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Living A Full Life Out From Under The Heavy Thumb Of A Job And The Tax Man

This article is about freedom.  Freedom from the treadmill. Freedom from the erosion of your savings.  Freedom from loss of control over your own destiny. One of our expat friends recently shared a quote from Mark Twain, the famous American author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn fame.  It’s a simple quote, but like much […]

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Don’t Be Scarred Be Prepared

For over half a decade I’ve been cautioning folks that they need to be prepared. Not scared but prepared. As a species we humans tend to be highly reactive it’s in our nature. Who knows perhaps one day science will isolate this characteristic as part of our DNA makeup.  But there’s no disputing the fact […]

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Wake Up Call Rings Loud For Two Subscribers

Before coming to see Barry in the DR, I remember introducing myself as a realist that was not swayed by the events reported on the evening news. I explained that we were not ‘doomsday preppers’ and that we were only looking for a nice location to consider for vacation/retirement property. Our goals were simple, 1) […]

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Is Technology Outpacing Wisdom

According to Max Tegmark a professor of physics at MIT “there are two areas that need to grow in parallel as society evolves. There is the power of our technology and then there’s the wisdom of us humans for how to manage the technology.” Tegmark continues “If technology grows faster than the wisdom its kind […]

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Beware The Useful Idiots – 8 Deadly Trends In America

If your, like me, have ever wondered why it seems like America is slipping farther and farther down the slippery path toward socialism, loss of personal freedoms, or worse… consider this. You only need to look at the Lenin game plan for world conquest under Russian rule.  Much of his philosophy was rehashed and spread […]

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“The business of America is war” – Gerald Celente Predicts 2018″

I’m confident those who follow my literature’s already know the name Gerald Celente. I’ve been an avid reader of his Trends newsletter for quite some time now and over the years have developed a deep respect for what he does. His accuracy is indisputable and in my humble opinion is the godfather of the trending […]

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