Sex is a river of fire that must be banked and cooled by a hundred restraints if it is not to consume in chaos both the individual and the group. – Will Durant, The Lessons of History The aim of Man Overseas Blog & Podcast is to serve those on the self-development quest. For this reason,
Chasing Love in The Land of Smiles (Thailand) with Frank Dekker
Every morning Frank Dekker goes to work at Starbucks. He’s not a barista—he’s an American whose job as a Software Architect allows him to work from anywhere (as long as there’s a Wifi connection). So he moved to Thailand. His story of moving halfway around the world is awesome and hilarious. He met his wife through Facebook and
I Don’t Want No Scrubs: Why You Should Live on 50% of Your Income with Physician on FIRE
My guest is Leif Dahleen, aka Physician on FIRE. He retired from medicine in August to live a bigger life. I was excited to have POF on the podcast for a few reasons. First, I’ve recommended his blog, PhysicianOnFIRE.com, to several friends of mine over the years. Leif’s been sharing a wealth of knowledge on personal finance, early
Thoughts on Living a Bigger Life
We all get in a funk sometimes and feel stuck. And when you’re stuck, you want to get unstuck. So what do you do? Best advice is to start small, with the littlest thing you can do, because that’s going to inspire you to do the next thing, and the next. You might say, “Yeah, but my
The Making of a Military Millionaire with David Peré
David Peré is an active-duty Marine who devotes his free time to teaching service members and veterans how to build wealth through real estate investing, entrepreneurship and personal finance. In today’s podcast episode, David shares by what age he plans to become a millionaire, and exactly how he intends to do it. You’ll also get a
Happiness & Wealth Strategies: A Collaboration with Certified Financial Planner Paul Benson
When I met Paul Benson, host of Financial Autonomy: Financial Independence Through an Australian Lens, in Washington DC, he had a great idea—an impromptu episode without a host. Instead, we’d ask each other random questions that we thought might interest our audiences. Paul is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) in Melbourne, Australia, who focuses on financial
A Coming to America Story with Observe Founder Christian Modjaiso
Christian Modjaiso is Founder and CEO of OBSERVE. He is the Xtreme Stress Coach, helping extremely stressed people to deal with their stress by observing it for themselves. Christian lives in Democratic Republic of the Congo. He speaks six languages, was on a university chess team before he went to high school and attended a top engineering
How to Become the Richest Man in Babylon BY GUEST WRITER JOSEPH WELLS
My guest writer, Joseph Wells, was an early guest on the Man Overseas Podcast. In that episode, he talked about “buying time-freedom before The 4% Rule.’” This week I asked Joseph to write an article for the blog about one of our favorite books: The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason. Joseph’s blog is one of
Strengthening the Mind Through Unexpected Hardship with Michael D’Albor
I introduce listeners to my good buddies because they’re studs. My guest on the podcast today is Michael D’Albor. In this discussion, I learned things about my longtime friend that I didn’t know. Consequently, my respect for him has only grown. A deeply personal chat, Michael talks about the moment he found out his wife was a lesbian
Reflections on Vienna
Vienna has been around a long time. In fact, it’s had continuous habitation since 500 BC. For those of you scoring at home (incels too), that’s as far from now as the year 4500. Fast-forward two millennia. The year is 1804. Vienna becomes the capital of the newly formed Austrian Empire. It brings us Haydn,
What it Takes to Become a Six-Figure Blogger with Alex Nerney & Noah Riggs
My guests on the podcast this week are Alex Nerney and Noah Riggs. Both are inspiring Internet entrepreneurs I met at FinCon this past week. There’ll always be a place on this podcast for sharp young guys full of energy & ambition. When I met these two men at the Hilton Washington DC, I knew