First of all I hope you all enjoyed a great Easter weekend. In Belgium it was summer time with 24+ degrees Celsius. Past week I spend few days in Rotterdam in a technology conference. Technology is rapidly changing the world and the job landscape… it is amazing to discover and to be part of it. […]
April 2019 . Easter vacation time for the kids is ongoing. A moment where I take a big envelope and put memories of the past year events, pictures, drawings of the kids and send it to our foster child in Nepal. I also add a tourist guide of cities where I have been this year. […]
Past week was a busy week with two days Amsterdam and 2 days in London. On Thursday evening I enjoyed a business seminar and dinner with former PM David Cameron of the UK. In the meantime Mrs Dividendcake has been packing boxes all week long. So past wednesday there was no time for a midweek […]
Monopoly is a game of luck, strategy, and people skills. No strategy will guarantee you a win; that’s one of the reasons Monopoly is so interesting. In any given game, a newcomer, even a child can beat a lifetime champion. To win monopoly, you need to bankrupt all of your opponents before they can do the same […]
Your valuables are important to you. Make sure you keep them safe from fire, theft and a myriad of other potential disasters. Isn’t this the marketing slogan that banks use to sell safe deposit boxes available at their bank locations ? The box size you rent depends on the amount of valuables you need to protect. […]
At the end of last year during Christmas break, I read an interesting article about the Number 1 reason Americans are so stressed out. An article from editor Catey Hill on the website Marketwatch.com (see link below) Money causing Stress ? Catey states that money is the biggest source of stress for Americans and research […]
Two years. Twenty-four months. A hundred and four weeks. Exactly 730 days. That’s how long it’s been since this important thing …my personal finance and travel blog launched Reflecting back on 2 years of blogging Today marks the two years anniversary of Dividend Cake. In two years, a lot of life events occurred. I’ve given already […]
A few weeks ago I read the blog post “Planning for a Great New Year? Start with Self-Reflection Before Setting Goals” of Keith Rosen. In this blog post, Keith states that most people set the wrong goals and never take time to celebrate their successes over the prior year. Before you begin your goal-setting mission, you need […]
After a relaxing start of 2019, the normal life rhythm picked up again with school for the kids and business objectives at work. This means also business travel. The first trip in 2019 is a business trip to Shanghai. I was the first time in Shanghai in 2006. Now 13 years later I am back […]
Dear DividendCake followers, we are little more than 1 day away from starting a new year 2019 ! 2018 has been quite a year from a personal and financial perspective. Allow me to reflect in this New Year Wishes Blog post and give you my opinion about three things : The 2019 global economy outlook […]