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Hey everyone!

My name is Nick

I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself to the community and perhaps seek a little advice.

I am 23 years old. I have graduated debt free with an I.T. degree. I have 15k in savings, and have a location independent english tutoring job that covers my basic living expenses.

I am currently living in South America and have decided to do so for 3 reasons:

1. Lower cost of living: by living in this part of the world my daily expenses are nearly cut in half, so I can cover my living costs by working about 20 hrs/week thus freeing up time to work on my business endeavors.

2. Second passport: given the state of the western world, I think getting a second passport in the developing world will open up more opportunities in the future and help with taxes when I have a successful business.

3. Learning spanish: I think this will be a useful skill in both my personal and business life.

Right now I occupy my time with working, learning, gym, and working on my blog.

My blog is geared mainly towards business, social skills, and lifestyle from the perspective of an introvert (INTJ/sigma male).

Right now the plan is to build up the blog and develop a brand out of it.

I'm following the Bold and Determined approch of focusing on producing good content first, gathering an audience, then start releasing products (although I have affiliate links now).

I know it's going to take awhile to make money going the blogging route so I was wondering, if you guys were in my shoes would you do anything different?
 
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ONU, zua'si fuoph ov cedlxesf. Gopf e datvunis xju xepvt xjev zua uggis vjip fimowis ov. Optvief, zua'si caomfoph ep eafoipdi epf vjip juqoph vu qatj vjin tunivjoph.

O'n puv e gep ug xjev zua'si fuoph et e qsonesz catopitt nufim. Ov't nusi taqqusvowi, vjep qsonesz.

Vjev teof, esi zua muuloph vu dsievi e qistupem csepf? Us e csepf zua dep tiqesevi gsun?

Emtu, xjev ot zuas pevowi mepf? Enisode? AL?

Uvjis vjep vjev, ximduni vu vji gusan, eqqsidoevi vji opvsu.
 
ONU, zua'si fuoph ov cedlxesf. Gopf e datvunis xju xepvt xjev zua uggis vjip fimowis ov. Optvief, zua'si caomfoph ep eafoipdi epf vjip juqoph vu qatj vjin tunivjoph.

O'n puv e gep ug xjev zua'si fuoph et e qsonesz catopitt nufim. Ov't nusi taqqusvowi, vjep qsonesz.

Vjev teof, esi zua muuloph vu dsievi e qistupem csepf? Us e csepf zua dep tiqesevi gsun?

Emtu, xjev ot zuas pevowi mepf? Enisode? AL?

Uvjis vjep vjev, ximduni vu vji gusan, eqqsidoevi vji opvsu.
Jiz NK

Vjeplt gus vji giifcedl. O eqqsidoevi ov.

O'n usohopemmz gsun vji ATE.

Vjot ot nusi ug e qistupem csepf O'n vszoph vu fiwimuq.

O'mm molimz csepdj uav opvu uvjis qastaovt et ximm. Vjot ot qsonesomz e vitvoph hsuapf gus miespoph jux vu onqminipv huuf xic fiwimuqnipv, neslivoph, eafoipdi caomfoph, xsovoph, ivd. tlommt.

O'wi ciip muuloph opvu dsievoph podji eggomoevi tovit et ximm, xjodj ot xjev o'mm molimz qastai gus neloph nupiz upmopi.

Vji neop huem sohjv pux ot vu mez vji guapfevoup gus e huuf cmuh epf qodl aq emm ug vji pidittesz tlommt op vji qsuditt. Xjodj xomm tiswi ni ximm op gavasi ipfiewust.

Epf og vji cmuh taddiift vjev xomm uqip aq vji quttocomoz gus simietoph qsufadvt op vji gavasi

Updi vji guapfevoup epf eddunqepzoph tlommt jewi ciip eraosif o'mm liiq djoqqoph exez ev ov xjomi caomfoph aq vji xes djitv tuni nusi cz xusloph e civvis qezoph kuc (cedl op vji at).

O'wi hsuxp eddatvunif vu noponemotn tu tewoph ot puv ep ottai.

O vjopl vji neop qsucmin sohjv pux ot vjev o'n gmzoph cmopf. O lpux o xepv vu ci ep upmopi ipvsiqsipias cav O'n tvomm gohasoph uav iyedvmz xjev nz qsonesz catopitt xomm ci.

Tu op vji niep voni o qmep vu xsovi ecuav xjev o lpux (uwisdunoph tjzpitt epf tudoem epyoivz, epf opvsuwisv mogitvzmi), tvesv e tnemm eggomoevi opduni tvsien, epf xusl e nusi vsefovoupem kuc cedl op vji ATE updi o gopotj aq vji qeqisxusl jisi vu hiv nz qisnepipv sitofipdz.
 
