In my previous post, Determining Your Budget, you were given steps to analyze your current financial situation and to estimate the total cost of training Muay Thai in Thailand. The following will help you bridge the gap between the amount of money you currently save and the estimated total cost of training in Thailand on your terms. For those of you joining the discussion now and/or those of you who weren't inclined to complete the previous exercise, the following will set a basic foundation to help you save money to train in Muay Thai Thailand. The Basics Redefine Your Concept Of Need Want and need are very different, … [Read more...]
INVEST IN YOUR LIFE
Essays on innovation, minimalism, world travel and embracing the unknown.
Tips to help finance your dreams include creative money saving tips and finding alternate streams of income.
Living The Dream Math
You have dreams. If you're reading this and not following them, I'll chance that finances are (among the things) holding you back. You may not think you have the cash. For some of you, this is a reality. For others, it's a perception. From the time I was ready to follow my dreams and to this day, I've crossed paths with sour faced people who declare that "it must be nice to have the money". I love hearing this from those who have no dependents and make more money than I ever did. Particularly if they have a drink in their hand. How much is that drink worth? *Prices are based on a Toronto, Ontario, Canada median at time of … [Read more...]
HOW TO TRAVEL LIGHT FOR MODERN NOMADS, TOURISTS AND THE DISCERNING MINIMALIST WEIRDO. Part 3 of 3
In 2009 I packed a suitcase, a small backpack and a carry-on and left my native country to live a life with no fixed territorial boundaries, indefinitely. In 2010, I realized, maybe two suitcases would be a good idea. Essentially what those suitcases and carry-ons contain is all that I own, other than some remnants in my parents' basement and that which I buy / need at any given location and that which can be disposed of / given away before I embark onwards. I believe in contemporary airport terms, this could be expressed as, at any given point in time, I have to condense the belongings of my life to approximately 66 kgs or 144 lbs of stuff. More on that, including … [Read more...]
The Nomadic Life: Boxed In
The process of condensing. What little stored in my childhood basement. In boxes. The imperative is to edit. To rid of all that is climbed through daily in search of meaning. Flawlessly. Without distraction. Cut the extraneous until that which remains is Beauty. This is how I see the nomadic life. Read the next memoir, Re-Entry Shock - Over Ten Weeks In, here. Read the previous memoir, Feeling Like A Foreigner In Your Native … [Read more...]
HOW TO TRAVEL LIGHT FOR MODERN NOMADS, TOURISTS AND THE DISCERNING MINIMALIST WEIRDO. Part 2 of 3
In 2009 I packed a suitcase, a small backpack and a carry-on and left my native country to live a life with no fixed territorial boundaries, indefinitely. In 2010, I realized, maybe two suitcases would be a good idea. Essentially what those suitcases and carry-ons contain is all that I own, other than some remnants in my parents' basement and that which I buy / need at any given location and that which can be disposed of / given away before I embark onwards. I believe in contemporary airport terms, this could be expressed as, at any given point in time, I have to condense the belongings of my life to approximately 66 kgs or 144 lbs of stuff. More on that, including … [Read more...]
Follow Your Dreams: JUMP WITH YOUR EYES OPEN
My eyes were swollen as were my lips. Cracked. Eczema ridden. Itching. The irritation made speaking difficult and caused tears I couldn't control to fall from my eyes and further irritate the red, scaling skin. My joints hurt. I couldn't control my weight despite eating a clean, organic filled diet and training regularly. I had lost my body and felt with it, the fundamental right of control over my destiny. It's difficult to follow your dreams when you fear that which you can't identify. That which others say doesn't exist. I had no power over the physical characteristics of my suffering as I didn't know the cause. I had visited a number of doctors, of … [Read more...]
THE FASTLANE
I still can't bring myself to title this entry what it deserves to be, THE MILLIONAIRE FASTLANE, after the personal finance book written by MJ DeMarco. The title, the marketing, the claims to get rich quick, all of it scream, "Walk away. Just, walk, walk away." I fear the cover alone would burn a hole in my hand. Having experienced approximately one year of employment in the world of radio advertising and marketing (and sub sequentially having it end as being the only job I was ever fired from) coupled with reading a lot of media theory books, I consider myself a hard sale. I don't see ads on websites, I close pop ups instantly, I'll pick out product placement in movies … [Read more...]
HOW TO TRAVEL LIGHT FOR MODERN NOMADS, TOURISTS AND THE DISCERNING MINIMALIST WEIRDO. Part 1 of 3
In 2009 I packed a suitcase, a small backpack and a carry-on and left my native country to live a life with no fixed territorial boundaries, indefinitely. In 2010, I realized, maybe two suitcases would be a good idea. Essentially what those suitcases and carry-ons contain is all that I own, other than some remnants in my parents' basement and that which I buy / need at any given location and that which can be disposed of / given away before I embark onwards. I believe in contemporary airport terms, this could be expressed as, at any given point in time, I have to condense the belongings of my life to approximately 66 kgs or 144 lbs of stuff. Fundamentally I view this … [Read more...]