This post is part of the “13 Money Resolutions for 2013” series. I appreciate my small home We live in a society where we always seem to need more—a new phone every year and a half, a 2500 square-foot house, a new car every other year. But here’s a secret: you don’t actually need all […]

Last year, I visited a friend in the US who had just bought a house for his family. “Congratulations on the new house!” I said. He pointed to a small closet and joked, “That closet is ours, the rest belongs to the bank.” Like many families these days, they would spend the next 25 years […]

This post is part of a series called 13 Money Resolutions for 2013. Yesterday, I discussed how to jumpstart your finances for the new year by setting a small, easy financial goal to get you on track and build momentum. Whether your aim is to pay off debt, your mortgage, or save for something big […]

Since I’m incredible at planning ahead (not really), I already had a post lined up to recap the past two weeks. But then Friday night, a huge storm hit us. It had been a scorching week, and the guys working on the land development were exhausted and sunburned. We were all looking forward to the […]

Last week, I had a great time catching up with friends. My closest girlfriends always try to spend time together when I’m around, and we had a wonderful day at the beach chatting about our lives and making new memories. While we were there, my friend’s husband jokingly commented on my jacket, saying something like, […]

If you haven’t entered yet, there’s a chance to win $100 in the Being Thankful giveaway. Click here for all the details! We’ve pruned the trees for a better view. This is the third part of my ongoing journey of slowly transforming the land I bought in Guatemala and adapting to my new life here. […]

In 2013, my series on 13 money resolutions was a big hit. After getting my finances in order, I decided to focus on decluttering my online life in February. To be honest, it’s a mess. My computer, my inbox, and my social media accounts—all of them are out of control. It feels like a garden […]

This is the fifth part of my journey about transforming the land I bought in Guatemala and my new life here. If you missed the earlier parts, you can catch up with Part 1 through Part 4. This week has been pretty relaxing compared to the last. I decided to take a break from working […]

Have you set your financial goals for the new year? I usually don’t detail my goals too much, but to track my progress and stay motivated, here’s a list of what I aim to achieve next year. **Increase My Net Worth by 30%** Last year, my net worth grew by 20%, which was less than […]

### Last month, there was a lot of hype about the world supposedly coming to an end, spurred by modern-day descendants of the ancient Mayan civilization. For about a year, my partner and I would discuss the “what ifs” of the world ending. This topic came up often during our five-month motorcycle trip across Europe, […]