In het afgelopen half jaar zijn er meer tweedehands auto’s verkocht dan een jaar eerder. Waar moet je op letten bij de aanschaf van zo’n voertuig? En wat zijn de verschillen tussen een volledig elektrische auto en een dieselbak? Aangezien nieuwe auto’s steeds duurder worden, is het niet gek dat consumenten verder kijken dan de […]
Wages have risen sharply in recent years due to soaring inflation. There’s a good chance your salary also increased. But what if you don’t think it’s enough? Another job with a higher salary might sound tempting. “But salary is secondary.” Wages rose by an average of 3.9 percent in June. Over the first six months
The children are off for six weeks straight. But you probably don’t have that many vacation hours as a working parent. Where do you leave your children? And what do they need during those free, long summer weeks? It’s not surprising that childcare during the summer vacation is such a puzzle, says educational psychologist Loes
Do you have a lot of plants at home and are you worried about how your banana or lipstick plant survives when you are on vacation? Laura van den Heuvel and Carlijn Geijssen of the Plantasiel in Utrecht share five tips. “Plants are donated to the plant shelter by people who can no longer take
A fall from the water slide, a bite from a stray dog, or a terrible stomach flu; what do you do if you need medical help on vacation? “An unnecessary foreign treatment can leave you deep in debt.” For departure: check your self-care medication If you’re already long gone, this tip comes too late, but
Turbulence on your flight: Get used to it, because climate change has more and more to do with it. Can you do something yourself to have less trouble with a shaking plane? Turbulence during a flight is very normal, says Nikki van Luijk, aviation and space technician at TU Delft, to Nu.nl. You often have
Here’s the extracted content, translated into English: The summer vacation is just around the corner, and vacationing with your own camper is more popular than ever. In 2024, a staggering 193,135 Dutch people owned such a house on wheels. How fun is vanlife now that it’s getting more crowded? These seasoned campers share tips. Get
Are you unsure whether to take out cancellation insurance when booking a vacation? NU.nl investigated in which cases travel insurance is useful and what to look out for. Whether you can cancel free of charge with cancellation insurance depends not only on the type of vacation you have booked. It also has to do with
It is a more sustainable choice, and you often come home with original clothing items or things that no one else has. But how clean is that second-hand sweater or that silver cutlery set, really? There are absolutely bacteria in second-hand clothing, says Chris Callewaert, who conducts research at Ghent University into our skin microbiome
It is becoming increasingly common for people to develop eating problems later in life. Just like women, men can also suffer from eating disorders. However, less is known about this, and this disorder is often overlooked in men. Two experts explain why that is. An eating disorder develops in both men and women in the