December 2009

I just added my net worth on networthiq.com. Here is some stuf that has happening lately:

1. I am in contract to buy a house via short sale. There is nothing short about a short sale. After so many deals have fell apart in the last year, let's hope this one goes through.
2. I feel off the clothes shopping wagon. How do I get rid of the little voice that says "Buy it! You deserve it!"
3. I have been working on my streams of income strategy. Again this will constantly envolving until I am happy with the strategy.
4. I celebrated my birthday in a laid back manner. True to form, I had a I-have-not-accomplished-enough moment or two (or three).
5. I bought an IPod Nano
6. I battled friends without jobs who want me to buy luxury items for them under the guise of I will get paid back 'later'. How do you tell an unemployed friend that you will not buy them that shiny new toy that they don't need right now?

Don't rush to pay off that mortgage

MSN article on NOT paying off your mortgage can be found here.

I Am Still Around

Still around. I recently went on a quick Caribbean getaway with the boyfriend and it is taking me a while to catch up.

Today I calculated my net worth then promptly left it in my office. So I will update it tomorrow. By then I hope to be in full force. Until then, here is an interesting link:

Can You Buy Your Way Out of the Rat Race?

Can't find a job? Try China

Last week I had this thought: to be employed (I am thinking W2 employee not business owner) in a role you crave you have to be flexible to move to new cities or countries. The facts in Can't find a job? Try China echo that thought.

What Does XaymacaNomad Do In Her Spare Time?

What does XaymacaNomad do in her spare time? I will tell you! I obsess about Tiesto.

Meet Tiesto, the "one of the best-known trance DJs in the electronic dance music". It is true. The man is amazing. I am currently listening to the Live from Creamfields upload. Amazing!

Why All Expats Should Have An International Bank Account

Article on Why All Expats Should Have An International Bank Account.

Adios! Voy Costa Rica

Pardon me for the lack of posts over the next week to 10 days. I am off to Central America -- Costa Rica to be exact. My plans? To check out volocanos, wildlife and to sweat out toxins in natural hot springs.

Becoming a Digital Nomad, Freelance Edition: Day 16 of 30w30d

Becoming a Digital Nomad, Freelance Edition: Day 16 of 30w30d cause me to wonder: can me my job even be freelanced? Maybe something related to job can be freelanced? Of cource any income will be a supplement to my passive income.

Tours!

Last night it suddenly occured to me. Tours. Not a full RTW that will tire me out and cause me to miss home. Instead have regional tours. or example, Asia (which I am most interested in):

Cambodia
India
Philippines
Vietnam
Thailand
Japan
Singapore
South Korea

The Not-So-Secret Trick to Finding Cheap Airfare: Day 15 of 30w30d

The Not-So-Secret Trick to Finding Cheap Airfare: Day 15 of 30w30d has some points that are contradicted by The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World by Edward Hasbrouck.

That said, I had no idea that Kayak had a region section (http://www.kayak.com/buzz). I have a new toy!