The conventional path for young men is breaking down. College is more expensive than ever, jobs are disappearing faster than degrees can keep up, and an entire generation is being pushed into debt, confusion, and dependence before they’ve even had a chance to build real-world skills. More parents and young men are starting to ask a hard question: “If this system is failing, what actually works?”

In today’s episode, I am joined by entrepreneur, rancher, and author Matt Smith to discuss The Preparation, his new book co-written with my friend and mentor Doug Casey. We break down how real competence creates confidence, why character matters more than credentials, and how skill acquisition, mentorship, and responsibility can shape capable, independent individuals inside a system designed to produce the opposite. 

Enjoy!

IN TODAY’S EPISODE

• Listen in to hear why the traditional college path is failing young men
• Learn why exposure to risk and responsibility builds judgment that schools never teach
• Hear why character and responsibility matter far more than credentials
• Finish this episode with a clear alternative to raising dependent boys in an increasingly unstable world

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WEALTH, FREEDOM & PASSPORTS CONFERENCE, MARCH 6-7, 2026

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We all grow up being told to “follow the system.” Go to school. Get a job. Obey the rules. But what if the system itself is broken and designed to constrain you?

In today’s episode, I sit down with Matt Nettleton of the Default Profitable Podcast to discuss how being labelled “learning disabled” as a kid pushed me to reject public education, to drop out of school as a teenager, and to build a multimillion-dollar global business from scratch. We dig deep into how to turn adversity into fuel, build leverage through systems and delegation, and live life completely on your terms.

Enjoy!

IN TODAY’S EPISODE:

• Listen in as I reveal how dropping out of school at 12 became the best decision of my life…and the foundation for everything I’ve built since.
• Find out how I bootstrapped Expat Money from zero capital to a 30+ person international team serving high-net-worth clients around the world.
• Tune in as I reveal the one thing I wish I had done sooner that would have accelerated my journey even faster.
• Hear my practical advice for anyone ready to quit the corporate grind and build a business you can run offshore and on your own terms.

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WEALTH, FREEDOM & PASSPORTS CONFERENCE, MARCH 6-7, 2026

Join us in Panama City from March 6-7, 2026, for our second annual in-person event, the Wealth, Freedom and Passports Conference! Get your tickets now, as space is very limited. 

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351: Nine Legal Flag-Planting Strategies To Protect Your Freedom & Wealth

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In the third and final installment of our three-part series, Joshua and I dive even deeper into the vast array of knowledge Joshua has acquired over the years, both through his own research and his real-life experience educating his own five children. Enjoy!

Joshua is an expert financial planner who teaches normal people how to seamlessly connect the science of financial planning with the joy of goal achievement. He is the host of the Radical Personal Finance podcast and, as you’ve heard across this three-part series, is also passionate about education and worldschooling with his five children.

TODAY’S CONVERSATION WITH JOSHUA SHEATS

• Find out what you can glean about learning from the story of a Hungarian scientist who raised three daughters to become world-class chess prodigies.
• Discover how the concept of comprehensible input is the key to learning foreign languages.
• Learn why Joshua and I agree that no matter how far technology advances, the ability to converse face-to-face in multiple languages will always have massive value.
• You’ll be blown away when you hear Joshua’s calculation of just how many languages a person can learn – if they put the time in.
• Listen in to hear Joshua and I discuss the concept of learning multiple languages as ‘stackable’ by learning languages with similar roots.
• Discover the most important book you have to read to grasp the learning concepts we discuss today fully
• Do we really need to learn all the subjects taught in traditional education? What subjects should we discard?
• By the end of this episode, you will have a whole new perspective on what learning really means.
  

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CONCLUSION

What an incredible conversation with Joshua Sheats! I was so grateful that he was able to devote three hours of his time to discuss the very important educational concepts he has learned through homeschooling, unschooling and worldschooling his five children. 

If you missed parts 1 and 2, be sure to go back and check out the last two episodes. Together, they will completely alter how you look at the concept of learning; I guarantee it. 

I’ll see you next Wednesday!

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In the second installment of our three-part series, where we discuss everything but finance, Joshua and I delve further into the subject of education and how worldschooling his own five children has altered his ideas about what makes a “well-educated man.” Enjoy!

Joshua is an expert financial planner who teaches normal people how to seamlessly connect the science of financial planning with the joy of goal achievement. He is the host of the Radical Personal Finance podcast and, as you’ll hear in this episode, is also passionate about education and worldschooling with his five children.

TODAY’S CONVERSATION WITH JOSHUA SHEATS

• Find out what two key skills Joshua has added to the “Three Rs” that every person needs to grasp to succeed in today’s world. 
• Hear why Joshua believes it’s fallacious that just because information is available at our fingertips, we shouldn’t still be teaching content to our children. 
• Learn what change in approach led to the absolute destruction of the French educational system’s outcomes.
• Uncover the secret of how I am able to process information from audiobooks at 3x speed. People don’t believe me, but it’s true!
• Hear Joshua expertly break down the three contexts of education that people grapple with.
• Find out what surprised me about Joshua’s evolving thoughts about textbooks, which I absolutely loathe.
• Learn why Joshua and I both see the tremendous value in learning certain subjects through stories rather than through more standard academic approaches.
• Discover what attributes Joshua believes are embodied by a “well-educated man.”
• Listen in to learn about the caveats Joshua and I both add to our own “unschooling” philosophies. 
• By the end of this episode, you will have a brand new perspective on the subject of learning, whether you are a homeschooling parent or just a well-educated adult yourself.

