📦💳 First month after moving: one-off expenses and deposits
📝 Deposit for accommodation, furniture/appliances, communications and transport…
Discover Norway:
🧮🏙️ Cost of living by city: Oslo vs Bergen vs Trondheim vs Stavanger vs Tromsø
💡 An honest comparison of five cities in terms of key expenses: housing, transp…
🍎☕ Food and "outside the home": a monthly food basket
💡 Let's compare "home vs. away from home," calculate expensive habits, and sugg…
🌌✈️ Aurora weekend in Tromsø: a weekend budget with no surprises
✈️ Flights, accommodation, tours and car hire 🚗. "Tour" vs "independent" scenar…
💼☕ Workation day: a day at the "office away from home" without unnecessary expenses
☕ Coworking, transport, coffee/lunch and after-work. We calculate the bill per …
🎄🏖️ Holidays and fellesferie: how not to blow your budget
🎁 We calculate the additional costs for the holiday month: flights, gifts, rest…
🚗⚖️ Cars: ownership, car sharing or PT — where is the break-even point?
🚌 TCO of a car versus car sharing and public transport. Parking, bompenge and c…
❄️⚡ Electricity in winter: why bills go up and what really helps
💡 What determines your strøm bill, how to account for seasonality, and what mea…
🎓 Student budget: housing, transport and part-time jobs
💸 Let's put together a monthly budget, take student discounts into account and …
👶 Barnehage: makspris, meals and benefits for families
💰 How much does a nursery cost in your city, what discounts are available, and …
🏠🌐 Home internet: temporary 4G/5G or a contract right away
📶 Let's compare the cost and term restrictions. When is it better to get a rout…
📶 eSIM and video calls: how many GB do you really need
💻 We convert call hours into GB, compare plans and backup internet options. Tab…
🚴♀️ Bike commuting: used bike, city bike or PT
💡 Let's compare TCO: buying a used bike, city bikes and public transport. Calcu…
🏠 Rent: safe share of income, deposit and guarantee
💰 What to set as the "ceiling" rent, how much to set aside for a deposit, and w…
🚇 Travel card or pay-as-you-go: which option is more profitable
📊 Let's compare a monthly/fortnightly travel card with pay-as-you-go travel. Br…
💰 Salary after taxes: how to calculate your net salary and holiday pay
🧾 What affects your "net" income, how holiday pay and tax brackets work. Calcul…