Edge of David

Hey I'm David. I'm self employed and live abroad. Here I share behind the scenes content of running an online business, living abroad, personal growth strategies and building wealth.

Financial Independence

Inflation is Theft. Don't Like It? Do This Instead

Inflation is theft. You'll hear that a lot and some think it's just a hyperbolic statement but it's a very true statement about our current money system. That dollar you have to work for. You have to spend your time and energy to earn

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Personal Growth

Being an Entrepreneur is "Hard"

I constantly read posts about how tough it is and how much you have to sacrifice as an entrepreneur (aka Gary V - or 1DV as in one dimensional as I call him). This is so silly and it's often bastardized by 2o year old, wanna-be pretend entrepreneurs

Personal Growth

How to Turn Your Life Around (Zero to Hero)

Ever wonder why some people are doing better than you? They have better everything. Better lives, better relationships, more travel, more money, more sex, fun and happiness? Ever really wonder what they are doing differently? You should because success is predictable and you can create it it for yourself as

Expat Travel

The Ha Giang Loop Vietnam - Yep It's Really That Incredible

Ha Giang is a stunningly beautiful, northern most province in Vietnam where you can find the border with China. It used to be quite a dangerous drive through the mountains, but over the last 5 years it has developed into one of the most beautiful, scenic motorcycle adventures I'

Expat Travel

Why I Switched from the Canon SL3 to the Sony X3000 for Travel Vlogging

The Canon SL3 is an excellent camera for creating tutorials, online course creation for Skillshare or Teachable and making any sort of talking head video. It's also a good camera for stills, nothing to write home about but it can get the job done in the hands of

The Edge of David "Shorts" Experiment

Alright, so I decided to try out YouTube shorts. They are simple, 1 minute or less videos you post to YouTube. Record your video in portrait mode and upload it. I went ahead and created "Edge of David shorts." A dedicated channel to my iPhone videos. Basically, whenever

Personal Growth

The Homeless States of America

The following was not written by me. It's a comment by Alvan Karpas [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYMbUIf48lDyRrqFmqD95LQ/videos]on Nick Johnson's video: "The 10 States Where Homelessness is Out of Control and Beyond Repair." I found it insightful so I wanted to

Financial Independence

How to Invest Money - The Monetary Ranks

Welcome to your free crash course on how to invest your money. This guide is going to cover everything you need to know as a total beginner. It starts off with assuming you're in debt and goes through what to consider doing as you start to make money

Personal Growth

Don't Waste Your Life (A Warning)

I remember listening to this monologue on happiness by Ben Stein. Why are some happy and other not? Why are some living in a default state of joy and others wishing “if only”. The answer was brilliantly simple. The ones that are unhappy are people who let their parents or

Expat Travel

13 Reasons Why The Sony X3000 is The BEST Travel Vlogging Camera

So you want to start vlogging about your incredibly exciting (or boring) life? You'll need a camera for that. The best vlogs are engaging, tell a story and have an interesting perspective. More important than the video quality is the actual story to be honest. Sure, if you’

Personal Growth

8 Ways You Can Focus on the Important

Identify four areas of your life that are important to you. For most of use the most important things can be compressed into family, friends, work, health and _____? I find that in your select priorities to have only one be of a professional aspect. For me right now, my work

Expat Travel

What's a Full Moon Party Like?

So what's a full moon party like? This post will break down your basic full moon party in Thailand in a few different ways. Consider this your "what to expect" guide. Please note I went in 2017. In a nutshell a full moon party is like

Personal Growth

Friendship Purgatory - When It's Okay to Have No Friends

When you’re growing as a person, you’ll find yourself alone at some point. This aloneness I call friendship purgatory. A period of time where you’ll have no real friends. For the socially awkward, I’m sure they’re quite familiar with this. You can find yourself here

Financial Independence

How To Open a TIMO Account in Vietnam

Are you going to be living in Vietnam? You’re going to want to open a TIMO account then. TIMO is an online bank where foreigners who have a valid VISA for 1 year are able to open an account. If you’re American, you’re in luck as you

Personal Growth

Breaking Patterns: What Your Life Needs

Where are you? Do you even recognize yourself? Your life has patterns. It repeats and repeats. You feel the friction and the pain when you break a pattern. When you break away towards something unknown. It’s scary for sure, but that friction is a sign of personal growth. It’

Expat Travel

3 Things You’ll Love (and Hate) about Living in South Korea

I love South Korea. So far it’s been one of my favorite countries to visit. After a few years of getting a little to stuck with Thailand (Thailand has a way of hooking you in), it was wonderful to and refreshing to see a new place. Refreshing because the

Expat Travel

Cost of Living for Bangkok Thailand

Alright alright, I’ll get the generic statement out of the way first. Yes, your cost of living depends on your spending habits, your current debt and any credit card payments. It also depends on what you would find acceptable and what you would consider to be a sacrifice. Done.

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Financial Independence

How To Work For Yourself as an Expat

It’s the best of times and it’s the worst of times. It’s the best of times because you can live a life that was impossible even 20 years ago. With enough luck, hard work and intelligence, you can live better than any king. It’s the worst

Personal Growth

Understanding Men: What Drives Us

Trying to understanding men always boils down to understanding what drives us. If you want to understand the men in your life and why they do what they do, then keep these two points in your head: First, men are simple. Second, do not project how you think or feel

Personal Growth

26 Reasons Why You Should Never Have a JOB

I used to watch this show called The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch while at University (I’m dating myself now!). I loved the stories of people doing something creative to make more money than they ever did before. This show was a source of hope and inspiration for me

Expat Travel

Bangkok vs Chiang Mai Compared by an Expat

I’ve lived in both as a digital nomad so I have a unique perspective on the pros and cons of each places. If I had to pick one or the other however I'm choosing Bangkok. Chiang Mai vs Bangkok Both these places are awesome and you should

Personal Growth Featured

11 Reasons Why You Should STOP Playing Video Games

We all have our vices and addictions. Video games are a pretty lame one if you ask me, but it’s a personal problem I’ve had to deal with and I know a lot of guys deal with. Checking my old Steam account I saw this: 299 hours playing

Personal Growth

Life Advice for Young Men - 19 Things You MUST Know

19 things no one tells 19 year olds.

Personal Growth

Modafinil: The Real Life NZT-48 (from Limitless)

Modafinil makes you super human. It makes you mighty. It makes you think faster and think more clearly. …or does it? NZT-48 There is a movie called Limitless. The movie is about a writer who is a bit of a lazy slob and has a nasty case of writers block.

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Personal Growth

Intermittent Fasting – Loose Your Big Bloated Belly in 1 Week

I Skip Breakfast 6 Days a Week. Why? I started fasting way back in 2016 and it made a serious difference in terms of losing my big bloated belly and lowering my overall body fat. Fasting, cutting out sugar and milk resulted in a noticeable, visible difference in how I