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CONCLUSION

As you can tell from this conversation, Joshua is incredibly knowledgeable about education. Most of his knowledge was acquired directly through the education of his own children while travelling the world. As an unschooling father myself, I have gleaned so much knowledge from Joshua’s experience.

This conversation went so well that it kept going close to another hour, which we will present to you this Wednesday in part three of my discussion with Joshua Sheats. See you then!

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Today’s guest is Joshua Sheats. Joshua is an expert financial planner who teaches normal people how to seamlessly connect the science of financial planning with the joy of goal achievement. He is the host of the Radical Personal Finance podcast and, as you’ll hear in this episode, is also passionate about education and worldschooling with his five children.

Since Joshua has discussed finance on over 1,000 episodes of his podcast, today, Joshua and I begin a three-part series in which we discuss everything but finance. In this conversation, we dive into Joshua’s approach to educating his five children while travelling the world. 

TODAY’S CONVERSATION WITH JOSHUA SHEATS

• Learn about Joshua’s own educational upbringing, which included an eclectic mix of homeschooling, public school, a private Christian school and a traditional university. 
• Hear about the “conspiracy theory” Joshua uncovered about the insidious nature of government school systems.
• Listen to Joshua describe the “knowledge gap” between the United States and China and what it means for their respective approaches to education.
• Discover why Joshua has come to believe that education is always religious in nature 
• Hear Joshua explain how raising five children taught him there is no such thing as “one size fits all” parenting advice or educational method.
• Listen in as Joshua describes how relationships are built on “the currency of time” and why time spent with children early on is so critical to character development.
• Discover how Joshua learned how to create a controlled, positive environment around technology, which has encouraged his children to use it for positive, educational purposes. 
• By the end of the episode, you’ll understand why Joshua and I both want to “have it all” when it comes to raising our children and why you can legit have it all, too.
  

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CONCLUSION

It was great having Joshua on the show after getting to know him and working with him over the last few years. Joshua is absolutely brilliant when it comes to personal finance. Still, I was so excited to dive into a subject you don’t hear him talk about as often and glean so many great insights from the homeschooling of his five children.

And the conversation didn’t stop there! Join us next week as Joshua and I continue our discussion and delve deeper into the subject of memory and foreign language learning. 

See you next Wednesday!

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Today’s guest is Sam Rivello, who left his home in Los Angeles, California in 2010 as a ‘life experiment’ to combine work and travel to see the world. Since then, he has spent “1 minute or more” in 81 countries, with an average time of 58 days per country. Over the past 12 months, he has travelled extensively throughout Africa and plans to spend at least another 12 months seeing what this amazing continent has to offer. Sam and I have a lot in common, and this discussion is chock full of nuggets of wisdom on every step of the expat journey. Enjoy!

TODAY’S CONVERSATION WITH SAM RIVELLO

• Listen in to hear Sam recount how he decided to try the “life experiment” of working while travelling “for two years” – which is still going strong thirteen years later! Wow!
• Sam reflects on what it was like becoming a “digital nomad” before the term was popularized – and the infrastructure challenges that came along with it.
• We discuss the importance of setting personal boundaries when it comes to technology and the constant challenge of drawing a hard line between work and personal time.
• Sam explains how he made the professional choice to take more long-term ownership and responsibility for his own lifestyle as a full-time expat, to ensure balance in all areas of life.
• Listen as Sam breaks down the challenge of expats and those leading a digital lifestyle to break a lot of their old mindsets in order to make the lifestyle sustainable for them.
• We discuss the concept of “nomad burnout” as Sam explains what led to his decision to live for an extended period of time as an expat in Scandinavia.
• Sam details how the Danes have a very different concept of what entails “friendship” and the difficulty of breaking into pre-established friend groups there in Denmark.
• We dig into our shared view that the expat lifestyle is a fantastic vehicle for learning, which makes it perfect for those with a passion for learning as Sam and I both hold.
• We then discuss some of the reasons that many live vicariously through other expats instead of pulling the trigger and giving it a shot themselves. I’ve heard a ton of these before!
• Sam lays out some of the top reasons that some expats end up burning out from the lifestyle. Be sure to listen in for his advice on how to make sure this doesn’t happen to you!
• Listen to Sam’s insights on the key to learning a new language. Hint: there are no shortcuts!

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CONCLUSION

Sam and I have a lot in common when it comes to our passion for travel as a challenge to learn and grow from. It was an absolute pleasure to learn from his efforts and struggles as an expat, and this discussion is a great example of the value of becoming an expat and what it can bring to your life.

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Today, I am going to share a conversation I had on The Tom Woods Show. This interview has gotten such a great response since it first aired that I wanted to share it here with you to make sure you didn’t miss it.

Tom didn’t let me off easy and really put me on the hot seat, bringing up a ton of objections that many who are first hearing about the expat lifestyle tend to come up with.

Answering Common Expat Objections

• In this discussion, I respond to some common “black pilled” takes that Tom has heard about the negative side of expatriation, dispelling the notion that the advantages you can achieve outside your country of birth aren’t all that great when you break it down.
• There is no Shangri-La – no perfect libertarian country in the world. It does not exist. But that’s not to be said that we can’t get more freedom in our lives by being overseas or by jurisdiction shopping.
• I explain to Tom exactly what FATCA – the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act –  is and how it works, and why it’s even caused some Americans to go as far as to renounce their U.S. citizenship!
• I address Tom’s concern that whatever problems you have in the U.S., they may very well be worse outside the U.S., as was the case in certain countries when it came to COVID restrictions.
• Tom and I talk about how Americans can utilize the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion to greatly reduce their tax burden while living overseas.
• I break down the concept of citizenship by investment and how the process typically unfolds for those with substantial funds to invest overseas.
• I lay out the many reasons to have a second passport, even if you do not plan to live outside your home country!
• I provide some definitive first steps to take for those that have caught the expat bug and are ready to take their expat journey to the next level.

