Recent content by stixx

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    'I don't want to raise my kids in America, it's unsafe' - Lindsay Myeni wants SA citizenship

    Your stat for SA is wrong. It is around 36 per 100,000. So not even 10x worse than USA. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5?locations=ZA https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/factsheets/factsheet-south-africas-crime-statistics-201819
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    Dutch Development Jobs

    I am typing this from not so sunny Den Haag, so will give my experiences. Please note that it is not my intention to settle down here so that will also have a bearing on my experiences. As always, YMMV. Den Haag is in the province of Zuid Holland, but it is considered the northern parts of the...
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    [OPINION][Australia]Socialism failed: Don’t go there!

    Go tell your god to solve this Covid pandemic then we can talk about a state based on a religion. Until he does that, tell him to suck a d!ck
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    [OPINION][Australia]Socialism failed: Don’t go there!

    I wouldn't want to live in a state where the law is defined by the imaginary guy in the sky
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    Did you have an Emergeny Savings Fund?

    yes, don't need to work for just shy of 5 years with current savings
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    How to retire at 45 in South Africa

    I am just showing you the view that this whole nonsense about getting a government pension is all bs. It should be the last resort, not something you should be banking on.
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    How to retire at 45 in South Africa

    Actually not, the majority of millennials in developed countries cannot even afford to buy a house (even those with well paying jobs), and since housing is by far the biggest expense, they don't really have the retirement option. Those who are retiring now have the luxury of a government...
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    Skilled South Africans are moving to these 6 countries

    I'd like to live in Canada for a year, although I am not too sure I can manage the winters there.
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    Skilled South Africans are moving to these 6 countries

    well it's my experience living here. I really don't see what's so great about it. It's a step backwards from SA in the stuff I've mentioned
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    Skilled South Africans are moving to these 6 countries

    The weather is terrible! It rains most of the time and even when it doesn't there's not much sun! Also, life here is plain down boring. Everything works yeah, but the predictability of everything is just boring. Also, there is not much to do if you prefer the outdoors or are single. (bars are...
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    South Africa’s expat tax is here – these are your options to legally deal with it

    I pay a f**k ton more than that, in fact the SA government should pay me back money to get to the 45% bracket ;) One can wish....
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