Coming back to this point I think matching couples in life is very common occurrence. People tend to choose partners who are of the same level as them. I go for ladies who are better looking than me though. As I am already good looking I end up with extremely gorgeous ladies.

Wasted if you are living in an incestuous region then I can understand why you might be seeing something else

quickly open a savings account with Credit Suisse then on this link

your post finance manager is gonna get a bit of a mini shock when he approves the transaction

It is on amounts up to CHF 100k, and has quite a few conditions attached. It didn't temp us to move our savings to CS.

2.25% on all deposits of up to 100k? What happens to the next 300k?
Protection for first 100k only!

Should I just take 100k from PF and move it to CS? Is it worth having two different accounts?

Marie which bank are you with?

It is a savings account. When you read the small print withdrawals are limited to something like 50k a year. Our bank manager was trying to sell this to my husband when he met with them recently.

I have a few different accounts. Only 100k is protected, so you should spread it around. Postfinance accounts are fully backed I believe.

Is that bad thing if I won't touch that 100k? In the worst case what happens if I want the 100k in one year? Will there be a penalty or they just won't give me interest?

2.25% just sounds so nice in these low interest days.

I think on average Swiss have 1million in their account. If I had that I would not have started this thread. I would have bought a 500k flat and lived on the remaining 500k. I need to learn how to play Swiss Lotto one of these days.

It is on net amounts at 31.12.2011. So at 2.25% on 100k that's 187.50 per month for 7 months or CHF 1312. I'm sure you can find a better return on your money. From next year you can take out 50k and give notice (3 months I believe) to withdraw the remainder.

CS can go to hell! I ain't transferring 100k for few months of good interest rate only.

I concur the account is indeed useless and the interest you will get is only till the end of the year it seems (this bit I missed), I am with CS and no longer use their savings account for the same reason marie mentioned where they charge you 1% on withdrawals above CHF50k a year. If you want to withdraw more money you need to give them 6 months notice so it's basically equivalent to a 6 months bond.

It makes sense to open one if you know all the details and if you are getting more than 30% more than you do get with post finance. (which we don't know how much you get). I believe their normal rates are something like 1.5% or something.

There were a few threads about this and I thought you already saw them...
anyway here is my last post on one of them...

Now I can understand why you are so bored.

Was that an underhanded swipe about people in Switzerland?

Just people in Graubünden

Tell me about it, I am actively trying to change the cosmetic demographics of the Canton.

I'm sure it's possible to have good casual sex, but the most amazingly spiritual, mind-blowing (and regular 2-3 x a week) sex for me is in a long-term relationship. If you get that as a bachelor... good for you, I guess. Not that you need a lecture, but... Just be safe and be careful of the hearts you might break

Most of those older, ugly girls will probably be in a long-term relationship already... hmmm or divorced .
Or go for the 'candy girls' who dig older men that have stacks of cash to buy them shoes and clothes etc.

One bonus to a long term relationship is you can pool resources. My hubby and I both earn well so over the last 4 years we've been able to save very nicely and will put a nice deposit down on an apartment. We came to CH with nothing and have lived quite well while saving. We bought our inexpensive little flat as soon as possible after arriving so we could save thousands per month in rent costs and earn capital gains.

We're going to earn buckets of CHF, bail from CH as soon as possible and buy a huge place in the middle of nowhere back home in NZ, and have (more than our usual quota of) mind blowing sx .

I'd really recommend putting your 400k in a house of your own. You're at the peak of your career and could have a nice life while earning a bit more for 5 years or so. I would avoid big mortages if you can, but don't buy freehold because you get taxed on it.

I would work in a steady job 50% to keep you and your property stable, if possible. I'd spend the other 50% of my time developing my own business. What do you do?

Puddy

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I didn't lose my mind. It was mine to give away - Robbie Williams

Can you do that for me to please? I can repay you in kind, whatever you say.

You do realise that this is the reason house prices skyrocketed in auckland a few years ago? At the last change in government?

And they havent recovered? So average New Zealanders can no longer afford a house- which used to be considered a "right" in NZ - started by all the expats returning, and rich asians emigrating...

but hey.... just my 2 cents...

Because they were all having mind blowing sex?

Amazing how the property market works!

You'd be surprised eh..

I remember one flat i was in, where the police was called about activities on the roof, comments about "not in this neighbourhood.."

oh.. never mind.. that was christchurch anyway - where they had that earthquake

*deep sigh*..

Fiddlers on the roof. You'd be equally surprised by what some builders can do to your property value in London.

It can be best described by the expression which would be synonymous for some rigorous and delibrately focused sex.