Greetings from Copenhagen. A lot of money is always spent on these holidays. On the other hand, the value of the portfolio might fluctuate by the amount of a net salary in a day. But it doesn’t feel the same! It’s good that money is spent, it’s not worth just rotting in a hotel. Finnish companies have also been seen here, e.g., an If advertisement, and Marimekko and Nordea stores.
P.S. Does anyone else start using products from companies they own? I myself bought Olvi during Q2. I assume that results will already start to be visible during Q4.
Someone really had to try hard to make this a clickbait headline. In Finnish, besides Mäntyniemi, presidents are only found on the coffee shelf and in a motorcycle club.
Sausage soup, minced meat soup, chicken risotto, and ham casserole.
I’m taking these for my son into the big world. He can put them in the freezer and take them as lunch to work or eat them at home. I should make some for my own freezer too. I didn’t calculate the prices, but I guess those are quite affordable portions and, above all, tasty.
However, cash is still a legal tender, and a large sum of money doesn’t even necessarily have to be acquired through crime. Especially now that all digital money in bank accounts falls under the real-time, AI-driven continuous surveillance of the State & Tax Authority. If someone wants to legally collect cash, even from every account, it’s not criminal, even if here too there’s a desire to once again override laws through interpretations. So, cash is practically forbidden.
It was also mentioned in small print that daily banking services, bank and credit cards, etc., will again be subject to a fee from the beginning of the year.
But certainly a justified change, as, for example, in 2024, the OP Financial Group’s operating profit was only 2.5 billion, i.e., approx. €1,000 per cooperative member.
Previously, the fees for banking services didn’t “bother” anyone because mortgage holders received “plenty” of bonuses, and they couldn’t be used for anything else (though they could be used for insurance, legal services, etc.). Now, they are taxable income that could be used more wisely. This will make bank comparisons tougher in the future, as the bonus is no longer such an overwhelming factor in the equation.
At least my need for OP Gold will be re-evaluated. The card is quite good and the services are convenient, but now it’s worth going through the alternatives.