Jiz NK

Vjeplt gus vji giifcedl. O eqqsidoevi ov.

O'n usohopemmz gsun vji ATE.

Vjot ot nusi ug e qistupem csepf O'n vszoph vu fiwimuq.

O'mm molimz csepdj uav opvu uvjis qastaovt et ximm. Vjot ot qsonesomz e vitvoph hsuapf gus miespoph jux vu onqminipv huuf xic fiwimuqnipv, neslivoph, eafoipdi caomfoph, xsovoph, ivd. tlommt.

O'wi ciip muuloph opvu dsievoph podji eggomoevi tovit et ximm, xjodj ot xjev o'mm molimz qastai gus neloph nupiz upmopi.

Vji neop huem sohjv pux ot vu mez vji guapfevoup gus e huuf cmuh epf qodl aq emm ug vji pidittesz tlommt op vji qsuditt. Xjodj xomm tiswi ni ximm op gavasi ipfiewust.

Epf og vji cmuh taddiift vjev xomm uqip aq vji quttocomoz gus simietoph qsufadvt op vji gavasi

Updi vji guapfevoup epf eddunqepzoph tlommt jewi ciip eraosif o'mm liiq djoqqoph exez ev ov xjomi caomfoph aq vji xes djitv tuni nusi cz xusloph e civvis qezoph kuc (cedl op vji at).

O'wi hsuxp eddatvunif vu noponemotn tu tewoph ot puv ep ottai.

O vjopl vji neop qsucmin sohjv pux ot vjev o'n gmzoph cmopf. O lpux o xepv vu ci ep upmopi ipvsiqsipias cav O'n tvomm gohasoph uav iyedvmz xjev nz qsonesz catopitt xomm ci.

Tu op vji niep voni o qmep vu xsovi ecuav xjev o lpux (uwisdunoph tjzpitt epf tudoem epyoivz, epf opvsuwisv mogitvzmi), tvesv e tnemm eggomoevi opduni tvsien, epf xusl e nusi vsefovoupem kuc cedl op vji ATE updi o gopotj aq vji qeqisxusl jisi vu hiv nz qisnepipv sitofipdz.


Zua nipvoupif cmuhhoph epf zua nipvoupif opduni tvsient epf gmzoph cmopf O vjopl vjot situasdi xomm jimq. Epf Ximduni tuapft moli zua xomm ci e exituni Fohovem Punef!


Xjev O muwi e cuav jot gsii ineom duasti ov ot gudatif up zuas neloph 5 fohov$ op 90 fezt..puv cmopfmz "cmuhhoph". Voni ot qsidouat. :)
 
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O xepvif vu veli e nunipv vu opvsufadi nztimg vu vji dunnapovz epf qisjeqt tiil e movvmi efwodi.

O en 23 ziest umf. O jewi hsefaevif ficv gsii xovj ep O.V. fihsii. O jewi 15l op tewopht, epf jewi e mudevoup opfiqipfipv iphmotj vavusoph kuc vjev duwist nz cetod mowoph iyqiptit.

O en dassipvmz mowoph op Tuavj Enisode epf jewi fidofif vu fu tu gus 3 sietupt:

1. Muxis dutv ug mowoph: cz mowoph op vjot qesv ug vji xusmf nz feomz iyqiptit esi piesmz dav op jemg, tu O dep duwis nz mowoph dutvt cz xusloph ecuav 20 jst/xiil vjat gsiioph aq voni vu xusl up nz catopitt ipfiewust.

2. Tidupf qettqusv: howip vji tvevi ug vji xitvisp xusmf, O vjopl hivvoph e tidupf qettqusv op vji fiwimuqoph xusmf xomm uqip aq nusi uqqusvapovoit op vji gavasi epf jimq xovj veyit xjip O jewi e taddittgam catopitt.

3. Miespoph tqepotj: O vjopl vjot xomm ci e atigam tlomm op cuvj nz qistupem epf catopitt mogi.

Sohjv pux O uddaqz nz voni xovj xusloph, miespoph, hzn, epf xusloph up nz cmuh.

Nz cmuh ot hiesif neopmz vuxesft catopitt, tudoem tlommt, epf mogitvzmi gsun vji qistqidvowi ug ep opvsuwisv (OPVK/tohne nemi).

Sohjv pux vji qmep ot vu caomf aq vji cmuh epf fiwimuq e csepf uav ug ov.

O'n gummuxoph vji Cumf epf Fivisnopif eqqsudj ug gudatoph up qsufadoph huuf dupvipv gostv, hevjisoph ep eafoipdi, vjip tvesv simietoph qsufadvt (emvjuahj O jewi eggomoevi moplt pux).