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CONCLUSION

I hope you enjoyed today’s conversation on The Tom Woods Show. Tom is an excellent interviewer, and I loved how he pressed me on some of the common objections people who are first learning about the expat lifestyle often hold. These are questions that don’t often come up here on the Expat Money Show, where I primarily interview those who are already on the expat journey, so it was a great change of pace.

This is the perfect episode to share with a friend or family member who has expressed interest in the expat lifestyle but has been hesitant to pursue it further due to many of the objections addressed in this conversation.

See you all next Wednesday on the podcast!

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Michael Strong, my partner and co-founder of the Expat International School of Freedom & Entrepreneurship. His experience in the education system is vast and varied. I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside him for about three years now, creating this amazing program for students ages 8-19. 

In today’s conversation, we will focus on expat families and the most crucial age for children. I’m excited to have him back on our show.

TODAY’S CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL STRONG

• Michael explains what our school is all about and why it is so important to reach students, especially middle school-age kids, as early as possible.
• What happens when traditional government-run schools become boring and meaningless? 
• Parents ask Michael all the time. You run an online school. What is the difference in the dynamic when kids are addicted to online games? Are you not part of the problem? 
• What is the fundamental difference between passive and active education?
• Understanding the program’s flexibility is vital for families wanting to travel and to ensure their children don’t suffer with their education.
• Michael explains how our program is only for 4.5 hours a day, but the traditional school might be 7.5 or 8 hours a day. What is the difference, and how can that work efficiently?
• If your child is not thriving, take it seriously. Learn why this is vital information.
• What is the future for your children? Are they being educated on something that will not be around in 10 or 20 years, as government-run institutions teach? Or is it something that your child will love and be able to adapt for the rest of their life?
• The best question asked about ‘Free Education.’ Here’s Michael Strong’s answer to that if you’re wondering about the program’s cost for this level of education.
• Homeschooling by professionals is how Michael Strong explained this type of education to me when I first met him and how I now explain our system.

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ExpatSchool.io/schedule-a-call

CONCLUSION

This information will be invaluable if you have school-aged children between the ages of 11 and 14. Please take the time to listen, take lots of notes, and then call us to make an appointment for you and your child. This may be the most important call you ever make on behalf of your child.

See you all next Wednesday on the podcast!

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Today on the Expat Money Show I am going to replay a really special webinar I did last week with my business partner and friend, Michael Strong, discussing why mainstream education is destroying your children and how you can easily prevent this. 

This is not a new phenomenon and I don’t see it getting any better in the near future. With such a bleak outlook for our education system, it’s time parents took control of the situation to provide the very best education available today.

IN TODAY’S EPISODE WE DISCUSS…

• How problems with today’s brick and mortar schools, like masking, bullying and the woke culture are defeating the true nature of our children and what you can do to eliminate this kind of behaviour.
• Listen as Michael explains ideas of entrepreneurship and economic freedom and how your children can become great believers in peace and prosperity.
• Why a statement like ‘capitalism makes the rich richer and the poor poorer’ is so absurd. Learn what capitalism really is, and why it’s so important for our children’s future.
• Michael and I discuss what teaching real history looks like, not what government-run schools demand their students to learn. It’s very sad.
• How censorship is destroying your child, and if nothing is done to correct this, why they will likely never recover from it.
• Is your child learning real skills that will help her to be the best adult she can be? Listen to why this is more important now than ever before.
• What Socratic is, why it’s vitally important for your children’s education, and most importantly, why our school is based on this premise.
• Catastrophic statistics for school-aged adolescents in the United States are off the charts. You will not believe these numbers, they are crazy! 

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CONCLUSION

I absolutely love interacting with Michael on what he knows best, and that’s education. After 30+ years in the education field and a firm background in free-market enterprise, he knows and understands how to help children grow into healthy, happy, productive adults.

If you have school-aged children, know parents that are not happy with their current education system or are grandparents with those same thoughts, please contact me or Michael today. The longer your child is part of government-run schools, the more harm is done.

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John Bush, with the help of other activists, birthed the concept of Freedom Cells, which has blossomed into a global web of radical freedom-loving people trading with each other, forming real-life communities together, protecting one another, and paving the way for a free future. 

I’m always excited to learn about building new communities and how humans organize themselves. It’s what we are doing internationally with Expat Money, so I am so excited to learn from John today.

SNEAK PEEK INTO TODAY’S CONVERSATION WITH JOHN,

• Listen in as John and I talk about Freedom Cells. Where the idea came from and how this concept is revolutionizing the world. 
• Why living in a community that focuses on marketing, entrepreneurship, earning a good income will be paramount for the future of you and your family.
• How to identify your own diverse set of skills to live a freer life, and why this is such an important piece of the puzzle. 
• Why having a limiting belief around money and freedom can crush your very existence, and how John can help you overcome this huge adversity.
• How action and solutions are the way to a successful community and how you can build your own, today. 
• If you are tired of the world scandals and you want to take back control over your own destiny, then listening to today’s episode will change your life for the better. 
• Tips, tricks, and strategies to build a strong, authentic community of like-minded individuals.
• Top 4 empowerment philosophies that can be applied to your business, to improve your relationships and to the pursuit of freedom. Don’t miss these!
• If you believe Crypto is the future, then you’ll love this episode.
• Listen in as we discuss in detail, why now, more than ever, it’s vitally important to ensure you align yourself with people that are doers and not takers.
• Listen to John and I discuss what the future entails for Freedom Cells and how you can live your best life ever!
• Most importantly, how you can get involved in creating your own Freedom Cell and live a better life with your friends and family. 

