Minimum Wages in Baltic States 2020

| Macroeconomics | 16 seen

It has been a great decade for all three Baltic states, and increasing minimum wages is just one good example of showing that. From humble EUR 238 in 2010 to still modest EUR 607 (Lithuania). That's quite an impressive growth in "just" 10…

Guest House 'Rivendell' in Borjomi

| Hotel reviews | 17 seen

Rivendell, Eco-friendly hotel with wooden rooms and organic garden, is located in Borjomi. After discovering that we spend more and more time at luxury hotels across Georgia, we decided to return to the roots and instead of fancy 5-star hotels to…

Mintos.com Review 2020 (36 Month of Investing in Peer to Peer Lending)

| Peer to Peer Lending | 63 seen

I've been investing in the Mintos.com peer to peer lending marketplace since the beginning of 2017, or it has been already 36 months or three years since I've been exposing my funds to this Latvian fintech platform. In the past…

Income Goal For Dividends and Option Trading Q1 2020 ($1,200/mo)

| Investments | 26 seen

I have a goal to make at least $1,200 per month for the next 3 months of the year in dividend income + selling options. Every quarter I create a brief income plan/goal laying out plans for the next three months. Last quarter (Q4 2019) I…

Fabrika Tbilisi

| Tourism objects | 98 seen

Fabrika Tbilisi is a stylish hipster place located on Egnate Ninoshvili street 8 in a renovated Soviet Era factory building,  Fabrika is the space for rebellious minds to create and share. Once a Soviet sewing factory has been revived…

Top 10 Hotels in Bergamo (Italy)

| Hotel reviews | 45 seen

If there is a good reason to visit Bergamo in Italy's region of Lombardy, then exploring the old town, city walks and architecture are the top 3 reasons according to Booking.com Another reason you might find yourself in Bergamo is if…

December 2019 Dividend Income Report - $235.94

| Investments | 25 seen

Welcome to the thirty-second (#32) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in December 2019.Last December we spent some 10 days in Latvia, unfortunately, global…

2019 in Review and Financial Goals for 2020

| Investments | 18 seen

I'm 34 years old now and I have a goal to save one million dollars by the time I will turn 60. Just 26 years to go. I've been documenting my journey towards financial independence for the last three years already.In today's …

Keti's Bistro

| Restaurant reviews | 15 seen

Keti's Bistro is another stylish  Tbilisi restaurant located on Tamar Chovelidze street 3 (opposite to hotel Stamba) My better part took me here just before the New Year 2020, and I found this place quite a chill.  We agreed to…

Hotel Lenno (Italy)

| Hotel reviews | 18 seen

4-star hotel Lenno is set in an elegant building just off the main road, and right on the shore of Lake Como, in the fantastic Gulf of Venus. There is free Wi-Fi. We booked this hotel in mid-November 2019, during our…

Tbilisi Christmas Market 2020

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In today's Piece of Life series, a brief photo story from the Christmas market held near Radisson Blue hotel Tbilisi.  To get here we took a taxi from our apartment to Keti's bistro. After finish steaks and Cokes we were ready to explore…

New Year's Eve Fireworks 2020 Tbilisi

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As every year I contribute to fireworks photography, 2020 was no exception, from our Tbilisi apartments balcony I made dozens of long exposure night photography. A sturdy tripod, ISO 400-3200, f stop 3,5 up to f11 and exposure from 4 sec up to…

0 DTE SPX Trading Challenge

| Options trading | 56 seen

I've been trading options since March 2019, I have been trading verticals since September 2019. Option trading is not easy, it can hurt. Money can be made and more money can be lost - been there seen that.In my short options trader career I have…

Georgian Museum of Fine Arts

| Museums | 47 seen

Georgian Museum of Fine arts is located on Rustaveli avenue just opposite to Tbilisi parliament building. The museum has been opened for public just recently at the end of 2018. It is interesting to note that currently, it is the only building in…

Lecco town in Italy

| Tourism objects | 20 seen

Lecco is a small city in northern Italy, some  50 kilometers (31 mi) north of Milan. The city lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como. The Bergamo Alps rise to the north and east, cut through…