When you read the press about the EU, it’s often about disagreements between member countries...
Where to Live
Wait! Even More Opportunities in the Big City
In the previous post, we talked about some benefits of city life. One was having access to services...
Unparalleled Opportunities in the Big City
Why are there more single women in New York than single men? Why are the best hospitals, opera...
Moving Abroad
A Short Intro to Immigration Systems
Let’s assume you want to move to Germany. You don’t hold an EU passport nor are you from...
Four Important Issues For Preppers
Yesterday, I made the case that prepping, despite its bad rap, can a very rational exercise, if we...
Are Preppers Crazy or Rational?
I always had been curious about what a prepper is and does. I know, I know, preppers have a bad...
Learning
Foreign Language as Life Insurance
Let’s assume your country goes downhill. I’m not talking about an economic recession or a party in...
The Financial Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language
Is it worth it? Do the financial benefits of learning a language other than English outweigh the...
The Costs of Learning a Foreign Language
The Financial Times ran an opinion piece a short while ago on the question of whether learning a...
Insights
What Type of Risk Taker Are You?
Have you ever thought about what type of risk taker you are? Are you the one that does bungee...
Three Types of Real Options
Let’s take a closer look at the three important types of real options in your life. Once you are...
Strategies for Gen Z to Deal with a Dystopian Future
What are potential Gen-Z strategies to deal with our dystopian future? Previously, we introduced...
Money
How to Benefit from the Four Horsemen of the Gen-Z Apocalypse?
In a previous post, we talked about the Four Horsemen of the Gen-Z Apocalypse. While this might...
Investing in Vietnam from Your Couch
No need to leave your couch. Whether you work in the oilfields of West Texas or cater to tourists...
Work
Go For a Severance Policy, Not Free Gyms
What is one of the most important benefits left in many companies, and probably the most...
Don’t Be One of ‘The Company Men’
The Ben Affleck/Kevin Costner/Tommy Lee Jones movie “The Company Men” (2011) depicts...