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I’m Moving To The San Francisco Bay Area!
3 Feb 2010This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Living AbroadQuick post to let you know I’ve decided to move from Buenos Aires back to the bay area (where I grew up). I’ll be moving in a few days. I was planning to keep traveling for a while but a great opportunity came up [...]
This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Living AbroadI just finished doing my financial statements for last month, and was pretty happy when I noticed that it only cost a total of $1,018 USD for me to live and work in Buenos Aires last month! That’s really cheap, certainly much cheaper than [...]
How I Learned To Live With DSPS
In: Lifestyle| Psychology
13 Jun 2009I don’t do posts about my personal life that often, but I thought this one might help some people.
DSPS is a sleeping disorder (Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome) and while I only found out it had a name years later, I started experiencing it around the time I entered high school (13 years old).
Here is a [...]
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Video Of My Apartment In Buenos Aires
17 May 2009This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Living AbroadI shot some video today while walking around BA.
It’s gotten a little bit colder here lately and it was overcast today but still pretty nice.
Here is the YouTube video:
Few other random discoveries since last week:
The Most Awesome Car Wash Of All Time
7 Apr 2009As part of getting ready to move to Argentina I have to sell my car.
Two good pieces of advice I’ve gotten:
Don’t wait till the last week to sell it even if you need the car. The cost of renting a car for a few days is negligible to the cost of having to take a [...]
Oh Snap! I’m Moving To South America…
In: Lifestyle
20 Jan 2009This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Living AbroadOne of the greatest things about working for yourself is the mobility.
Freedom comes in a lot of forms: Free time for doing things you really enjoy. Freedom to make your own decisions without a boss. And freedom to travel at will. [...]
Retirement Is A False Idol
In: Lifestyle
14 Nov 2008The whole idea of retirement is based on the assumption that you dislike what you’re doing enough to want to stop one day.
Instead, you should be pursuing “financial freedom” – the moment when your passive income exceeds your living expenses – because then you can really start to do your life’s work. Maybe you’ll [...]
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