About Us
birdoben is an independent website that publishes plain-language, informational content about personal finance. We are based in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Our story
birdoben began as an internal reading list, shared between a handful of people who kept sending each other explainers on savings accounts, interest rates and household budgeting. We noticed how much of that material was either overly technical or written to promote a specific product.
We built birdoben to sit in between: written for a general reader, factually careful, and free of any commercial agenda. The website has been maintained and expanded since 2019, one article at a time.
What guides us
birdoben does not sell financial products or paid services. We have no affiliate arrangements with banks, lenders or investment providers.
If a concept can't be explained without jargon, we haven't finished writing it. Technical terms are always defined in context.
Everything we publish is general information. We do not offer individual financial, tax or legal advice, and we say so clearly.
Who we are
birdoben is run by a small, independent editorial team with backgrounds in financial education, journalism and consumer research. Articles are reviewed before publication and updated when facts or figures change.
Every guide is checked for clarity and factual accuracy before it goes live, and reviewed periodically after publication.
Our team works from Lucerne, Switzerland, though the content we publish is written for a general, international audience.
The site is supported by minimal, non-intrusive advertising rather than product sales, so our incentives stay aligned with readers.
Say hello
Whether it's a correction, a topic suggestion or a general question, our contact form goes straight to the editorial team.
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