I was walking through Hottingen, which is a very nice neighbourhood in Zurich, and thought to myself "Dang, how do these people afford houses this nice in the center of Zurich".

I know there's finance, but I feel like that is a less appealing industry (at least for me), and surely not everybody is in finance, right? And it can't just be people who inherit money, right?

I'm not necessarily asking because I want to pursue a career path like this, but just because I want to kind of know what's out there, ya know? I still have a lot of life ahead of me, and who knows, maybe there is a job worth pursuing more than the one I already plan to (Gymnasium Mathematics teacher).

Anyway, looking forward to your answers.

Ordered from them a few years ago without issue, this time ordered 30th Sept for delivery 7th Oct.. Tracking numbers didn't work from the start. Around 15th Oct started to try call them, it's only an AI that totally doesn't work
Eventually emailed them and first got a reply in German saying the order had failed and they would refund the money, next day got a reply in French saying they had cancelled the order and raised a new one .. Still no tracking number for this new order number.. Another week later .. Nothing, no tyres, no refund. Wrote again today saying if nothing in next 3 days i'll seek refund via credit card.

Wish i'd read trust pilot reviews first, total catastrophe on there.

I bought something last night and want to return it but didn't take the receipt. The migros app only shows that I bought it and how much but doesn't have a receipt PDF like when buying from a regular migros.

Posting the question because I just saw a quite young guy delivering Uber Eats with the latest model BMW M3.

I love cars myself, but not that much :-), but it made me wonder why people (assuming) lease a car that they can't really afford.

The Swiss 5-centime coin (or "Fünfräppler", as we call it) hasn't always been "golden". Until 1980 it was made of white copper-nickel, just like the other coins.

Since 1981 it has been struck in yellow aluminium bronze, and there was a very practical reason for the change. Do you know why?

Translation:

We reward you for healthy insurance years

For your insurance products listed below, CSS Insurance has not paid insurance benefits due under these insurance terms during the observation period. We are pleased to credit the following bonus for lack of benefits:

CHF 0.30

The amount will be credited to your January premium invoice as a one-time payment.

We thank you for your trust in our insurance company and are happy to provide advice and answer any questions you may have regarding insurance.

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This was sent along with the new policy for 2027, which includes an increase of 40 CHF per month compared to the previous year.

It is just ridiculous

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share my experience with the ordinary naturalisation process in Stadt Zürich so far, as I know how helpful it can be to compare timelines with others going through the same process.

After waiting for more than four months at the cantonal stage, I finally received an update that my application has moved to Prüfung Bund! 🎉

Here's my timeline:

• 30.06.2025 – Application submitted
• 17.10.2025 – Status changed to Vorprüfung
• 03.02.2026 – Status changed to Prüfung Gemeinde
• April 2026 – Passed the Grundkenntnistest
• May 2026 – Received the positive decision from Stadt Zürich (Gemeindebürgerrecht)
• 19.06.2026 – Status changed to Prüfung Kanton
• 23.10.2026 – Status changed to Prüfung Bund 🎉

The cantonal stage took slightly longer than the four months indicated on the canton's website.

I'm now particularly interested in what happens next.

For those who have recently gone through ordinary naturalisation in Stadt Zürich or elsewhere in Kanton Zürich:

1. How many days/weeks after reaching Prüfung Bund did you receive letter or invoice?
2. How long did it take from Prüfung Bund to Schlussprüfung?
3. How long after Schlussprüfung did you officially become a Swiss citizen?

If you're comfortable sharing your timeline with exact dates (and your municipality), that would be incredibly helpful!

Hopefully, this post will help others who are currently going through the same process.

Thanks in advance, and good luck to everyone still waiting!