If you’re thinking of changing direction maybe you can relate — I feel like a hypocrite. A couple of months ago I hosted a workshop at a Digital Nomad conference to help people pivot their careers in a new direction. As I have already had 5 different careers, this is a subject that is well within my wheelhouse. I focused on…

And it’s not just about the money — Applying lifestyle deflation — continually pushing for an ever lower cost of living — is the most powerful way to forge a simpler, more meaningful life and achieve your financial freedom. But it takes guts. Society, friends, family, will judge you hard if you reject societal norms and start trading…

Avoid these behaviors and you can live a successful life on the road — The Digital Nomad lifestyle is about as different from a cubicle career as it is possible to get. Gone are the office politics, presenteeism, and all the other corporate BS. Becoming a Digital Nomad was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. But that doesn’t mean it’s…

But here’s a dose of harsh truth — Some people seem to have it all together. In their early 20s they’re already saving and investing, with the goal of retiring by the time they hit 30. I was not one of those people. I had terrible money habits. I blew a $20,000 paycheck in a day. I assumed…

I swept my answers under the rug and my business became a burden — How did I not see it at the time? I was so excited to be my own boss, that I glossed over a lot of the major problems I knew were there from the start. …

Normalizing debt by calling it good is harmful and wrong — We have our ideas about good debt and bad debt all wrong. The argument goes that good debt is debt that makes you money. Buying a house using a mortgage would count as good debt because you are using debt to buy an asset which (should) appreciate in value and…

Would you? — “Sorry, sir, the card terminal is telling me I have to phone the security team immediately. This shouldn’t take too long.” At the register in a high-end audio store, I already know what the problem is. …

These small actions can help you save money or put you on the path towards FI — I’m guilty of focusing on big, life-changing goals. I’ve written an article about all the steps that I took to reach financial independence for chrissakes. And whilst it’s true that in order to see big results, you need to make big changes, sometimes it can be hard to take the…

Some helpful advice to improve your relationship with money — My relationship with money radically changed in my mid-30s. In less than 2 years, I went from working in a small town and owning a house in the suburbs to a financially free life traveling the world. I threw out all the conventional wisdom society had taught me about money…