We wander, but that doesn’t mean we’re lost. You’ve seen the numbers. We retain money like a broken slot machine. On average, the millennial is $45,000 in debt, and our overall income has dropped by 8% since the recession. The result? 84% of us are drowning in debt that threatens our freedom. But that doesn’t […]
This is a question I get a lot: “How can I become a digital nomad?” I love that question, because you deserve to live life on YOUR terms. Life isn’t just about surviving, and I want — from the very core of me — to help you thrive. BUT, it’s not all sunshine and skittle-pooping […]
Like I mentioned in a a previous post “7 Self Sufficiency Strategies”, becoming independently wealthy is the Holy Grail for any respectable digital nomad. There’s a lot of crossover because people who want to be self sufficient are trying to become less dependent on others for their needs. When people become independently wealthy, they have […]
By Andy Vaughn This morning my legs were transformed into pure jelly. I was too tired to take the time to find out if it was the strawberry or grape variety, but I’m certain they were jelly. How did this magical metamorphosis take place, you ask? Simple – 8 evil flights of stairs. As an […]
By Josh Rueff on Oct 01, 2013 This post is a bit of a deviation from minimalism, but I thought it could be interesting. Science has many limitations, limitations that no one wants to admit because, let’s face it, science has been a very helpful friend. There’s no denying the importance of science in the […]
By Josh Rueff on July 29, 2013 Many lives start in tragedy and end in tragedy. Take Socrates for instance. He was born in the wake of destruction and war, in the city of Athens. Athens was leveled by the Persians, it’s once beautiful architecture crumbled into dust. His father was a stonemason, a high […]
By Josh Rueff on July 16, 2013 Let me tell you a sad story with a happy ending. For the sake of privacy, let’s call her Kate. Kate was an industrious creature. Work brought stress and appetite, but she was okay with that. She knew that all work and no play would make her… well… […]
By Josh Rueff on July 12, 2013 “Simplicity is the final achievement”, Frédéric Chopin wrote. “After one has played a vast quantity of notes…it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.” But not everyone has this opinion on the philosophy of minimalism. Some people hate it. Some people think minimalism is the […]
By Josh Rueff on June 28, 2013 Are you addicted to safety? Many of us are. In fact, most are. The vast majority of Americans devote their lives to the pursuit of what? Happiness? No, not happiness. And not freedom. They devote their lives to the pursuit of security. In Plato’s “Myth of the Cave”, […]
By Josh Rueff on June 06, 2013 “Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.” — Thoreau Marching to the Beat of a Different Drummer Thoreau was an extreme individual who wasn’t afraid to march to his own […]