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My Atypical Day in a North Dakota Man Camp
The term ‘man camp’ appears often on this blog. Before you start thinking all kinds of weird thoughts about where I live and work, I wanted to share a play-by-play of my day. Every morning is a new...
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How to Leverage Zero Net Worth
Net Worth = Assets – Liabilities At age five my parents introduced my brother and I to the competitive world of money by prizing a dime to whoever made their bed and finished their oatmeal first....
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A Few Photos from Malawi
Board game bao. I lied. This photo isn’t from Malawi. It’s the one and only shot during my 24 hours in the southwestern corner of Tanzania (I overnighted by train through northern Zambia then bus...
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$100K Job Vs. $25K Apprenticeship
Imagine you have 24 hours to choose between two wildly different job offers. One employer says, “Do this, do that, and I’ll make you rich.” A quick calculation verifies the offer: you could save close...
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How to Find Like-Minded People (Plus: Cool Business Ideas)
Photo from pachasoap.com My wanna-preneur mistake list is long: Not setting deadlines Not implementing processes Prioritizing travel over business Procrastinating until tomorrow And on and on and on…....
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A Few Photos from Martinique
While framing this photo I realized something so simple it surprised me: that I could live on these islands, that everything I love about travel was a few time zones away. On these forgotten floating...
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Gin Blossoms and Hissing: Original Poetry from Brazil
FOREWORD: I love Brazil. Really, really love the place. A recent conversation in Portuguese with a guest here flooded my mind with warm memories. With saudades. Most of these memories were never...
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Leaving North Dakota: Why I Booked a One-Way to Istanbul
I’m leaving North Dakota. More specifically, I’ll fly to Turkey, then overland travel 15 countries on 3 continents: JULY – AUGUST: Visit Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, and...
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$75 Amazon Giveaway: How Many Miles for Flights to 6 Continents?
Welcome Million Mile Secrets Readers! [ My Million Miles Secrets interview here ] Let me tell you how to earn 10,819,100 miles with four credit card applications…. Just kidding. For the record: this is...
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Travel ASAP: Your Mom Might Not Always Remember Your Name
Somes years back a doctor said my hands would never fully function again. I hated him at that moment because he couldn’t fix me, but I was calm and the words floated far away like some scripted game...
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5 New Credit Card Approvals, 53 Total. Why Do Banks Keep Giving Me Miles?
In Moscow, Russia with my dad Last week banks gave me 148,000 miles for $249 Mmmmmm, ok. Are 148,000 miles valuable? YES. Here examples of recent bookings: Flights to 3 Asian Countries and 3...
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