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CONCLUSION

I thoroughly enjoyed talking with John Bush. He’s a brilliant human being and is truly building something great. With what’s going on in the world, being a part of a Freedom Cell is an option that is worth looking into. 

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Today on the Expat Money Show, Michael Strong and I talk about the work we are doing at the Expat International School. This episode is for all parents that have school-aged children (or grandchildren), or anyone with an interest in alternative education.

Here is a sneak peek of what we discussed…

• Who is Michael Strong and why should I listen to him? What is his background? Does he actually know what he is doing?
• If you’re thinking about how poorly your kids are doing in the traditional government-run schools, and you have no idea what to do. Listen in as Michael and I discuss the biggest differences between ExpatSchool.io and government-run schools.
• Have you been brainwashed over your lifetime and believe that the only way to educate your child properly is by sending them to government-run facilities? You’ll learn the real truth here.
• What are some of the big reasons Expat International School can be an excellent fit for you and your children?
• Find out what the #1 question all expats have when living overseas. This may surprise you.
• Michael discusses real-life problems with International Schools worldwide, you may have found these out for yourself, but what can you possibly do to change them?
• Listen to this amazing walk-through of what you can expect from Expat International School in the day of a child, no matter the age or skill level, and you can really get excited about what your child will be able to do in the future.
• Imagine a school that the first rule is, ‘do what’s right for your child.’ I know that’s hard to believe, but it’s true.
• Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an amazing educator, this is possibly the best thing that you can do for your family.

You can listen to the episode in your favourite podcasting application or watch the replay on our new YouTube channel.

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PODCAST EPISODE YOU WILL ENJOY

115: The Solution To Educating Your Children Abroad – Michael Strong

CONCLUSION:

This was a really great presentation that Michael Strong and I put on while I was in Colombia earlier in November. If you haven’t heard Michael and I speak about the school we’ve created together, then you will love this episode of the podcast. We’ve taken this presentation and turned it into a podcast episode because it is just that good. If you have school-aged children between the ages of 8 – 19, then this information will be invaluable to you.

Please take the time to listen and take lots of notes, then when you’re ready, call us to make an appointment for you and your child. This may be the most important call you ever make on behalf of your child.

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Today’s guest on the Expat Money Show is me, Mikkel Thorup 🙂 Over the past 5 years, I’ve tried my best to do the milestone episodes for the podcast. Episode #50, #100 and now we are celebrating episode #150.

I’m so excited to be here, statistics say that something like 80% of new podcasts don’t make it past episode 7, and honestly, we’ve never been stronger. More and more people are listening to our show and recently we started a new YouTube channel and we have a Facebook group called Expat Money Forum. Each day we get new subscribers and listeners and I’m thrilled to be able to help so many people.

HERE’S WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• Big changes to the Friendly Nations Visa in Panama and why it’s important to listen to the professionals when it comes to immigration processes. 
• What’s next for Panama? Is it still a great place to buy real estate? and is living tax-free at the top of living a free life!
• Brazil: freedom, food and safety. Why living in one of the safest areas of Brazil has been one of the most interesting times as a family!
• Did we mention Food; Churrasco… Mikkel talks about having an indoor BBQ in his home and enjoying some of the best meat ever, being one of the highlights of living in Brazil. 
• Listen in as Mikkel talks about buying real estate in one of the most beautiful places in Brazil and having the ability to walk out your back door to some of the best beaches in the world. 
• Cost of living in Brazil, you will be pleasantly surprised!
• Children, how quickly they adapt to the language, food and surroundings and why you shouldn’t fear their ability to make these changes. 
• The truth about government-run schools, the damage that can be done by forcing your children to attend and how a new expat international school based on Socratic ideas can change your children’s lives forever.
• Heading home to Panama and the work that lays ahead of us, and how excited we are to be going home! 

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• Our new YouTube channel, subscribe here: ExpatMoneyShow.com/youtube

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CONCLUSION

What an amazing 5 years in this business. Honestly, I never would have guessed the impact Expat Money Show would have on so many people around the world. Every day someone reaches out to me for assistance. It’s been a very rewarding experience, for sure. And I want to thank every single one of you for trusting me and believing in the work we do here.

I’m looking forward to the next 5 years. With our FB group growing and our YouTube channel as a hit, I know we’ll be here for many years to come. 

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Today’s guest on the Expat Money Show is John Fotheringham. He is a linguist, teacher, and author, and has spent 20 years developing a guaranteed method to help you master a foreign language―anywhere.

He is the host of the Language Mastery podcast on all popular podcasting platforms.  In his program, The 7-Step Roadmap to Japanese Fluency, he says you’ll learn how to create a highly effective immersion environment anywhere in the world. 

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• The single best technique and one of the most powerful tools in learning a foreign language.
• The top tricks to master before you move to a foreign country will make learning your target language so much easier.
• When you finally do move to a foreign country, how to avoid the expat bubble that so many people fall into and how dangerous it can be for your language learning.
• Ultimately, the time required to see results in your target language and not get discouraged if you don’t reach it when you think you should.
• How real reverse culture shock is, you just won’t believe it. To feel strange in your own country and how that feeling is so normal for everyone.
• The trap people fall into when they visit other countries and look at what we do better, and what they don’t do as well, don’t get caught up in this!
• John shares his stories of moving across the world to a country that was so different from what he was accustomed to and his feelings of missing home. What did he do? And how did he accomplish his goals?
• Exactly how to maximize your time and have the greatest results learning a new language.
• The absolute worst method and most painful way to learn a language that most schools still teach today. (I can guarantee your school teaches this way!)

