EDGE of DAVID

Tools & Gear

Dear Vlog Camera Review Channels, STOP 🌲

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

Life Advice

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

Expat Travel

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&

Life Advice

Stop Being a Side Character in Your Own Story

Are you the side character in your own life?

Life Advice

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

Bitcoin

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.

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

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

Money

How I Make Money Blogging at EdgeofDavid.com

My goal is to make this "Edge of David" brand into a $1-3k income source minimum.

Expat Travel

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

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!

Money

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'

Women

Real and Raw Dating Advice for Women (Must Read)

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+

Money

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

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

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 lot

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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

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 a $4K monthly pension plus social security for the rest of his life. He did not go to college and was pretty broke, raising four kids for

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Money Featured

How I Make Money Online - Become a Wealthy Expat Instead of a Peasant English Teacher

First off, I got my start as an English teacher in Thailand so I don't mean to disparage English teaching. It changed my life forever and for that I'm thankful. However, I've seen too many men get stuck as English teachers in Thailand and

Expat Travel

How to Get to Thai Immigration in Bangkok

So you're planning on staying in Thailand for a few months or up to a year? Maybe you're wanting to get an education visa, perhaps you're simply wanting to extend your tourist visa or are in the process of becoming an English teacher in

Life Advice

Emotional Baggage, Stuff, Whatever

You know, I was thinking just a second ago as I laid in the dark trying to sleep for the fifth time in a row at 3:33 am and this thought occurred to me, a persistent thought, the kind of thought that just demands to be written down. The

Life Advice Featured

Dream Killer - Doing What You're Supposed to Do

I’ve wasted a lot of time in my life doing what I'm supposed to do. * I went to college because that’s what you're supposed to do. * I got a job to sit in a cubicle for 8 hours a day because that's

Life Advice

Toxic Positivity - The Recluse of the Untalented

10 years. 10 years I've been watching this guy waste his life on his personal development blog. Starting when he was 24 to now 34. It's a real tragedy: "I help emergent creatives, leaders and change makers refine and align their authentic story through self

Expat Travel

8 Reasons Why Connecticut Sucks

I was watching this YouTube video of Joe Rogan talking about why Connecticut sucks and I nearly spit my coffee out all over myself laughing because it was so funny and so spot on (but obviously over the top). "CT sucks" and "Connecticut sucks" are pretty

Money

Inflation is Theft. Don't Like It? Do This Instead

Inflation is theft. You'll hear that a lot and some think it's just a hyperbolic statement but it's a very true statement about our current money system. That dollar you have to work for. You have to spend your time and energy to earn