Lifestyle
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What Working With Wealthy Clients Taught Me About Building Wealth
I spend my days helping high-net-worth clients. I expected to learn more about banking. Instead, I learned how they think about money—and it completely changed how I use my own paycheck. When most people hear “private banking,” they picture fancy offices and enormous bank accounts. They’re not wrong. But what surprised me wasn’t how much…
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Dual Citizenship vs. Retirement Visas: The Two Paths to Living Abroad
Most of us dream about retiring abroad. But before you start researching countries, you need to know which path is actually available to you. In my previous article, How I Obtained My Philippine Dual Citizenship, I shared how I was able to obtain a Philippine passport because I was born to a Filipino parent. While I…
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Why I Chose the Philippines: The Trip, The Citizenship, and the Decision That Took Longer Than I Thought
Dual citizenship didn’t change my retirement plan. It just sat there quietly until I was ready to use it. In 2023, I took a trip to the Philippines that I didn’t think much of at the time. I remember thinking, somewhere in the back of my head, “I wouldn’t mind living here.” Not as a…
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15 No-Spend Days: Here’s What I’m Testing
I’m intentionally stopping for 15 days in July. Here’s what I want to understand about my own money. So I’m doing something a little different in July. I’m picking 15 days throughout the month where I’m not spending money on anything that isn’t essential. No groceries exceptions — I’ll still eat. No utilities, rent, bills — those…