• How your brain decides what’s important, not you! 
• If you haven’t listened to my episode with Anthony Metivier and his use of the Memory Palace for learning a new language, don’t wait, listen to it now!
• Why put things in context is so powerful.
• How powerful methods like Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig can catapult your learning ability.
• Tips and Tricks that allow you to remember more, and why using these early on can help you have fun learning and not feel like such a chore.
• Mikkel and John talk about different apps and systems that have worked for both of them as they master languages. Go Here to learn more!
• For those who are not linguists or language nerds, people tend to think that language is just one thing: listening/learning/speaking/writing, when it is not just 1 thing. John explains in detail how our brains are hardwired to learn, it will all make sense!

RELATED PODCAST EPISODES

• 144: How To Raise Your Children To Be Multilingual – Sarah Tarvin
• 115: The Solution To Educating Your Children Abroad – Michael Strong
• 114: How To Memorize A Foreign Language – Dr. Anthony Metivier

HOW TO FIND JOHN FOTHERINGHAM’S WORK

• Language Mastery
• The 7-Step Roadmap to Japanese Fluency

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CONCLUSION

I am a huge fan of John’s work and I was absolutely thrilled to have him on our podcast. He did not disappoint. John unpacks so many amazing tips and techniques on how he mastered Japanese and what he has learned along the way. John shares new skills he has acquired over the years that will work for you in your language journey.

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Today’s guest on the Expat Money Show is Sarah Tarvin from PolyglotandTot. Sarah does language acquisition and goal achievement coaching and currently uses 8 languages: English, German, French, Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, Hindi and Arabic.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• What is life like in a family that speaks 8 languages fluently and understands another 16, enough so that they can travel the world and be able to talk like a local?
• The most crucial languages that you and your family need to learn for the future. Not just personal but for business.
• What is the most important thing to have and do for you and your family to be fluent in several languages?
• Are you craving to learn a new language? Maybe become a polyglot? What is a polyglot anyways?
• Four tools for you and your spouse to best educate your children on how to learn and speak many languages.
• How long does it take to learn a new language? Can you learn 2 at the same time? Is that a good idea?
• Have you got children? Would you like them to become bilingual or trilingual? When are the best years to be teaching your children a 2nd or 3rd language?
• Some tricks and tips on helping your children learn another language even if you’re not learning it. 
• For people who want desperately to speak a new language but don’t know where to start.
• What language is the most practical and most effective to have your child learn? You probably already know the answer!

RELATED PODCAST EPISODES

• 128: Travelling To Every Country In The World – Salvatore Lavallo
• 115: The Solution To Educating Your Children Abroad – Michael Strong
• 083: Secrets to Learning a Foreign Language Quickly – Olly Richards

HOW TO FIND SARAH TARVIN’S WORK

• PolyglotAndTot.com
• chooseyourlifeadventure.com
• Instagram 

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CONCLUSION

I had so much fun talking with Sarah. She is a wealth of information and if you and your family are looking to take your language skills to another level, please reach out to Sarah. If you are trying to learn a new language or have your children learn a new language, pass an exam in a foreign language or make a presentation in a 2nd language, then Sarah is your gal. So, so knowledgeable, and really friendly and fun to talk with!

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Today’s guest on the Expat Money Show is Dr. Anthony Metivier, the founder of the Magnetic Memory Method, a formulaic, 21st Century approach to memorizing foreign language vocabulary, dreams, names, music, poetry and more — in ways that are easy, elegant, effective and fun.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• Dr. Anthony Metivier – Ph.D. in Humanities
• Concepts like, feeling better about yourself; finish what you start; friendship and memory
• How Anthony learned to sing a song in Chinese, in a month, for his wedding
• How to memorize names, places, languages
• What is Mnemonics
• Spaced repetition 
• Pomodoro Method
• Memorization – long term memory vs working memory
• Memory vs learning
• Memory Palace – how many can I have?
• Jason Bourne – Memorizing license plates
• Sleeping on something and your subconscious working away at it
• Is this good for Children?
• and so much more!

HOW TO FIND DR. ANTHONY METIVIER’S WORK

• www.magneticmemorymethod.com/expat

RELATED EPISODES

• 083: Olly Richards – Secrets to Learning a Foreign Language Quickly
• 054: Jonathan Levi – Learn How To Get Super Powers From A World Class Memory Expert
• 035: Ben Hammersley – Artificial Intelligence And The Radical Changes That Will Happen In The Next 3-5 Years?

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CONCLUSION

Anthony and I have become friends over the past year and I have used his method for memory enhancing since day 1. I can tell you his use of the Memory Palace is fascinating and I use it all the time for anchoring new vocabulary. It has helped immensely with my Spanish learning, making it easier and more effective.

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Today’s guest on the Expat Money Show is Marcos Chiluisa, a business development advisor, licensed attorney and founder of EcuaAssist in Ecuador. His legal practice focuses on Real Estate, Corporate, Labor, Administrative, and Immigration counselling.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• Why Marcos Chiluisa is the perfect lawyer for all things immigration
• Ecuador, what is it really like? What can you expect when you move there?
• Is the immigration process easy? or difficult? and how can Marcos help
• Standard of Living
• Will you be welcomed as an expat in Ecuador
• Education – private and public schools
• Mikkel asks Marcos for examples for a typical family of four, what can they expect in a timeline and how much will immigration cost
• Language
• Different types of Visas and how they work
• Can a permanent residency visa lead to citizenship?
• What can people expect to pay in taxes? Income tax, capital gains tax, property tax, inheritance tax?
• What if you earn money outside of Ecuador, how does that work?
• And last, but certainly not least, Safety. Safety from the financial side and safety from the personal side.

