Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Scottish independence referendum has just concluded, and the first glance shows that the "No" vote - that committed to remaining part of the...
The $15 minimum wage guys should come to Japan before wealth confiscation begins
Dateline: Tokyo, Japan The flight in from Hong Kong was about as smooth as one can get, even if the business class seats on Japan Airlines were a bit worse for wear. I spent the...
The biggest economic crash since Lehman Brothers
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Here in Kuala Lumpur's Pavilion Mall, there is a area called "Tokyo City" which offers a wide assortment of Japanese style food and products...
Why economic turmoil is like the five stages of grief
Dateline: Macau Casino magnate Steve Wynn promised investors it won't happen again. Specifically, his Las Vegas casinos having much of any impact at all on his stock's...
Argentina defaults on debt: an economic crisis explained
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Not even thirteen years ago, Argentina defaulted on its debt for the second time in the modern age. The result was what The Economist called "an...
Life As a Perpetual Traveler: Can PTs Have a Base?
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia As a perpetual traveler, it's often hard for people I meet to understand what it is I do. While blogs about how to quit your desk job and travel...
The world’s highest savings rates vs. the bankrupt west
Dateline: Hong Kong As soon as I got off the plane, it hit me. No, it wasn't the incredible humidity here, even though Hong Kong makes Manila look like the Sahara desert with 32...
How to Wire money Overseas: “I Don’t Even Know Where That Is!”
Dateline: En route to Hong Kong This time last year, I told you how I traversed the streets of Central here in Hong Kong alongside an endless array of beautiful women, only to...
Seven signs you live under a desperate government
Dateline: Makati, Philippines In the sixteenth century, the Philippines were already playing an important role in international trade. Manila, home to the important...
Will Obama declare martial law in America?
Dateline: An undisclosed location in the USSA Historically, martial law has been implemented by governments on a temporary basis, in periods of war or civil unrest, or chaos....
Lessons from the biggest economic collapses in history
Dateline: An undisclosed location in the USSA What can history tell us about the future of America? The world has been splattered with all sorts of economic collapses, in every...
The Top Ten Jobs in the United States (They Don’t Pay Well)
The American job market is a strange beast. On the surface, we’re told unemployment is low, opportunities are abundant and everything is just fine. But scratch a...
Shocking facts about entrepreneurship in Bosnia
Updated August 2016 Dateline: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Nervous smiles and laughter. That was the response to my impromptu visit with a banker here in Bosnia’s capital of...
FinCEN 105: Reporting requirements of carrying cash overseas
Dateline: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina As you might imagine, some of the roads around formerly war-torn Bosnia aren't exactly in the best shape. Just another day on the road,...
Is “Going Galt” immoral? Earning less to pay less tax
Dateline: Tirana, Albania “Going Galt” is the idea of basing one's life on the philosophy of John Galt, the fictional character from Ayn Rand's classic, “Atlas Shrugged”. In the...
How to lose all your money in government bonds
Dateline: Prizren, Kosovo When asked the secret to becoming a millionaire, Virgin founder Richard Branson once quipped, "start as a billionaire and buy an airline”. Buying...
The Best European Cities For Value And Cost Of Living
Many dream of living in Europe but are turned off by how much it costs. And it's true: European cities like London and Paris are among the most expensive cities in the...
The cost of patriotism: examples of nationalism in Europe
Dateline: Skopje, Macedonia Skopje’s city center is half Caesar’s Palace, half Turkish bazaar. The country, which declared independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991, has...
Countries with No Property Taxes Where You REALLY Own Your Home
When in 1848, influential thinker John Stuart Mill said, ‘landlords grow rich in their sleep, without working, risking or economising’, he did so as a critique of profits he felt...
Lessons from Hungary on the coming economic collapse
Dateline: Budapest, Hungary Having been all over western and central Europe - save Slovenia and the microstate of San Marino - I'm convinced after just one day that Budapest is...
