Alex Ugorji is an entrepreneur and educator interested in prosperity zones, breakaway civilizations, and disruptive technologies.

He started the Crypto Frontier, an intentional crypto community in Saipan, and co-founded a blockchain software company RaiPay. He is also the co-founder of Nakamoto Financial, a consulting and financial technology company.

After realizing that his dreams of disruption could not be realized in the United States, he moved to Ciudad Morazán in Honduras to become one of the first-ever residents of this free private city, where he currently works as a consultant, community manager, and fellow Free Cities Ambassador.

TODAY’S CONVERSATION WITH ALEX UGORJI

• Listen in to Alex’s backstory of how his interest in cryptocurrencies and the ‘frontier of money” led him to first to Saipan and now to Ciudad Morazán in Honduras.
• Discover what it was like to live in the remote U.S. Pacific territory of Saipan and why Alex believes it to be the “freest place in America” and “America’s hidden gem.”
• Find out how the U.S. government’s increasing interest in cryptocurrency saw the Crypto Frontier projects ultimately getting shelved in Saipan.
• Learn about the unique law passed in Honduras that has allowed for three distinct “free private cities” to develop, including Ciudad Morazán, where Alex lives. 
• Hear why Alex chose to live in Ciudad Morazán, which is more catered towards locals, over Prospera, which more caters more to foreigners and expats. 
• Discover how Alex helped build a crypto ecosystem for payments which allows anyone who lives in Ciudad Morazán, aka “Bootstrap City,” to live entirely on crypto.
• You’ll be floored when you hear how simple and easy it was to open a gym in Ciudad Morazán with so many needless rules and regulations stripped away.
• Learn about the friendly competition between the two very differently structured ZEDEs of Prospera and Ciudad Morazán.
• Get the latest updates on the issues the ZEDEs have had with the Marxist Honduran government and how it will affect these projects down the road. 
• Find out what it’s really like to live inside a private city on a day-to-day basis from someone who literally has boots on the ground.
  

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192: Building Free Private Cities Around The World – Peter Young

CONCLUSION

It was a blast talking to Alex after having dinner with him at the Liberty In Our Lifetime conference in Prague last year. Ciudad Morazán and the prospects of future cities like it present a huge potential opportunity for expats to begin a new life under a totally different model of private governance. This is a huge reason why I am a Free Cities ambassador along with Alex. 

I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did. I’ll see you all next Wednesday!

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Alex Voss is the CFO of TIPOLIS, a company committed to becoming the creator, owner and operator of a global portfolio of international, autonomous cities. 

Alex also shares an affinity for topics like Bitcoin, Austrian economics and free cities, so as you can imagine, we get along great. Alex and I have known each other for a few years now, and it was great to sit down and pick his brain on the topic of free cities. Enjoy!

TODAY’S CONVERSATION WITH ALEX VOSS

• Listen to Alex detail the pathway that took him from an interest in Austrian Economics to directly applying that knowledge through his work with Tipolis. 
• Learn the differences between the for-profit company “Tipolis” and the not-for-profit “Free Cities Foundation.”
• Alex answers the question on everyone’s mind when it comes to “free cities”: where does the money come from, if not from “taxes” in the traditional sense?
• We discuss one of the most well-known “free cities” projects in Prospera, Honduras, and provide an update on the troubles they’ve encountered with the government there.
• Hear Alex further explain the business model behind free cities and how the risk associated with these projects is “built-in” to the price. If everything were perfect and predictable, the costs wouldn’t be as attractive as there are today. You are paid handsomely for the perceived risk.
• Alex and I discuss the interesting case of El Salvador and whether its’ adoption of Bitcoin could make it a prime location for a free city project itself. 
• Listen to Alex give an inside look at how and why the doors have rapidly begun to open in the last several years when it comes to finding opportunities with sympathetic governments for potential free city prospects. 
• We discuss how the economic impact of the COVID years, along with the rise of digital nomadism, have completely changed the landscape for the viability of free cities. 

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192: Building Free Private Cities Around The World – Peter Young

HOW TO FIND ALEX VOSS’ WORK

Alex’s Substack: virtusvoss.substack.com

Tipolis: https://tipolis.com

CONCLUSION

One of my favourite parts of what I do with Expat Money is all the great people like Alex I’ve had the opportunity to connect with through the shared interest of helping others achieve more liberty in their lives.

There is a massive overlap between what I do in the expat space and the work Alex and others are doing with the Free Cities Foundation and Tipolis, and that’s why I decided to become involved in these projects myself and now sit on their company’s advisory council.