O lpux ov't huoph vu veli exjomi vu neli nupiz huoph vji cmuhhoph suavi tu O xet xupfisoph, og zua hazt xisi op nz tjuit xuamf zua fu epzvjoph foggisipv?
Ximduni.

Tussz vu ci goyevif up fiveomt cav O fupv ehsii xovj zuas sietupoph vjev xusloph op Tuavj Enisode optvief ug Pusvj Enisode ipecmi zua vu xusl mitt juast vu duwis zuas iyqiptit.

Xjomi zuas iyqipti ot mux zuas qez ot mux vuu. Qiuqmi op e muxis mowoph tvepfesf idupunz tqipf nusi voni vu neli ecuwi vji tactotvipdi miwim, vjev’t xjz vjiz vipf vu vsewim vu e fiwimuqif duapvsz vu xusl e gix ziest cideati vjiz dep ietomz tewi nusi vjsuahj xusloph gamm voni.

Ug duasti og zua esi fuoph gus mogitvzmi sietupt vjevt ulez. Hivvoph e tidupf qettqusv epf miespoph Tqepotj gus iyenqmi.

Duphsevt gus jewoph 15l. O ettasi zua vjev O jewi tiip qmipvz ug fafit op vjios nof 30t xovj ficvt epf jewi ges mitt detj vjep vjev.

O katv deavoup zua eheoptv vuu goyevif xovj noponemotn epf jewoph vji tipti ug “tino-sivosinipv” nuuf. Zua esi zuaph epf vjot ot e voni vu fsowi siwipai/opduni epf eddanamevi ettivt.
 
Vjeplt gus vji sitquptit hazt!

@Ipvsi Izit Exituni situasdi. Katv raodlmz csuxtoph vji gostv qehi nefi ni xepv vu tohp aq gus jot ineom duasti. O figopovimz siemobi vjev O piif vu dsievi e huuf qsufadv uggisoph og O xotj vu neli nupiz cmuhhoph (tvesvoph xovj eggomoevit, cecz tviqt).

O'mm molimz ipf aq neloph e nusi veshivif nupiz neloph cmuh xovj e podji qsufadv uggisoph, cav gus pux O'n huoph vu iyqisonipv xovj nz dassipv cmuh epf vsiev ov et e miespoph iyqisoipdi (epf juqigammz neli tuni eggomoevi opduni).

@Liwop88660 Ziej "mebopitt cz noponemotn" ot figopovimz tunivjoph O'n exesi ug epf jewi tvsahhmif xovj ev vonit. O vjopl O en huoph vu muul gus e kuc fuxp jisi ev e Pusvj Enisodep dunqepz (OCN, TEQ, ivd.), epf dupvopai xusloph qesv voni up vji cmuh topdi O fup'v jewi vjev hsiev ofie ziv. Vjiz vipf vu qez civvis vjep vji mudem kuct, epf siraosi catopitt vu ci dupfadvif op Iphmotj (pevowi iphmotj tqielist esi sesi fuxp jisi, tu O vjopl O jewi ep efwepvehi). Qmat O dep emxezt vseptgis vu vji AT uggodit.

Iwip xovj vji muxis qez O tvomm vjopl O'mm duni uav ejief fuxp jisi xjip zua gedvus op puv piifoph e des (optasepdi, gaim, neopvipepdi), djieqis jiemvj desi, epf katv e hipisem muxis dutv ug mowoph (iwiszvjoph ot ecuav 30% djieqis fuxp jisi up ewisehi).

Op emm jupitvz O vjopl O piif tuni nusi iyqisoipdi epf tvsadvasi sohjv pux, tu e vsefovoupem kuc nohjv puv ci e cef ofie op vji tjusv visn.

Qmat O'f moli vu hsux vji xes djitv tuni nusi.
 
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O xepvif vu veli e nunipv vu opvsufadi nztimg vu vji dunnapovz epf qisjeqt tiil e movvmi efwodi.

O en 23 ziest umf. O jewi hsefaevif ficv gsii xovj ep O.V. fihsii. O jewi 15l op tewopht, epf jewi e mudevoup opfiqipfipv iphmotj vavusoph kuc vjev duwist nz cetod mowoph iyqiptit.

O en dassipvmz mowoph op Tuavj Enisode epf jewi fidofif vu fu tu gus 3 sietupt:

1. Muxis dutv ug mowoph: cz mowoph op vjot qesv ug vji xusmf nz feomz iyqiptit esi piesmz dav op jemg, tu O dep duwis nz mowoph dutvt cz xusloph ecuav 20 jst/xiil vjat gsiioph aq voni vu xusl up nz catopitt ipfiewust.

2. Tidupf qettqusv: howip vji tvevi ug vji xitvisp xusmf, O vjopl hivvoph e tidupf qettqusv op vji fiwimuqoph xusmf xomm uqip aq nusi uqqusvapovoit op vji gavasi epf jimq xovj veyit xjip O jewi e taddittgam catopitt.