HOW TO FIND MARCOS’ WORK

• www.ecuaassist.com
• You can reach out to Marcos here and either one of his team members or himself will take a 15 min free call with you to discuss Ecuador.

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CONCLUSION

Well, I can certainly tell you if I was thinking of picking up everything and moving to Ecuador, this would be the podcast for me. Marcos is brilliant, with a Ph.D. in law, he really knows what he’s talking about. He has 5 offices around the country and as an expat himself, he can empathize with your needs. If you have any questions at all, knowing Marcos as well as I do, he will be more than happy to answer them. Plus, he promised he would take care of all of my listeners, and I trust that he will.

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In today’s episode of The Expat Money Show, we did something totally different and I would really like your feedback. After you’ve listened to this episode, please go to ExpatMoney/forum and leave us an honest review. I want to know if you all loved it or hated it. I also want you to vote: Bitcoin vs Gold when you leave your review.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• Debate Topic: Bitcoin vs. Gold
• Location: Las Vegas, earlier this month
• Moderator: Mikkel Thorup
• Panellists:
  • Team Bitcoin: Eryka Gemma and Paul Rosenberg
  • Team Gold: Rich Checkan and Kirk Chisholm
• Format:
  • 7 questions, each side had 2 minutes to defend their beliefs
  • Audience voted after each round
• Debate Rounds:
  • Round 1: Cross Border Transactions
  • Round 2: Privacy & Practical Issues
  • Round 3: Intrinsic Value
  • Round 4: Longevity
  • Round 5: Counterfeit
  • Round 6: Liquidity
  • Final Round: Education
• Outcome: Audience voted to determine the winner. Listen to the episode to find out the result.
• Overall Experience: Fun, light-hearted debate with passionate discussions. All panellists were previous podcast guests.

TEAM GOLD

• 106: How To Protect Your Wealth In Uncertain Times – Kirk Chisholm
• 092: Why Gold In An International Portfolio Is More Important Than Ever Before – Rich Checkan

TEAM BITCOIN

• 102: Bitcoin For International Privacy, Protection And Control – Eryka Gemma
• 087: The Man Who May Have Inspired The Creation Of Bitcoin – Paul Rosenberg

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CONCLUSION

Both teams were amazing and understand their field better than anyone else I know. I hope you take some time and listen to these folks talk about gold, wealth and bitcoin. They really know what they are talking about. Make sure to please go to ExpatMoney/forum and leave us an honest review. I want to know if you all loved it or hated it.

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Today’s guest on The Expat Money Show is Rachel Marshall, Chief Financial Educator & Co-Founder of The Money Advantage. She is known for making money simple. fun. and doable. She is the co-host of The Money Advantage podcast, the popular business, and personal finance show. She teaches how to keep more of the money you make, protect it, and turn it into cash-flowing assets.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• Money Advantage Podcast with Mikkel Thorup
• Robert Kiyosaki
• The difference between the many types of insurance
• Having income is not the same as wealth
• Privatized banking
• Safe. Liquid. Growing.
• Whole Life Insurance – When did this start? Is it something new? Or old?
• Nelson Nash – NN Institute
• TheMoneyAdvantage.com
• Details of Whole Life Insurance
• Leveraging your insurance
• Generational Wealth transfer
• Compound Interest

HOW TO FIND RACHEL’S WORK

• TheMoneyAdvantage.com Book a 30-minute call
• Free Guide – Privatized Banking Strategies

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CONCLUSION

I loved this episode with Rachel Marshall and I learned a ton. Even though I’m a Canadian, I left before I got Life Insurance for myself and my family. As I found out today, Whole Life Insurance is really a special product for Americans and Canadians and that’s why I had never heard of it, living in the UAE for 8 years. I’m really glad Rachel walked me through the concept of Generational Wealth and I can’t wait to buy her book: 7 Generations when it gets published!

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Today’s guest is dedicated to the relentless pursuit of freedom. He is the CEO of Crash.co, the career launch platform, and the founder of Praxis, a startup apprenticeship program, both of which are shaking up how young people pursue their dream jobs and develop necessary skills. 

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• The biggest problems with the education system today
• The history of how the education system began
• What ‘deschooling’ is and why it’s necessary
• The concept of Human Capital in education
• What’s relevant in education today
• Introduction to Praxis and its impact on career fulfillment
• How Praxis helps those entering the workforce or seeking more fulfilling careers
• Isaac’s creation of Crash.co to help students craft better resumes and improve job prospects

HOW TO FIND ISAAC’S WORK

• www.isaacmorehouse.com
• You will find all the information on both Praxis and Crash.co and a little bit about the man himself!

RELATED EPISODES

• EP 078: Brandon Pearce -Travelling the Globe World Schooling your Children
• EP 029: Jim Cockrum – How Creating Engaging Content On Social Media Is Translating into 25 Million In Sales On Amazon
• EP 004: Clara Day Herrera – How To Raise Your Child To Be An Entrepreneur. Morning Routines

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CONCLUSION

The hour with Isaac went by so fast, we really got to chat about so many great ideas. He’s a really cool guy with some amazing perspectives on life and freedom. I encourage all of you to listen and share this podcast with your kids, friends, and your friend’s kids. Really!

