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Gemini Credit Card Review - Cash Back vs BTC

The Gemini credit card. The best cash back credit card available? Let's find out.

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43+ Books Every Man Should Read - My Essential Reading

Book for men. This my continually updated list of of book that every man should read.

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Answering (Insane) Reader Questions

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7 Simple Ways To Set Yourself Up for Success in Your 30's

Welp, I'm no longer in my 30's. So far life has only gotten better as I've aged. Life gets better when you get better as I like to say. Not that everything is perfect, things could be much better obviously, but things could also be a lot worse so I'm

Expat Travel

How to Become a Digital Nomad - Live and Work Abroad

I’ve been a digital nomad since 2017, when I finally transitioned away from teaching English abroad. As I mentioned in my about page, I got my start first in the world of corporate finance in Connecticut and then quit my job to teach English in Thailand. I loved every

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11 Remote Working Tips For Expats Abroad

I’ve been doing the digital nomad, remote work lifestyle thing for 10+ years now. As the concept has only grown in popularity since I started (passport bros is now a thing), I thought I would share a few hard-won tips to help you be successful, happy, safe and productive.

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The power of focus – One brand, one audience.

The power of focus. One brand, one audience. Get to work.

Money

Gemini vs Coinbase - Which is Best For Americans?

I have extensive use of both Gemini and Coinbase so in this Gemini vs Coinbase review, I'll breakdown the essential differences between these two popular crypto exchanges. In short, I'm partial to using Gemini because they have an excellent credit card where you can earn up to 3% of Bitcoin

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Best DeFi Platforms For Buying and Selling Altcoins

DeFi is decentralized in name only but I do see an opportunity to get into gaming tokens. So here are my top DeFi platforms.

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Best Places to Buy Bitcoin (For Americans)

Buy Bitcoin. There are the places I suggest you checkout to do so.

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A Few Things That Surprised Me About Jakarta (Girls, Food, Travel)

Jakarta Indoneisa. I solo traveled there for 5 days and wow, what a great city. In this post I'm going to document my short experiences there. Yes, this is going to be kept private because I'm talking about topics I don't want publicly available so subscribe (you can cancel anytime)

Tools & Gear

Google FI is The Best Phone Number For Expat Americans

I've been an expat for 10+ years and let me tell you one thing, having critical accounts like your email, brokerage accounts and credit cards tied to some stupid foreign phone number is the worst. Like an idiot, I tied my old Voyager account (now bankrupt) to my then-current Vietnamese

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Thai Immigration Getting Strict

A quick story on how I was treated with unfair skepticism at Thai immigration.

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Pattaya Thailand Nightlife - Is It Worth Visiting? Yes and No

Is Pattaya Thailand worth visiting? Yes, but mostly no. Learn why I think it's a one and done place.

Tools & Gear

Supplements For Men I Take (Almost) Daily

Optimize your health, energy, age well, and maintain yourself. I'm pretty intentional about the supplements I take and don't want to overdo it or make this an overly complicated process/system. From my own research and personal experience with trying different products here are the supplements I take and have

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I Can't Print My Vietnam e-visa - What To Do

I just landed in Vietnam on my 4th e-visa. I visit for a few weeks every few months and so far I've had no issue entering Vietnam until this last time. I suspect it's because I applied for a 30-day e-visa right before the launch of the new 90-day e-visa.

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Dear Vlog Camera Review Channels, STOP 🌲

Dear camera review channels. Please stop doing the "vlog test" from the forest.

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Shiny Object Syndrome - The Secret to Success is FOCUS

As an expat with an online business, I've learned the hard way that the secret to success is focus. Singular focus on one business model and to stop getting distracted by shiny object syndrome. You need a singular focus because you can't build and scale anything without it as you're

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My Thoughts on Dating Girls in Thailand, Vietnam and The Philippines

I've been watching David Bond in the Philippines and he confirms my personal experiences after having traveled to, and lived in South East Asia. I break down my personal experiences after 10+ years of being an expat and debunk a lot of myths and assumptions men who don't travel have.

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Stop Being a Side Character in Your Own Story

Are you the side character in your own life?

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Hell is When You Meet The Person You Could Have Been.

At some point, you've probably had the idea of a multi-universe reality where there are multiple versions of yourself. Some doing very well, other versions... not so much. Where are you at? I just wrapped up a wonderful 1-month trip visiting my family and one painful realization set in that

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Bitcoin and Bank Failures - Get Your BTC and Get Out

Arthur Hayes wrote about why you should get your BTC and get out. I summarize the article succinctly.

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How VIPKID Changed My Life

I'm forever thankful to VIPKID and today I'm going to explain to you how it changed my life for the better. VIPKID is an online teaching platform that I worked with as an independent contractor from 2016-2019. They paid $22+ an hour at the time and were my reliable, rent

Expat Travel

The Teacher Trap - Going Abroad and Getting Stuck as an ESL Teacher

I've been on both sides of the coin; a broke AF English teacher in Thailand making $1K a month to now being a self employed guy making a very good income while living abroad. It took years to make it happen, it was stressful (at my worst I was $7K

Money

How I Make Money Blogging at EdgeofDavid.com

My goal is to make this "edge of David" brand into  a $1-2k income source minimum. I'm currently self-employed and my income comes from the following: Being a top-rated Fiverr seller. A niche website about teaching abroad and online. "Website Creative Pro - This is a full stack online business