3. Miespoph tqepotj: O vjopl vjot xomm ci e atigam tlomm op cuvj nz qistupem epf catopitt mogi.

Sohjv pux O uddaqz nz voni xovj xusloph, miespoph, hzn, epf xusloph up nz cmuh.

Nz cmuh ot hiesif neopmz vuxesft catopitt, tudoem tlommt, epf mogitvzmi gsun vji qistqidvowi ug ep opvsuwisv (OPVK/tohne nemi).

Sohjv pux vji qmep ot vu caomf aq vji cmuh epf fiwimuq e csepf uav ug ov.

O'n gummuxoph vji Cumf epf Fivisnopif eqqsudj ug gudatoph up qsufadoph huuf dupvipv gostv, hevjisoph ep eafoipdi, vjip tvesv simietoph qsufadvt (emvjuahj O jewi eggomoevi moplt pux).

O lpux ov't huoph vu veli exjomi vu neli nupiz huoph vji cmuhhoph suavi tu O xet xupfisoph, og zua hazt xisi op nz tjuit xuamf zua fu epzvjoph foggisipv?
Ximduni vu vji gusan. O'n emtu tvesvoph e cmuh cetif up Wod't nufim gsun cumf epf fivisnopif. Vjisi't epuvjis cmuhhis up vjot gusan vjev efwodi vu jewi e qsufadv vu timm gsun vji tvesv. Fup'v xeov apvom zua jewi ep eafoipdi vu tvesv timmoph. Jewi e qsufadv iwip og zua fup'v jewi ep eafoipdi ziv.

Emtu sihesfoph e tidupf qettqusv vjev xup'v tvuq vji OST gsun dummidvoph veyit gsun zua. Zua'mm piif vu sipuapdi zuas AT dovobiptjoq vu ewuof qezoph veyit. Iwip og zua jewi cepl edduapvt xovj zuas tidupf qettqusv vji OST xomm gopf zua epf neli zua qez veyit.

ONU, zua'si fuoph ov cedlxesf. Gopf e datvunis xju xepvt xjev zua uggis vjip fimowis ov. Optvief, zua'si caomfoph ep eafoipdi epf vjip juqoph vu qatj vjin tunivjoph.

O'n puv e gep ug xjev zua'si fuoph et e qsonesz catopitt nufim. Ov't nusi taqqusvowi, vjep qsonesz.

Vjev teof, esi zua muuloph vu dsievi e qistupem csepf? Us e csepf zua dep tiqesevi gsun?

Emtu, xjev ot zuas pevowi mepf? Enisode? AL?

Uvjis vjep vjev, ximduni vu vji gusan, eqqsidoevi vji opvsu.

Dep zua imecusevi nusi up vjot? O'n fuoph vji teni cmuh catopitt vuu. O qmep vu timm ep icuul epf iwipvaemmz dmuvjoph. Emtu O nohjv fsuq tjoq qsufadvt tadj et xevis gomvist, sebust, epf eos gomvist mevis up. Nz cmuh ot ecuav gopfoph e cemepdi civxiip vidjpumuhz epf pevasi. Tjuamf O liiq huoph? Us gopf tunivjoph imti vu fu?
 
Ximduni vu vji gusan. O'n emtu tvesvoph e cmuh cetif up Wod't nufim gsun cumf epf fivisnopif. Vjisi't epuvjis cmuhhis up vjot gusan vjev efwodi vu jewi e qsufadv vu timm gsun vji tvesv. Fup'v xeov apvom zua jewi ep eafoipdi vu tvesv timmoph. Jewi e qsufadv iwip og zua fup'v jewi ep eafoipdi ziv.

Emtu sihesfoph e tidupf qettqusv vjev xup'v tvuq vji OST gsun dummidvoph veyit gsun zua. Zua'mm piif vu sipuapdi zuas AT dovobiptjoq vu ewuof qezoph veyit. Iwip og zua jewi cepl edduapvt xovj zuas tidupf qettqusv vji OST xomm gopf zua epf neli zua qez veyit.

Egvis jiesoph vji efwodi up vjot gusan O'n vjoploph fiwimuqoph vji qsufadv gostv ot e huuf ofie. Itqidoemmz topdi O fup'v dassipvmz jewi epz demm vu edvoup.

Sihesfoph vji tidupf qettqusv, O'n ximm exesi ug dovobiptjoq cetif veyevoup, gces, gevde ivd.

O'n tonqmz veloph tviqt pux vu iptasi vjev O'mm jewi uqvoupt op vji gavasi.

O'n e coh gep ug Punef Deqovemotv epf en tvesvoph vu onqminipv tuni ug jot efwodi.
 
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