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Revolut, this one app that can handle your money without taxes? Really?!

I do not want to present Revolut  because it seems that everyone knows about it. In Romania there are over 100.000 users . I heard about it from my friends that are already huge fans. I am happy with my bank that I am working and I think that everything Revolut does, my bank does it better 😊 What is Revolut ? Just google it and you will find a tone of articles. I am just sick and tired of this topic. I just want to get it out of my system 😊 So you download and install the Revolut App and you are done. So they say… But really, there are costs, more or less hidden, once you go on with your account opening you find out more and more. The first and the most “important” thing that  Revolut  does is…guess what… the national bank exchange rate!?  What?  I am laughing my ass of right now, again, because I know people that use  Revolut  and did not once used this option…because they do not travel abroad!!!! And once you go abroad you have to be careful to use the local currency, not

Rent a place or buy a home?

I took the decision of buying a house about two years ago. Said and done...the house is on the outskirts of Bucharest, a 30 minute drive to the office, a 10 minute drive to the nearest shopping center. So, it is all good from this point of view. But did I made a good call about investing in a home for 25 years - yes, I got a loan from the bank? Some say yes, some say I did a silly thing, putting myself in that position that I have to stay there for a good part of my life. Those who said NO, have a place rented in which they do the same things I do in my home. I stayed in a rented place for quite a while, but I felt that is time to move on. I see this action of mine a step forward into my life, not a step-back regarding the money I spent. Enough about me, because I am happy with my decision, with my girlfriend, with my backyard and my dog and with my monthly payments for the house :). Taking in consideration some other articles I have read about rent vs buy I can say that half of re

Executive or "fake" manager in a company?

How is possible that a company can perform with more "managers" than executives? In my early years in labour - 2006 :) - I was "a working piece" of the company and my boss was the "owner", so there were just two categories of people. Those who did the actual work and those who were responsible for the workers. Nowadays, everyone is a team-leader, product manager or even senior manager!! Even if you get hired on a new position in a company, you are project manager. How is that possible when you are the only person in that department 😃😃. Being a manager involves a team that you have to ..guess what..manage :) I am not a manager, at least not the fake one :). On my business card it says Leasing Representative. Those kind of titles are given as a "bonus" or hunted down by weak people. Yes, I said it, weak people who will do anything for a job position that has manager included. When they really are not qualified for the manager position and do

Romania rules over the EU - may GOD help us all

A few days ago we got the presidency of the European Union. In a normal society this is huge but in Romania this is one big opportunity for thieves to transform themselves into the son`s of GOD. Taking into consideration our political status and state of mind, this presidency came in the wrong time. I believe that we will make a fool of ourselves.  The social democratic party that leads our country is going for the impossible with this. Maybe you don`t know but the leader of this party is a convicted politician on vote-rigging, that tries to get a "GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD".   He even brought the case to the European Court of Justice over allegations he defrauded the EU. You can`t feel the anger I feel for this man. He just wants a piece of Romania just for him!! And just to give a brief update, The European Anti-Fraud Office is reporting that 21 million euros was fraudulently paid to Romanian officials for road construction. We are the last of the EU countries at bui

NETFLIX is a m@#$%er-f#$&her with this piece of movie!!

Happy New Year !!! First day in 2019. My girlfriend is watching how Bruce Springsteen is singing his history  on Netflix...good enough! But I, recently saw a title...BLACK MIRROR - BANDERSNATCH and I hit PLAY....damn damn damn.... Netflix has made it to the next level taking it back to idea that the viewer can literally choose different options while watching. Do you want to see it? yes                                 no