Investing
Buying Property in Tbilisi - EcoCity Samgori - January 2023 Update
My mom visited us in Tbilisi for about a 2-week stay. As it was already the end of January, and I have the plan to visit our construction site at least once a month, to document the progress, take…
How To Buy (or not) Real Estate in Tbilisi - Samgori EcoCity December 2022 Update
At the start of December 2022, Uday, a business partner from Canada arrived in Tbilisi, and we went together to the Meti office in Saburtalo to meet with the developers and sign the documents on-site…
Scouting Potential Apartment Investment in Tbilisi (Samgori Ecocity)
For the past couple of weeks and months, I have been working toward my Tbilisi real estate investment idea. Now I have a potential co-investor and we are looking to buy one apartment in Tbilisi (or…
How To Start a Restaurant in Tbilisi, Georgia - Food Safety and Permissions
With this post, I'm starting a new series on the Doing Business in Georgia topic - opening and operating a profitable restaurant in Georgia. Turns out - I'm not only enjoying eating at Tbilisi…
Mintos.com Review 2020 (36 Month of Investing in Peer to Peer Lending)
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…
Mintos.com Review After 24 Month of Investing in Peer to Peer Lending
I've been investing in Mintos.com peer to peer lending marketplace since the beginning of 2017, or it has been already 24 months or two years since I've been exposing my funds to this Latvian…
Actual Price Index at Tbilisi Market - October 2018
Three years ago I launched a fun project - Actual Price Index at Tbilisi market, just to document price movements for veggies and fruits in the market, depending on the season. In total I have made…
Unbiased Mintos.com Review - Results after 19 months
I've been investing in Mintos.com peer to peer lending marketplace since the beginning of 2017, or it has been already 19 months since I've been exposing my funds to this Latvian…
During the past 4 years GEL has lost its value against USD by -27.51%
It has been a while since I last time examined GEL/USD exchange rates. It seems more than four years have passed already. Back in 2014, I was concerned about GEL exchange rates because I…
Mintos.com Peer to Peer Lending Review 2018
I first heard about Mintos.com peer to peer lending marketplace back in 2016, starting with 2017 I decided to invest some chunk of money on this platform.Now in 2018, Mintos.com is the top performing…
Mintos.com Review After 12 Month of Investing in Peer to Peer Lending
I've been investing in Mintos.com peer to peer lending marketplace since the beginning of 2017, or it has been already 12 months or one year since I've been exposing my funds to this Latvian…
Bond Market Overview in Georgia (Fixed Income) 2017
Investments in Georgia, have been on my focus, probably since the day one since I relocated here (see: Living in Georgia), back in 2011. Unfortunately, it was hard to find a transparent and easy to…
Mintos.com Peer To Peer Lending Review After 9 Month of Investing
Mintos is a Latvian made peer-to-peer lending marketplace operating Globally, it connects investors with borrowers of non-bank lenders.It is an easy and transparent alternative to the traditional…
Review of Mintos.com Peer To Peer Lending Platform After 6 Month of Investing
I've been investing on Mintos.com peer to peer lending marketplace already 6 months. In today's article, I'll share some of my key findings so farBefore continuing, please see Review of Mintos…
Mintos.com Review after 3 month investing in Peer to Peer loans
April 21st marked 3 month anniversary since I've been actively investing on Mintos.com marketplace. In today's article I will share some of my key findings on how much some can earn here…
Review of Mintos Peer to Peer Lending After One Month of Investing
End of the February 2017, marked one full month since I've been investing to Mintos peer to peer lending platform. In this article I'll share some of my findings.The idea to invest in Mintos…
My Start at Investing on Mintos Peer to Peer Lending Platform: Depositing Funds
I first heard about Mintos.com peer to peer lending platform at the start of 2016, later that year I decided to give it a try, as I was looking for investment opportunities especially in Georgia.…
Invest in Georgia - Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending - Mintos.com
After almost five years spent as an ex-pat and passive investor (savings accounts only) in Republic of Georgia, time after time I'm looking for some other liquid investment opportunities in Georgia.…
Actual Price Index at Tbilisi Market - March 2016
Yup, another hipster style article about actual prices for consumer goods at local Tbilisi market (Bazroba).It has been a while since I decided to measure how lari/dolar exchange rates influence…
Actual Price Index in Tbilisi Market (Georgia) - At Start of October 2015
Right, this might probably sound as yet another hipster style article and probably you are right. The thing is - during month of October I have decided to write down my everyday expenses and in…
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Recently, after booking a trip to Ireland with Lufthansa, I found myself taking a closer look at the company's stock.As I commented on LinkedIn:"Another interesting European stock to play with is Lufthansa (LHA). After booking a trip to Ireland with them, I decided to sell some short put options on the stock. As long as it doesn't go belly up,…
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At the start of April 2026, we spent about six nights at Titanic Hotel Berlin (Chausseestraße 30). The trip was primarily work-related—my fiancée attended a conference in the translation industry—but it turned into a relaxed family stay, as I tagged along with our child during the Easter school break.The hotel sits in a convenient part of Berlin…