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Travel & Expat Life

The Ha Giang Loop Vietnam - Yep It's Really That Incredible

Ha Giang is a stunningly beautiful, northern most province in Vietnam where you can find the boarder with China. It used to be quite a dangerous drive through the mountains, but over the last 5 years it has developed into one of the most beautiful, scenic motorcycle adventures I've done

No, the Canon SL3 is Not a Good Vlogging Camera

The Canon SL3 [https://amzn.to/2MCWtdu]is an excellent camera for creating tutorials, online course creation for Skillshare or Teachable and making any sort of talking head video. It's also a good camera for stills, nothing to write home about but it can get the job done in the

Tools & Gear

The Edge of David "Shorts" Experiment - I'm Shadow Banned?

Alright so I decided to try out YouTube shorts [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/shorts]. They are simply 1 minute or less videos you post to YouTube. Simply record your video in portrait mode and upload it. Then wait for the shorts algorithm to pick it up. You can use

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The Homeless States of America

The following was not written by me. It's a comment by Alvan Karpas [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYMbUIf48lDyRrqFmqD95LQ/videos]on Nick Johnson's video: "The 10 States Where Homelessness is Out of Control and Beyond Repair." I found it insightful so I wanted to repost it here. Okay boss, you

Money

How to Invest Money - The Monetary Ranks

Welcome to your free crash course on how to invest your money. This guide is going to cover everything you need to know as a total beginner. It starts off with assuming you're in debt and goes through what to consider doing as you start to make money and build

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Don't Waste Your Life (A Warning)

I remember listening to this monologue on happiness by Ben Stein. Why are some happy and other not? Why are some living in a default state of joy and others wishing “if only”. The answer was brilliantly simple. The ones that are unhappy are people who let their parents or

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Why it Took 3 Months for Me to Become a WIX Affiliate

So a lot of you know that I'm an affiliate marketer. I run two websites in totally different niches. My most public website is Website Creative Pro where I'm the face of that brand. I produce tutorial videos on how to create a website, domain names as well as website

The Best Vlogging Camera Ever - The Sony X3000

So you want to start vlogging about your incredibly exciting (or boring) life? You'll need a camera for that. The best vlogs are engaging, tell a story and have an interesting perspective. More important than the video quality is the actual story. Sure, if you’re an aspiring film maker

Tools & Gear

iPhone Mini: The Best Backup Vlogging Camera?

Every single tech reviewer for phones assumes everyone wants some giant phone with 8 cameras to play videos games on or whatever. It's quite annoying as there is a large audience of guys like me who want a good, small phone which I think is why the iPhone SE is

Yea, You Should Upgrade to Movie Studio 17 - Here's Why

Update: Movie Studio 18 has been released and it's a train wreak. I suggest upgrading to Vegas Pro. Read here to learn what happened. It was the second video editing software I purchased after using some random program call Trac Axe PC. I got the platinum edition and I really

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8 Ways You Can Focus on the Important

Identify four areas of your life that are important to you. For most of use the most important things can be compressed into family, work, health and _____? The last will be unique to you, for me it's travel. I find that in your select priorities to have only one be

Travel & Expat Life

What's a Full Moon Party Like?

So what's a full moon party like? This post will break down your basic full moon party in Thailand in a few different ways. Consider this your "what to expect" guide. Please note I went in 2017. In a nut shell a full moon party is like an out door

Friendship Purgatory - When It's Ok to Have No Friends

When you’re growing as a person, you’ll find yourself alone at some point. This aloneness I call friendship purgatory. A period of time where you’ll have no real friends. For the socially awkward, I’m sure they’re quite familiar with this. You can find yourself here

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40 Hour Work Weeks Are Dumb

It’s time to acknowledge that hours spent doesn’t equal results. Results come from one thing, and one thing only: making work that matters. I don’t care if this takes you one hour of your day, or twelve hours a day. If you’re not creating work that

Money

How To Open a TIMO Account in Vietnam

Are you going to be living in Vietnam? You’re going to want to open a TIMO account then. TIMO is an online bank where foreigners who have a valid VISA for 1 year are able to open an account. If you’re American, you’re in luck as you

Travel & Expat Life

How To Get a 1 Year Tourist Visa For Vietnam (Americans Only)

Update: This post was written in 2019. I'll update it once it becomes clear what the process for getting a longer term visa is. If you want to enter Vietnam now you can. You can apply for a 30 day e-visa [https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/trang-chu-ttdt#:~:text=Vietnam%20E%

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Breaking Patterns: What Your Life Needs

Where are you? Do you even recognize yourself? Your life has patterns. It repeats and repeats. You feel the friction and the pain when you break a pattern. When you break away towards something unknown. It’s scary for sure, but that friction is a sign of personal growth. It’

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How to Stop Lying To Yourself

> I just need this one little thing done before I can get started This used to be me. When I started my first blog years ago I had this idea in my head that it had to be perfect. That I could not just start the damn thing and write

Travel & Expat Life

3 Things You’ll Love (and Hate) about Living in South Korea

I love South Korea. So far it’s been one of my favorite countries to visit. After a few years of getting a little to stuck with Thailand (Thailand has a way of hooking you in), it was wonderful to and refreshing to see a new place. Refreshing because the

Travel & Expat Life

Cost of Living for Bangkok Thailand

Alright alright, I’ll get the generic statement out of the way first. Yes, your cost of living depends on your spending habits, your current debt and any credit card payments. It also depends on what you would find acceptable and what you would consider to be a sacrifice. Done.

Money

How To Work For Yourself as an Expat

It’s the best of times and it’s the worst of times. It’s the best of times because you can live a life that was impossible even 20 years ago. With enough luck, hard work and intelligence, you can live better than any king. It’s the worst

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Understanding Men: What Drives Us (and What Annoys Us)

Trying to understanding men always boils down to understanding what drives us. If you want to understand the men in your life and why they do what they do, then keep these two points in your head: First, men are simple. Second, do not project how you think or feel

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26 Reasons Why You Should Never Have a JOB

I used to watch this show called The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch while at University (I’m dating myself now!). I loved the stories of people doing something creative to make more money than they ever did before. This show was a source of hope and inspiration for me

Travel & Expat Life

Bangkok vs Chiang Mai Compared by an Expat

I’ve lived in both as a digital nomad so I have a unique perspective on the pros and cons of each places. If I had to pick one or the other however I'm choosing Bangkok. Chiang Mai vs Bangkok Both these places are awesome and you should totally live

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11 Reasons Why You Should Quit Playing Video Games

We all have our vices and addictions. Video games are a pretty lame one if you ask me, but it’s a personal problem I’ve had to deal with and I know a lot of guys deal with. Checking my old Steam account I saw this: 299 hours playing