Edge of David

Hey I'm David. I'm self employed and live abroad. Here I share behind the scenes content of running an online business, living abroad, personal growth strategies and building wealth.

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 Does Not Like Me - A Quick story

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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.

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

Expat Travel

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.

Dear Vlog Camera Review Channels, STOP 🌲

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

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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Expat Travel

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

I've been watching David Bond in the Philippines and I can't help but laugh at some of his comments about dating Pinoy girls. Not laughing at him, but because he confirms my personal thoughts after having traveled to, and lived in South East Asia.

Life Advice

Stop Being a Side Character in Your Own Story

Are you the side character in your own life?

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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Money

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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Life Advice

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

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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

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Gemini Earn Not Allowing Withdrawals - 30 Day Wait?

So while most financial influencers were running around promoting Celcius (bankrupt), Blockfi (going bankrupt most likely), Voyager (bankrupt) and now FTX (bankrupt) - I've been pretty consistent in my recommendation of the Gemini exchange. But thanks in part to Gemini using Genesis Captial for their earn program (now branded as

How to Get Unlimited Internet for 1 Year in Thailand (DTAC+AIS)

I'm currently based in Bangkok Thailand. I love this country, I understand the language, culture and you get great value for your money. One such instance of "value" for your money is how you can get unlimited internet for one low price. Dtac 10 MBPS Unlimited 1 Year The first

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Life Advice

If Freedom is Your Reward, You Are Living in Prison

Gen Z: Cancel student debt! I'm oppressed. I only have $1000 in my bank account and can't afford. Government: Sure thing, vote for us! *Prints 1 trillion, uses 100 billion to pay of student debt, the rest for...stuff* Gen Z: OMFG! Inflation is so high! My $1000 won't even

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The Blockfi Rewards Credit Card - Why I Stopped Using It

Update: Blockfi now provides 1 free BTC withdrawal per month if you spend $100 or more on the card. But there is still a catch. The fee is reimbursed with each subsequent rewards payment. So you'll never actually be able to withdraw all your BTC because you'll always have at

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Life Advice

Dating & Modern Women - The Coming Population Crisis

I'm writing this from Vietnam, here they have a culture that does not lie to women. Young Vietnamese women who are 27, 28 and still single are pressured to pick a guy, get married and get on with life. The reason is because attractive men who are 30+ years of

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Niche Markets That Are Too Small

I'm not a fan of Gary V. I call him 1DV because he's so 1 dimensional. Work, hustle and enjoy life when you're old I guess? I get it, Gary V is a work-a-holic type character. Nothing wrong with that if that's how you're oriented in the world. However, it's

Expat Travel

How To Apply For a Re-Entry Permit in Thailand

Thailand currently offers multiple entry visas and single entry visas. Multiple entry means you can leave an re-enter the Kingdom as many times as you like. A single entry visa means that once you leave, your current visa will expire and you'll need to apply for a new visa all

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Money

Oh Great, Global Hyperinflation

...and perhaps hyper Bitcoinization? The best investment and thing to own right now in this crazy market is yourself and your business. We have no idea where this is going. However most can guarantee that if you aggressively work on yourself and your business, your going to be worth a

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How to Make Money as a Twitch Streamer -With Jay Streazy

I meet Jay back when I was in Vietnam. I was at a bar in Da Nang with my then girlfriend and I just happened to sit down at a table across from him and his girlfriend. He recognized me and said hello. He had sent me a message previously

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Life Advice

College or Trade School - What To Do?

My dad worked for a municipality as a laborer and then as a skilled laborer. He put in 28 years and retired with $4K per month pension for the rest of his life plus social security. He did not go to college and for most of his life was pretty

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Money

Gemini Credit Card + Voyager Debit Card: The Potential That Never Was

The Gemini credit card is finally available. With it you can get 3% back on dinning, 2% on groceries and 1% on everything else. Overall I'm excited to get this card because I'm currently using Blockfi's 1.5% credit card as my "everything else" payment option. I've personally noticed that