I spent 3 years of my life living on a man camp in one of the most remote deserts in the world. The Ras Al-Khair Desert of Saudi Arabia to be exact. Oh, you don’t know where that is? Neither do I, and I have lived there. In fact, I probably could not get back to the man camp even if you asked me to take you there. Before I dive into the story, let me show you a quick video to … [Read more...]
Social Lending Is On The Rise
If you haven't heard of social lending, listen up because you've been missing out. The industry for online marketplace lending grew to over $5.8 billion last year. Although Lending Club is the largest, Prosper was the fastest growing company and a third of that increase. Social lending is on the rise, and I'm happy to be a part of the trend. I've had my own Prosper P2P lending … [Read more...]
Striving For Early Retirement May Silently Kill You
The early retirement movement is awesome because it takes a lot of discipline to consistently save a large percentage of your paycheck and then walk away from a paycheck completely during your prime income earning years. When people ask me why I bother to consult post-early retirement, now I can unequivocally say "For the experience, and not for the money." Because if I was … [Read more...]
How To Tell If Someone Is Lying
Remember being confused as a kid trying to figure out when it's okay to tell a white lie, but not okay to tell other types of lies? I remember laughing a lot when I watched the Jim Carrey movie Liar Liar, when the main character played by Jim has a magical wish cast on him by his son that prevents him from telling any type of lie. We can get so used to telling lies, especially … [Read more...]
How I Save Money On Travel Without Getting Stressed Out
Because of my work and personal addiction to see new places, I think it's pretty fair to say I travel a lot more than the average person. I'm not a ten million miles reward member like George Clooney in Up In The Air by any means, but I've seen a lot of places and have no plans to stop my mobile lifestyle. The main things I've learned from all my traveling over the years are … [Read more...]