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Shlomo Freund is a serial entrepreneur. His latest company is called Free Financial Self, where he helps expats eliminate money as a source of stress and gain confidence in their future finances. In this episode of The Expat Money Show, we are going to discuss financial freedom for expats.

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WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

As promised, from Free Financial Self:  Click Here For Free Net Worth Calculator

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CONCLUSION

I really got a ton of information from my interview with my good friend Shlomo Freund from Free Financial Self. We talk about how you can achieve financial freedom as an expat and the sooner you start implementing Point A, the faster Point B will happen. When I first started The Expat Money Show, my goal was to help expat entrepreneurs and in this interview, we’re still on track!

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Brandon Pearce is the creator of Family Adventure Academy, an annual live event for families interested in long-term travel, location independence, alternative education, entrepreneurship, community, deepening family relationships, and more.

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WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• Difference Between World Schooling, Homeschooling, and Unschooling
  • World Schooling: Children learn from real-life experiences and travel, developing confidence and turning strangers into friends.
  • Homeschooling: Education conducted at home or various places, typically by a parent, tutor, or online teacher, using less formal methods.
  • Unschooling: Educational method where learners choose activities, learning through natural experiences, personal interests, and social interactions.
• World Schooling and Homeschooling: Popular topics on The Expat Money Show; featured guests like Sam McRoberts who travels the world while world schooling his family.
• Unschooling: For those uncertain about unschooling, Mikkel Thorup wrote an article about traditional education and insights from “Weapons of Mass Instruction” by John Taylor Gatto.
• Pearce On Earth
  • Brandon Pearce’s Travels: Visited over 40 countries with his family, volunteering, experiencing wonders, and staying in diverse accommodations.
  • Family Adventure Academy: A 3-day intensive program in Seattle for parents planning long-term travel with their families, providing structured planning and preparation.
  • Family Adventure Summit: Annual event by Brandon Pearce, held in various locations with inspiring speakers, workshops, and activities for families, fostering community and learning.

HOW TO FIND BRADON’S WORK:

• www.pearceonearth.com

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CONCLUSION

This was a really fun episode with Brandon Pearce from Pearce On Earth. Honestly, if you’ve ever dabbled with the idea of homeschooling or world schooling your children, then listen in! If you’re tired of the everyday grind and find that your relationship with your kids/spouse is in jeopardy, listen in! Or you just want to travel and visit the world with your family, listen in! This episode with Brandon Pearce has it all!

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In this Expat Money Show episode, we are going to interview Jonathan Levi and discuss things like Super Human, Super Powers, Memory Export, and SuperLearner. Are you born with these skills? Or do you develop them? How do you get superpowers, anyway? Let’s find out.

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WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• Being an Entrepreneur
• Improving Personal Skills:
• How to Get Super Powers:
• The Intellectual Pygmalion and Golem Effects
• SuperLearner
• Memory Expert:
• Skills for remembering names and details at social events.
• Jonathan Levi offers a free 5-day memory course at www.JLE.VI/5.

FOR THE FUN OF IT:

• Talks about fun topics like Four Sigmatic Mushroom Coffee.
• The ‘Memory Palace’ and the benefits of Jonathan Levi’s free 5-day memory course at www.jle.vi/5.

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CONCLUSION

I hope you got as much value from this interview as I did… and if you would like to stay up to date with all new content that comes out at The Expat Money Show make sure you sign up below for our newsletter; EMS Pulse. – my behind the scene daily correspondence where I give you all the intel as I travel the world and build my business, develop key relationships and invest in non-traditional investments overseas (very profitably I might add!).

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In this Interview with Zak Slayback, we discuss how important being coachable is and how it’s not so much about what he can add to your business structure but rather what he can take away so that you land your dream job while teaching you the proper skills of writing the perfect email and how to create your attractive character.

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WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW

• Zak Slayback discusses steps to find your desired job and write effective emails.
• Tips to ensure emails reach the right person and are read.
• Mastering these skills increases hiring chances.
  
• Zak, a career expert, details who he works with.
• Emphasizes not doing “life coach stuff,” focusing on communication, sales, and career expertise.
  
• The Trust Factor.
• Attractive Character.
• Call to Action (CTA).
• Incentive Map.
• The Big 5 Copywriting voices.
  
• Many guests, including Zak, discuss education.
• Critique of the traditional education system.
• Zak teaches practical career skills not covered in school.
  
• Zak explains ethical and moral shortcuts to success.
• Methods to help ambitious individuals advance their careers.

ZAK’S NEW BOOK:

• ‘How to Get Ahead‘ will be out early next year. If you’ve ever written your own book, you know how much hard work and effort is necessary to build a really successful, worth-reading book. I believe that Zak has the tenacity and grit to create such a product.

HOW TO FIND ZAK’S WORK:

• Website:   https://zakslayback.com/
• www.bestemailscripts.com
• Instagram:  @zslayback
• Email:    zslayback@gmail.com

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CONCLUSION

I thoroughly enjoyed my interview with Zak Slayback. He addresses where things go wrong early, right from the time you email a prospect, and works with you all the way through so that you can land that dream job you’ve always wanted. Over the years, I’ve had discussions with people who don’t know what to do with their lives and didn’t learn it in high school or college. Zak walks people through finding what they are passionate about and working through all the obstacles that most people deal with. In the end, you have a job you love!

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In this Interview with Jim Rogers, I get updated opinions on everything from North Korea and China to the Mandarin language and the current state of education around the world. Jim Rogers tells me what he is teaching his own children and where he, as an investor, is putting his own money today.

