New Site About Money and Personal Finance
This is a new blog to help people improve how they deal with money.
View ArticleAffordable Funeral Services Blog
New Affordable Funeral Services Blog added. I am frustrated with how some people take advantage of others who are facing a difficult time in their lives when coping with the deal of a loved one. People...
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Finding an International Business Bank as a Digital Nomad
Dealing with banking issues is one of the most difficult aspects of a small digital nomad business. Finding a bank for a small business isn’t easy. Add to that dealing with international banking and...
View ArticleHelping Others
Nearly everyone reading this blog is very lucky financially. Even if they see many near them that are even luckier they are still financially fortunate. I believe those of us who are lucky have an...
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Reverse Budgeting: Money that Must be Spent
I realize that being reluctant to spend money isn’t the normal problem people have. This is especially true where I grew up: the USA. But I do have trouble spending money, my default desire it to save...
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Housing Savings by Living as a Nomad
When I started by overseas adventure I lived in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Among the reasons I chose to move to Malaysia was to save money (from the costs of living in the USA) and to travel in SE Asia. In...
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Should I Sell or Keep My House When I Become a Nomad?
My friend Andrew published a post: So You Want to Travel The World But You Own a House (Or Apartment) which prompted me to add a comment and I figured I would share and expand on that comment here....
View ArticleMulti-generational Housing Communities
The digital nomad lifestyle is made possible by the modern world. In some ways it harkens back to nomads but not really very much. Another idea that is gaining favor (not as popular as the digital...
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Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) and Location Independent Working
My plans were similar to the now popular (within a small but committed group of people) Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) movement. I was more focused on lifestyle and increasing my financial...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Considerations for Digital Nomads
Health insurance is something that many young healthy people don’t think about. And many digital nomads are young healthy people, though not all of them are. And if you are from most rich countries you...
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Golden Rules for Making Money
P. T. Barnum wrote the Golden Rules for Making Money in 1880. He provides a few paragraphs on each of the 20 golden rules: 1. Don’t mistake your vocation 2. Select the right location 3. Avoid debt...
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Getting Started Early on FI/RE
I started adopting the mindset that set me on the path for FI/RE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) when I was very young. I collected baseball cards when I was a kid and added comic collections...
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6 Tips To Help You Achieve A Better Retirement
Many people are already planning on working for a longer time because they don’t have enough money for retirement. Those reading the blog and focused on taking a different approach from the common one...
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USA Expat Tax Advice and Services
Taxes for USA expats can be complex. The USA is one of less than a handful of countries that tax citizens on worldwide earnings no matter where they live. If you are employed by a foreign company and...
View ArticleUse FI/RE to Create a Better Life Not To Build a Nest Egg as Quickly as Possible
To me FI/RE is about creating conditions that allow you to focus on what you value. Some people do focus too much on saving money quickly as though the goal is to save as much as quickly as possible....
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Proof of Onward Travel
One of the annoying worries is the possibility of an airline asking for “proof of onward travel” before checking you into your flight. Airlines do this theoretically because they may be liable for...
View ArticleTiny Homes – A Great Alternative
Homes don’t have to be huge as they are now. The ever expanding USA single family home: average square footage of single-family homes in the USA: 1950 – 983; 1970 – 1,500; 1990 – 2,080; 2004 – 2,349....
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The Continued Failure of the USA Health Care System and Our Politicians
Providing a health care is extremely costly everywhere. Rich countries nearly universally provide a health care system that allows all citizens to get needed health care. Nowhere is it perfect and...
View ArticleA Tiny Housing Take on Multi-Generational Housing
Housing is a critical aspect of any financial plan. Many alternatives have become more popular in the last 10 years: nomad (digital nomads etc.), tiny houses, mobile living (RVs, vans…), etc.. I think...
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Personal Finance Considerations for Going into Debt for Education
I think taking on debt for education is a sensible financial decision. But the level of the debt that is sensible must be considered. When I went to college (too long ago) it was expensive, but not...
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