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Successful DKB loan application [part 2]

21.5.2015:  The first part shows how to apply for the DKB loan (DKB-Privatdarlehen) online and the details that you should pay particular attention to in order for the loan to remain as favourable as advertised for ⇒ go to part 1. The following clip shows what to do with the documents that you can print after the loan … read more

Money transfer to Switzerland

11.5.2015:  Video documentation in Part 2 of this page. Please scroll! Today, I have transferred 30 Swiss francs to Switzerland, because I had made a promise to a dedicated reader of this special portal. 92 % Savings For the transfer, I had used TransferWise, a special provider for international transfers in foreign currencies. In contrast to my two … read more

DKB: Giro-card or Credit Card?

30.4.2015:  “Withdrawing cash is not always free of charge”, was the complaint of a young mother on our web portal some time ago. She had recently switched to the DKB and continued to use the account just as she had used her old one. Just without paying monthly account management fees. Unfortunately, the video is only available in … read more

Free Schufa-inquiry: Sample Letter

24.4.2015:  In the first part, we explained why the SCHUFA collects data and that this data is sometimes incorrect. You have also learned about the federal data protection act that grants you free access to the data. On this page, you will learn how to get your free Schufa-overview and how the overview looks like. How to get … read more

Caution: Withdrawing money in Hungary

20.4.2015:  Being a DKB client or customer with a different credit card that guarantees the fee-free withdrawing of money abroad, one has to be extra careful, because the target of operators of foreign ATMs (foreign currency) are gullible customers. Here you will learn within only a few minutes on what you need to pay attention especially in Hungary, … read more

What does the SCHUFA do?

11.4.2015:  The SCHUFA (credit investigation company) is one of the mysterious companies in Germany. Almost everyone has heard of it at some point, but only few know what the SCHUFA exactly does and what it knows. Who ever wants to visit the Schufa personally has to go to Wiesbaden. Here: logo lettering at the entrance. It is typical … read more

Shell: “Refuel” cash free of charge

29.3.2015:  Withdraw cash free of charge: 1,300 Shell petrol stations. Fortunately, not in my region, but there are areas in Germany, where some local savings bank-princes declared war to the modern direct banks. This war is not fought on the competition of features, services or counselling, but on the back of bank customers. Everything started with some savings … read more

Rent an (Post)Address in Germany

24.3.2015:  by Laura Keddi Who wants to open a German bank account from abroad, often needs a German address to receive mail from the bank or other business partners. But what can you do, if you do not permanently reside in Germany? Should you really pay the high rent for an office, just to use the mailbox? On … read more

Comdirect: Opening the current account

21.3.2015:  As the regular readers of our special portal know, the current account of the Comdirect Bank is one of the absolute best accounts in Germany. 5 things that Comdirect customers value the most: Free to the Comdirect account! unconditionally free account management free Girocard and Visa credit or prepaid card withdraw cash free of charge around the … read more

Coin bars silver cheap, practical & pretty!

14.3.2015:  Do you remember the first Cook Islands Coin Bars from 2007? It looked like a bar that someone glued a coin onto: tax-optimized, but otherwise … well. Seven years later the first cast coin bars are available for sale. Men, who statistically prefer bars, will notice the difference when it is held in the hand. A cast … read more

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