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The Three Currencies of Life – Measuring More Than Money

By Chad Carson 11 Comments Filed Under: Travel & Life

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People don’t want to be millionaires – they want to experience what they believe only millions can buy… $1,000,000 in the bank isn’t the fantasy. The fantasy is the lifestyle of complete freedom it supposedly allows.”    Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek Have you ever had this conversation about money in your head? Everything will [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: 3 currencies, 4-hour workweek, life, mindset, money, Personal Productivity, Tim Ferris

Slowing Down: How to Live More Deliberately in a Fast-Paced World

By Chad Carson 13 Comments Filed Under: Personal Productivity & Growth, Travel & Life

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Updated March 25, 2019   “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.” – Henry David Thoreau, Walden Have you noticed that modern life is a drummer playing at breakneck speed?  From [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: Rolf Potts, Thoreau

The First Investment Property of a 32-Year-Old World Traveler

By Chad Carson Leave a Comment Filed Under: Getting Started, Investor Profiles, Travel & Life

In my Investor Profile Series, I use a question & answer format to share the stories of actual real estate investors at different stages of their investing careers. Today’s investor profile is about Rolando Archila, a 32-year-old new investor who lives in northern Kentucky (just outside of Cincinnati). Rolando participated in my premium online course & community, [Continue Reading]

More Options or More Money? What Will You Choose?

By Chad Carson 13 Comments Filed Under: Travel & Life

In Oliver Stone’s iconic movie, Wall Street, Charlie Sheen plays a young hotshot in the stock market. At one point he shares a secret dream with his girl friend: “I think if I can make a bundle of cash before I’m thirty and get out of this racket, I’ll be able to ride my motorcycle [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: Charlie Sheen, life options, lifestyle design, Rolf Potts, Thoreau, Vagabonding

17 Insights From 17 Months Living Abroad With My Family

By Chad Carson 44 Comments Filed Under: Travel & Life

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Many of you know that I recently returned to the United States after 17 months living with my wife and two daughters in Cuenca, Ecuador. I can’t yet judge the full impact of this amazing experience, but I did want to share and record some insights, experiences, and lessons that are fresh on my mind [Continue Reading]

The Philosophy of the Climb – When Slower is Faster in Life & Investing

By Chad Carson 16 Comments Filed Under: Getting Started, Travel & Life

One bright, bone-dry day in 2009, I hiked 3,600 feet down to the bottom of the Colca Canyon in Peru.  My wife and our Peruvian friend Lizeth were my hiking companions. For some reason, we also climbed back up that same day! By nightfall, I finally stumbled back into the village at 10,926 feet above [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: fundamentals, life, travel

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