I hope you enjoyed this latest look at the concept of free cities. We’ll continue to circle back to it here on the Expat Money Show as things constantly evolve. In the meantime, be sure to follow Alex and his work at Tipolis and the Free Cities Foundation!

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In today’s episode, I will share part two of my recent webinar on Brazilian real estate. I had so many people who were interested in this concept that they wanted to hear the rest of the presentation. So today, I’m going to share a special bonus episode in which I’m actually going to release my business partner John’s presentation, and what he will be talking about is beachfront real estate in Brazil with 12% returns. As I discussed in part one last week, I believe Brazil presents the greatest opportunity among the BRICS countries to benefit from the coming de-dollarization. Enjoy this presentation in which you’ll learn more about the nuts and bolts of acquiring Brazilian real estate.

TODAY’S DISCUSSION ON BRAZILIAN BEACHFRONT REAL ESTATE WITH 12% NET RETURNS

• Listen in as John explains why when it comes to real estate, he advises not thinking outside the box but thinking outside the country.
• John reveals his not-so-subtle secret to buying international real estate by following one simple rule.
• Can you really own beachfront property for under $100,000? John breaks down how it’s possible.
• Find out how you can use this strategy to “supercharge” your retirement portfolio.
• Learn the secrets of why Brazil is literally a buyer’s market right now.
• John and his daughter Morgan address the most common question they get about Brazil: “Is it a safe place to go?”
• Rio and Sao Paulo get all the love, but wait until you hear about this incredible tourist location in Brazil that you’ve probably never heard of!
• What is the secret to earning consistent rental income? John unveils the key metric he uses to determine where to buy.
• John and Morgan address another common first-world question: “What do I do without Walmart and Costco?”
• Learn how you could lead a world-class lifestyle in Brazil for a fraction of the money it would cost elsewhere.
• John walks you through the concept of “ownership timing” – when is the best time to park your money in a real estate project?
• Find out a little-known secret to how you can earn rental income tax-free – you read that right!
• Tune in to hear a special offer just for Expat Money Show listeners – this is almost too good to be true (but it is!)

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242: De-Dollarization and a BRICS Commodity-Backed Reserve Currency131: Travelling To Brazil During The Pandemic – Mikkel Thorup097: Global Real Estate Bargain Hunter Says Buy Beachfront – John Palumbo

HOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BRAZILIAN BEACHFRONT REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES

EMAIL: expat@BeachfrontOffers.comPhone: +1 (904) 674-6900

CONCLUSION

Are you among the many whose dreams of owning beachfront property in the US have been shattered? The opportunities are still there if you look outside the US. As John and I have explained over the last two episodes, Brazil represents a potential golden opportunity to add a solid income stream to your portfolio while capitalizing on the global de-dollarization trend. I hope you find this information valuable, and if you’re interested in learning more, please do reach out to us at expat@BeachfrontOffers.com.

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Today on the Expat Money Show, I would like to share a really great webinar that I did with my friend Patrick Hiebert from EcoVillages.Life. The webinar is titled: Expat Life In Honduras – Where To Go And How To Get There.

We had an amazing turnout live, and I wanted to share with all of you this amazing opportunity.

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HOW TO REACH PATRICK HIEBERT

expat@EcoVillages.life

CONCLUSION

I really hope you all enjoyed this presentation as much as I did. Patrick Hiebert is a real pro and certainly understands the importance of self-sustainability and not relying on corporations or the government. 

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Francisco Litvay is the Co-founder of Settee, an internationalization company. At age 17, he moved from Brazil and, at 21, became a digital nomad, having been in more than 20 countries on 4 continents since then.

He specializes in Special Economic Zones and Charter Cities and is an ambassador for the Free Private Cities Foundation and Head of Internationalization at the Adrianople Group, a business intelligence firm focused on special jurisdictions.

