A huge setback

Updated: 5 hours ago

Yesterday we found out that as a non-profit we can’t use the 10% VAT rate.

And we can’t reclaim the 21% either.

That’s €20.000 extra.

And honestly — we don’t yet know how to solve it.

We prepared carefully. Spoke to the accountant. Checked the numbers. Budgeted with precision.

There was no room for surprises.

We’re working with a tight budget, doing as much as we can ourselves. We truly thought we had covered it all.

But regulations can be more complex than expected.

I crashed.

I cried — loud, uncontrollable tears.

Tears of unfairness.

Of helplessness.

Of exhaustion.

For a moment I thought:

Why am I doing this?

Why is it so hard when you genuinely want to build something that serves more than yourself?

There was anger.

Doubt.

A strong urge to give up.

Today, I’m still here.

Still believing in the why.

Still choosing to live in line with nature — even when nature doesn’t come with tax advantages.

This part isn’t glamorous.

But it’s real.

This is also part of living differently:

Feeling it all.

Crying when it hurts.

And then choosing to continue.

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