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WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• Episode Focus: Jim Rogers and Mikkel Thorup discuss education, particularly for their children, and what kind will best prepare them for the future.
• Jim’s Book Insight: Moving to China or an Asian country offers children a rigorous education system, unlike in the USA.
• Importance of Education: Education is a recurring topic with many guests, including multimillionaire entrepreneur Jim Cockrum.
• Jim’s Change of Heart: Initially, Jim Rogers did not want children, seeing them as a waste. Now, he believes everyone should have children and regrets not having them earlier.
• Family Decision: After completing a world record trip in 2002, Jim decided to have children, which he claims was the best decision of his life.
• Book for Daughters: His book “A Gift to My Children” was written for his daughters and might inspire others to do something similar.
• Mandarin Importance: Jim believes Mandarin is the second most important language after English. His daughters, fluent in Mandarin, have won national awards in Singapore.

JIM’S BOOKS:

• 1994: Investment Biker: Around the World with Jim Rogers
• 2003: Adventure Capitalist: The Ultimate Road Trip
• 2004: Hot Commodities: How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World’s Greatest Market
• 2009: A Gift to My Children: A Father’s Lessons For Life and Investing
• 2013: Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets

HOW TO FIND JIM’S WORK:

• www.jimrogers.com

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CONCLUSION

Jim Rogers has lived an amazingly wonderful life doing what he loves. Investing, guiding and writing about his adventures. Millions of people have gained a sense of knowledge from Jim and his ability to communicate with the public. Jim has been very influential in my life as both a human being and as an investor. This was a dream interview come true!

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Michelle Dale, creator of Virtual Miss Friday, emphasizes the importance of mindset in business success. Specializing in digital product sales, she works with 6- and 7-figure earners, helping them scale up using virtual assistants.

On the Expat Money Show, Michelle and Mikkel Thorup explore the steps to becoming a successful location-independent entrepreneur, highlighting why mindset is crucial.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW

• Michelle talks about her love for Egypt, its people, culture, and smells.
• Despite traveling and living in various countries, Egypt is always considered home by her family.
• Her story is about adversity, perseverance, and overcoming boundaries.
• The Expat Money Show has featured many strong female travelers like Nydia Monarrez, Trish Leto, and Mindy Stern.
• Michelle Dale joins this lineup as a successful female expat entrepreneur.
• The goal is to inspire other females to travel, build businesses abroad, and follow their dreams.
• Michelle started her journey at 24 with nothing and built a successful mentoring program while travelling, getting married, and having children.
• The interview highlights her living the life of her dreams and serves as an inspiration.

HOW TO FIND MICHELLE’S WORK:

• www.VirtualMissFriday.com
• support@virtualmissfriday.com

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CONCLUSION

Finally, On The Expat Money Show, I aim to bring in the best Entrepreneurs from around the globe who are doing some really incredible things. Michelle Dale and Virtual Miss Friday show us that all is possible with the drive and determination one can get from travelling the world!

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This is a momentous occasion for the Expat Money Show. Episode 25! Pretty impressive, really! 24 guests and 24 amazing stories have been recorded, listened to, and downloaded from all over the world. Mikkel wanted to celebrate this achievement and record his story, his adversities, and his love of travel and entrepreneurship.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:

• What Mikkel Thorup has been up to lately
• What amazing books he has read in the past few weeks
• His upcoming podcast with Stephan Spencer, the #1 SEO expert in the world
• Why he is so excited for June and July
• Courses, Books and Projects for The Expat Money Show
• Facebook Live with Daniel Mac Sweeney, Gabe Lara from Superconference GKIC
• Daily Vlogs
• And so much more!

BOOKS WE DISCUSS:

• Tao Te Ching written 500 BC by Lao Tzu interpreted by Steven Mitchell
• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Carol S. Dweck
• Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell
• The Prophet – Kahlil Gibran
• The Fountainhead & Atlas Shrugged – Ayn Rand

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CONCLUSION

Make Sure to listen to the Complete Episode to understand the mind of Mikkel Thorup himself and to celebrate Episode 25!!!

Make sure to comment below with your thoughts on books you’ve read that have helped change your life, countries you’ve visited, what you learned from your visit, and anything you really want to discuss here on the Expat Money Show!

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Shane Barker elevates clients to Thought Leader status using advanced tactics. In The Expat Money Show, we discuss the inspiring stories of his clients, his effective strategies, and actionable steps to become a Thought Leader. Learn from successful examples to avoid common mistakes.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• Guest Posting – Guest posting articles on high-ranking websites is a tried and tested way to grow a steady following of your own. It builds credibility and helps position you as a thought leader in your industry
• Public Speaking – Who you share the stage with is an instant way to gain credibility and is a sure-fire way to position you so people will listen to your message and want to learn more about your story
• Epic Content – Backlinking guest post articles and websites to content you have written with 2-3k words that help people to solve their problems. Writing these types of guides will increase in value through their ranking on Google. Being able to have your opinions on page one of major search engines is a fantastic way to position yourself as an authority
• Connections – Building out your personal and business network can be one of the smartest things you can do. By ethically taping into this network when needed you can propel your career forward at an amazing speed

We break down all of these topics and go super in-depth into each of them in this episode of The Expat Money Show.

HOW TO FIND SHANE’S WORK:

• Twitter: @shanebarker
• Personal Website: https://shanebarker.com
• Brand new Business Website: https://contentsolutions.io

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CONCLUSION

On The Expat Money Show, I aim to bring in the best Entrepreneurs from around the globe who are doing some really incredible things. Shane is a wealth of knowledge and has actually worked at this for two decades… to be able to learn from someone who actually walks the walk makes me feel very fortunate.

I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Shane, he is a very genuine and honest guy who has a passion for helping people to succeed.

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