<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>FlexUtil Guides</title><description>In-depth guides on personal finance, taxes, and developer tooling from FlexUtil, authored by Sergei Selivanov.</description><link>https://flexutil.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Mortgage Planning Guide: Loans, Rates, and Early Payoff</title><link>https://flexutil.com/guides/mortgage-planning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flexutil.com/guides/mortgage-planning/</guid><description>A practical guide to planning a mortgage in Europe. Covers rate shopping, loan term tradeoffs, amortization, early-payoff strategies, and the invest-vs-paydown decision.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Sergei Selivanov</author></item><item><title>Working and Paying Taxes in Estonia (2025–2026)</title><link>https://flexutil.com/guides/estonian-employment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flexutil.com/guides/estonian-employment/</guid><description>How employment taxes, VAT, and the new vehicle tax work in Estonia. Covers gross vs net, the II pillar, reverse charge, and the 2025 registration fee changes.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Sergei Selivanov</author></item><item><title>A Developer&apos;s Guide to Data Formats and Identifiers</title><link>https://flexutil.com/guides/developer-data-formats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flexutil.com/guides/developer-data-formats/</guid><description>Practical rules for JSON, Base64, UUIDs, and passwords — how they work, when to pick which, and the subtle mistakes that break things in production.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Sergei Selivanov</author></item></channel></rss>