TODAY’S CONVERSATION WITH FRANCISCO

• Today I chat with Francisco Litvay about the power of free cities and private cities and how they just work better. If you’re new to this idea, listen to the entire podcast, there’s so much we unpack.
• We discuss the possibility of creating a voluntary system of government and how that can help your business, how you can pay less taxes, and how free zones can help you move to different countries.
• And if you’ve ever wondered how each of my podcast episodes is connected, week after week, I’ll let you in on the secret during this show.  
• A fascinating conversation on the practicality of libertarianism, what are the big projects in this space really have legs, things that are up and coming and what Francisco is working on right now.
• Francisco and I talk about ZEDEs, the concept, and the value they bring to the world. We talk a lot about Honduras and what it will mean to the country, but there are many around the world. 
• We delve into other jurisdictions like Uruguay and the UAE, how their governments have handled special economic zones, and what the incentives are for businesses set up in these zones.
• You’ve decided that you love the idea of a free zone, and you want to participate; Francisco discusses the company formation side, the banking side, the living side, and anything you can actually do to increase your own freedom using this vehicle and this varies from country to country, so listen carefully.
• Special Economic Zones in Africa? Countries like São Tomé and Príncipe or Nigeria. Maybe these are great alternative countries and islands that we should look at?
• If you want to see where all of the special economic zones are across the world, basically every zone on earth, go to Open Zone Map. If it’s a charter city, a free zone, a free port, private or public, or if you really want to learn about zones and see where there are opportunities close to you, check out the open zone map; I’ll give you the link below.

HOW TO REACH FRANCISCO LITVAY

Adrianople Group – https://www.adrianoplegroup.com

Open Zone Map – https://www.openzonemap.com

Internationalization website (for Portuguese Speakers): https://settee.io

Francisco’s contact: @franlitvay on every social media

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CONCLUSION

This is a super exciting topic for my clients and for me. I love learning about ZEDEs, free private cities, and special economic zones around the world. I’m also grateful to be connected with people who really understand what’s going on in the world today.

Don’t miss this episode!

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Today’s guest on the Expat Money Show is Michael Strong, Founder of Expanse Online, an innovative virtual secondary school and he is one of the most experienced and creative school program designers in the country.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• Public education in Michael’s opinion is abusive and fraudulent, listen to a better alternative
• Statistically, 75% of high school students are unhappy and only 45% are actively engaged in learning
• The increase in suicide rates in teens are shocking, why is this happening?
• We examine the rise in substance abuse in government-run schools and how to protect your child from it
• Why communication and compassion will always be necessary and how to foster them in your child’s education
• Mikkel and Michael go into what careers require higher education to be successful and what careers don’t
• How to prepare your child for the real world and set them up for success
• How Michael’s school rewards Emotional Intelligence in kids
• What does a school day and week look like at Expanse Online?
• Some have referred to this program as ‘Homeschooling by professionals’
• And so much more…

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HOW TO FIND MICHAEL STRONG’S WORK

• www.expanseonline.co

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CONCLUSION

Michael is an amazing human being, working to ensure his students get the very best education possible so that becoming effective adults is not that difficult. I really enjoyed the conversation, and personally got a lot out of it, I hope you do too!

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Today’s guest on the Expat Money Show has long been considered one of America’s foremost political operatives. He has worked on numerous major election campaigns, from the congressional to the presidential levels, and he currently serves as a strategic advisor to some of Washington’s top political organizations and media groups.

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WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• US 2020 Elections
• The turning point of leaving the USA
• Capitalism NOT Democracy
• Free Market Enterprise
• Iran, Iraq and North Korea
• Taxes in California
• 3 most dangerous words in the English language: Health and Safety

HOW TO FIND CARTER’S WORK:

• Carter Clews says you are most welcome to email him, whether it’s good or bad and he promises to answer you: carter.clews@yahoo.com

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CONCLUSION

Carter Clews and I have become really good friends this past year, so I was thrilled when he agreed to be on my podcast. This was a fun and informative hour-long chat about some really important topics: the US election, the Coronavirus and leaving the USA for good. Enjoy the podcast and I’ll see you next week when my guest will be Kristin Wilson talking about life as a digital nomad.

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In this interview with Christoph Heuermann, we talk in detail about Libertarian concepts like his association with the Free Private City Project in Honduras; plus, alternative investments in Walnut farms overseas.

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WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

• Libertarian concepts and alternative investment strategies with Christoph Heuermann
• Definition and risks of Alternative Investments (e.g., precious metals, arts, wine, antiques, coins, stamps, real estate)
• Investing in walnut farms as an example of alternative investments
• Discussion on the Free Private City Project in Honduras and its potential, inspired by historical investments in Singapore or Hong Kong

HOW TO FIND CHRISTOPH’S WORK:

• www.tax-free.today
• christoph.today personal blog

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CONCLUSION

Fascinating interview with Christoph Heuermann from Tax-Free. Today, I’m certainly intrigued about the Libertarian concept of the Free Private City Project in Honduras. I truly believe that this interview will help many of our subscribers see a brighter future.

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