Emotion Creates the Motion

Emotion Creates the Motion Have you heard that somewhere? I know, the real official quote is the opposite (motion creates emotion) and it comes from Boiler Room:     It seems a bit simplistic; but I believe emotion creates the motion. I believe one can change his future if h

New Theme: Gazette

Introducing Gazette, a minimalist magazine-style theme available for free.

Keep Connected! Expats and Nomads Blog Around the World

We don’t write blogs purely for ourselves — we write them to be read. For people who live far from family and friends, blogs serve twin readerships: they give the intrepid traveler a simultaneous way to chronicle travels for a broad audience and update those back at home.

12 Month Countdown to Financial Freedom

Wow… just writing the title is scary. Over the past 6 months, I’ve been working on a huge project. I’ve made my coworkers laugh a great deal when I told them I would retire at the age of 35. I didn’t tell them what I intend to do yet, but you know about it already. At the age of 35, I

Perseverance

The one thing I am learning this year is quite simple. It stands alone in a single word. Everybody knows what it means; we use it all the time. At work, at school, in marriage; this is often the magical word associated to those who succeed. It’s a word that I’m learning to love and ha

Where Are You In the Financial Freedom Spectrum?

A couple of days ago, Dividend Mantra wrote a fascinating article about financial independence and freedom in general. As opposed to getting a promotion or buying a house, reaching financial independence doesn’t change anything overnight. Yesterday, you weren’t financially independent

What Has Been Done After 1 Month of Great Resolutions?

Last week, I read an article about New Year resolutions at DivHut. He provides pretty solid advice to keep your resolutions alive for more than more than two weeks. This is a major problem; we all want to improve our situation. It could be losing weight, finding love, saving money, pa

What Would You Do With 10K?

A week ago, it was payday. But not just any ordinary payday, the big one! My year-end bonus was deposited in my bank account. The product of a long and hard year where I truly earned each dollar. Why do I do that? I’ll tell you here; it’s my little secret ;-). I’m not the kind of guy