ‘Mama‘ hornet was huge and used to scare the bejesus out of me until we made friends. She’d come in the back door every day, buzz around a bit and I let her out a window. 😊
by Emkay
Sun Nov 02, 2025 10:26 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What made you smile today? :)
Replies: 255
Views: 132857

Re: What made you smile today? :)

Whilst I’m away from home, I went with kiddo to sort some domestics in her friend’s flat whilst he’s away. I was curious in a super minimalist flat, if there’s a meaning to one simple photo he has framed. Yes, I’m being very nerdy in an attempt to think of anything other than the ‘elephant in the ro...
by Emkay
Fri Oct 31, 2025 8:09 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Why are you unhappy today?
Replies: 168
Views: 175544

Re: Why are you unhappy today?

Unhappy because I just realised that today is a public holiday in Bremen but not in Berlin. My official place of work is Berlin even though I work from home in Bremen except for 8 days per year. What that means is I completely failed to prepare for Halloween tonight. I didn't go out and buy sweetie...
by Emkay
Mon Oct 13, 2025 12:50 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What made you smile today? :)
Replies: 255
Views: 132857

Re: What made you smile today? :)

Made me smile….
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by Emkay
Fri Oct 10, 2025 4:48 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 861
Views: 487827

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

All my problems are solved….Elon Musk with blue thingy badge has sent me a friend a request….he's sure to be my knight on shining armour 😂
by Emkay
Fri Oct 10, 2025 2:08 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What Made You Laugh Today
Replies: 861
Views: 487827

Re: What Made You Laugh Today

Fraufruit wrote: Thu Oct 09, 2025 5:52 pm Is that for emkay? :lol:
Haha, I saw franklan’s post before yours and thought thank goodness we don’t have a gas oven 😂
by Emkay
Fri Sep 26, 2025 1:08 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Why are you happy today?
Replies: 206
Views: 163223

Re: Why are you happy today?

I just saw some happy posts and despite some unpleasantness for me at the moment, there’s hopefully, always something to be happy about….I rescued this 50 year old monstera from my neighbour. New house owner threw it into his renovation trash pile so I ‘plant napped‘ it a few weeks ago during a very...
by Emkay
Sat Sep 20, 2025 4:53 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 65
Views: 7062

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

It’s very different to the UK supermarkets where the cashiers helped pack and didn’t start with the next customer until all sorted. It can be awful for elderly customers to be so rushed. @kiplette, that’s annoying about the wine. I thought prices shown are valid even if they got it wrong. I’d have l...
by Emkay
Fri Sep 19, 2025 1:14 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 65
Views: 7062

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

Goodness, after seeing mention of checkouts…..just had a flashback to old TT. Did Poppit/Poppet (RIP) post a little funny checkout story that got the most likes ever? Perhaps someone can remember how it went before I bodge it completely 😊 I remember it like this: He had loaded all the goods on the ...
by Emkay
Wed Sep 17, 2025 11:34 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 65
Views: 7062

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

The supermarket has to proof that you wanted to steal anything. And exactly that will be a loooooooooooooooooooooooong discussion, that nobody wants ... Why would one start that discussion, when it is obvious how not to start it? Proof is difficult. I think there’s even some kind of zero tolerance....
by Emkay
Wed Sep 17, 2025 6:38 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 65
Views: 7062

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

Goodness, after seeing mention of checkouts…..just had a flashback to old TT. Did Poppit/Poppet (RIP) post a little funny checkout story that got the most likes ever? Perhaps someone can remember how it went before I bodge it completely 😊
by Emkay
Tue Sep 16, 2025 12:53 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Inheritance tax and German citizenship
Replies: 7
Views: 16373

Re: Inheritance tax and German citizenship

I‘m just revisiting the matter of my inheritance after my mother‘s death last October. I‘ve confused and forgotten some issues in the overall state of things over the last year. In December 2024, I submitted a permitted free text letter to the Finanzamt re my inheritance. Reliable Makler detailed ho...
by Emkay
Mon Sep 15, 2025 7:34 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits
Replies: 15
Views: 4128

Re: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits

I can't find any information online about attaching a Wise or Revolut account to a NSANDI account - my suspicion is that you can't, but if someone with better google-fu can find that out, it would be helpful and not only for mini-emkay :D @emkay - can your kid open an HSBC account like you did? Tha...
by Emkay
Mon Sep 15, 2025 7:30 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits
Replies: 15
Views: 4128

Re: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits

Kiddo and I get excited every month. Happy with an occasional £25 so far 😊. Still trying to work out how she can get her outstanding wins without a Uk bank account….. Have you looked into a Wise account (used to be transfer wise) or Revolut, for some of them you do not need to be a UK resident but ...
by Emkay
Mon Sep 15, 2025 2:45 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits
Replies: 15
Views: 4128

Re: Offsetting Familienversicherung income limits

@kiplette. That’s good news kiplette. I’m just having new front and back doors installed that takes me under the KK limit this year. Next year, it’s likely going to be unavoidable! Just to mention….as far as I’ve learned and hopefully understood correctly, for DE tax (therefore KK too) matters, you ...
by Emkay
Fri Sep 12, 2025 6:21 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany
Replies: 65
Views: 7062

Re: Problems in Supermarkets in Germany

Thanks for adding the Lidl documentary link to my last post 😊