’Denmark Switches.’ A national campaign to collectively move off Big Tech.

[ciarani@mastodon.green]

@BooksandJohn NoAi Duck has been such a relief to use, I think.

[ciarani@mastodon.green]

@Nielsulf De lyder som gode anbefalinger. Tak. Jeg har faktisk lige i denne uge skiftet min authenticator en ekstra gang, fra Ente til Proton Authenticator. Entes var superfin, men det generede mig, at de er i USA. Jeg må undersøge Qwant - flere af jer har talt godt om den.

FairPhone - jeg har samme ønske. Jeg vil bruge min nuv. Android indtil den dør, og så kigge på en FairPhone derefter.

#DanmarkSkifter

[ciarani@mastodon.green]

@BooksandJohn Wise move!

[ciarani@mastodon.green]

I've added a new 2026 Digital Resolution to my 'Denmark switches from Big Tech' goals.

I had already switched from Patreon to Steady. Thanks to @JohanEmpa for making that possible after he added Steady as a Mastodon.green payment option.

Now my Microsoft subscription is the only thing left on PayPal and I'm almost deMicrosofted. So I'll be cancelling, not renewing, that. So now I commit to deleting my PayPal account. Today. Inspired by @oldrup, who just did this.

#DanmarkSkifter

[ciarani@mastodon.green]

Done

#DanmarkSkifter

[hpmaennicke@social.anoxinon.de]

@CiaraNi @JohanEmpa @oldrup

I use #wise instead PayPal.
https://wise.com/ ️

[borisentiu@mastodon.social]

@CiaraNi

[ciarani@mastodon.green]

@borisentiu I'm working on the 'every little step helps you get there' principle!

[ciarani@mastodon.green]

@hpmaennicke A European alternative - ah. I hadn't heard of it. Thanks for the tip.

@JohanEmpa @oldrup

[borisentiu@mastodon.social]

@CiaraNi That's even a rather big step! Am still moving slowly in regard to payment, so your success is inspiring.

[shom@gts.shom.dev]

@CiaraNi found a few things with the steady branding, but in guessing it's this: https://steady.page/? I'd like recommend an alternative to creators I support on Patreon. But Steady's credit card fees + 10% commission seems quite steep.
I use https://liberapay.com/ wherever that's an option. I also like being able to have the monthly support charged as a lumpsum to reduce fees further. But unfortunately they don't have an ad-free RSS link for podcast functionality, which is my biggest Patreon spend.

@JohanEmpa @oldrup

[pepijn@mastodon.online]

@hpmaennicke Just to say as marketing material from these companies often blatantly lies: your own bank might very well be cheaper.

I just checked a couple of options with Wise between Denmark (DKK) and euro accounts in the Netherlands and Germany. In all of them my bank is cheaper. Same the other way around (euro to DKK).

@CiaraNi @JohanEmpa @oldrup

[ciarani@mastodon.green]

@Pepijn @hpmaennicke Good to know. My own intention after deleting my Paypal is to stick with my bank card. I used PayPal for the bare minimum anyway. I want fewer companies, fewer apps etc in my life generally at this point.

[hpmaennicke@social.anoxinon.de]

@Pepijn @CiaraNi @JohanEmpa @oldrup

I have been using Wise for more than two years for international payments, e.g., to Brazil.
Neither PayPal, my bank, nor Banco do Brasil, for example, can compete with it.
Exchange rates and fees are significantly cheaper.
Payments within Europe in euros cost nothing. No fees, nothing. And it's all in real time.
I even get really good daily interest on my credit balance, which many banks don't offer.
So, for me, it's the best choice.

[ciarani@mastodon.green]

@shom Good to know. I don't know any of the ins and outs about Steady, or for that matter Patreon or other equivalents. I did notice that when I switched from Patreon to Steady for my monthly Mastodon.green membership, the price suddenly went down a little. I hadn't noticed what PayPal was taking on top. So Steady is cheaper for me making payments. I don't know how it works for the person receiving the payment.

[shom@gts.shom.dev]

@CiaraNi thanks for sharing, always good to have values aligned options

[theappletree@ruhr.social]

@CiaraNi Good to see!

[pepijn@mastodon.online]

@hpmaennicke International payments between euro (sepa) accounts are always free if the banks were to do that transaction for free as a national transfer as well. It's a right you have and normal consumer banks follow that.

Between Danish kroner and euro Wise is simply more expensive than my Danish and Dutch banks. It's the same experience with similar services. At least Wise doesn't appear to be blatantly advertising about it anymore.

@CiaraNi @JohanEmpa @oldrup

[ciarani@mastodon.green]

@theappletree

[hpmaennicke@social.anoxinon.de]

@Pepijn @VQuaschning
@oldrup

Euro transfers with Wise are always free, with no bank fees and even interest on your balance. It’s the cheapest option for transactions to Brazil, handling all taxes. In Brazil, users earn 10% interest on their credit balance (taxes are paid directly to authorities).
As I said, it depends on your personal commitment.