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Cheaper train tickets and more: these Dutch sites and apps will help you save money

With costs skyrocketing all over the Netherlands and salaries unable to catch up, saving money can feel...

Here’s how to check if you’re paying too much rent in the Netherlands (and how you can reduce it)

As an international in the Netherlands, it's very likely that you arrived here and settled for any...

How to order in Dutch: from getting a ‘tafeltje’ to paying the ‘rekening’

Are you finding yourself at a café, restaurant, or bar in the Netherlands and wondering how to...

Buying a house in the Netherlands: extra costs you need to know

So you’ve decided to buy a house in the Netherlands! You know your borrowing capacity, you know...

How to protect your financial data privacy online

With so much of our lives being spent online these days, knowing how to protect your privacy...

Learn how to get the Dutch speaking Dutch with you at Koentact’s unique open evening

Ever wanted to try out a Dutch course without financially committing to weeks of lessons? Koentact gets...

Culture shock when moving to the Netherlands: from South Africa to Holland

Settle down, folks. It's time I tell you about my life in the Netherlands during the 90's...

How Dutch are you? Take the quiz!

Are you a bitterballen-eating, fiets-riding, orange-wearing Nederlander? Or are you just plodding along in the land of...