Since it's Summit week, and you really should be checking out the over 40 free presentations going on there, I am going to republish an episode today that I did earlier this year about how to go about getting a backup citizenship or residency.  But first, really, stop what you're doing and grab your spot over at the Expat Money Summit and catch these incredible presentations live. You can come back to this later!   HOW TO GET A BACKUP CITIZENSHIP OR RESIDENCY Confused about the lexicon or language when it comes to immigration? Many people are. This is the episode that you won’t want to miss. I start with the most basic language, so you’ll fully comprehend and understand it. I discuss the difference between temporary and permanent residencies and why they are so important to understand. The next step up is citizenship. What does this mean? What must you do or complete to become a citizen in a new country? Are you thinking about starting a family or having additional children? Listen as I talk about birth tourism and what it can mean for you and your family. One of my main focuses is on Residency by Investment. What does that look like, and how can you obtain one? What is a Golden Visa? You may have heard this phrase. The next piece of information I cover is Citizenship by Investment. The countries that offer it, and why I believe it is so important. I run through the countries that currently have citizenship by investment and the costs involved.   CONCLUSION I hope today's episode was beneficial to you and works as a real complement to the three-hour workshop I did on Saturday. I also want to say that if you're listening to today's episode and you still haven't hopped over to the Summit, it's the perfect next step on your expat journey. You can still catch the remaining presentations for free or upgrade to a VIP ticket for lifetime access. Mentioned in this episode:TICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports ConferenceTICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference

Today, I bring to you a personal report of a portion of my month-long trip that I just returned from. As we focus on my time in Turkey, I will include an update on the citizenship by investment I am working on from there. While it was an incredible trip, it wasn’t all roses, as we had some challenges to face along the way.  I don’t hold back - you’ll get the good, the bad and the ugly of my experience in Turkey, one of my favourite countries. Enjoy!   TODAY’S EPISODE ABOUT MY TURKEY TRIP Find out what it was like travelling with my entire family - my wife, the kids, my mom, and even the nanny - through four different countries. Learn about some of the difficulties I encountered while pursuing my citizenship by investment program for Turkey. Hear about all the incredible (and not-so-incredible) properties that I saw and the endless hurdles we faced along the way while shopping for real estate. Find out how we ran into a major complication with our CBI due to our marriage taking place outside of both of our native countries. Listen in to hear about our run-in with a pickpocketer that snatched my mother’s purse - a stark reminder to never let your guard down while travelling. Learn all about my experience at the awe-inspiring Galata Towers - this is one place you absolutely cannot miss when in Istanbul. Come to understand why - despite some of its issues - Istanbul remains one of my favourite cities in the world.   RELATED EPISODES 255: CBI Sh!tstorm News 206: From Canada to Turkey (Via Texas) An Expat Story - Mike & Ivy 180: Residency and Citizenship Updates - Mikkel Thorup   CONCLUSION Well, that’s it for my trip to Turkey. While I went into this episode with the plan to discuss my entire trip, the conversation about Turkey and the efforts I am making to achieve my citizenship by investment was plenty enough to fill its own episode.  In a perfect world, I’d only have positive things to report about the process, but one of the reasons I do these programs is to find the roadblocks so that my clients don’t have to. And rest assured, when it’s all said and done, I will be the owner of a Turkish passport. If you enjoyed this behind-the-scenes glimpse into my experience in Turkey, leave a comment and let me know. I may very well follow this up with reports on my experiences in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, so stay tuned!Mentioned in this episode:TICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports ConferenceTICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference

Across several episodes, I have been trying to organize my thoughts regarding what I've been able to do over the last couple of decades to set myself up for success.  I have spent a lot of time trying to figure these things out, and a number of major struggles were holding me back along the way. Tune in to hear me break down how I overcame three major obstacles to pave the way for success in my personal and professional lives.   RELATED EPISODES 178: Ninety-Four Things I Do To Set Myself Up For Success 224: How I Plan Out My Life And Guarantee Success – Part 1 225: How I Plan Out My Life And Guarantee Success – Part 2   CONCLUSION There you have it, the 3 massive things I had to overcome in my life before I really was able to become successful. As you can tell from this episode, nothing has come easy for me in life, but I don’t talk about how I’ve overcome these struggles in order to brag. Rather, I hope that you’ll be able to learn from my experiences and perhaps skip a few of the mistakes I made along the way in identifying exactly what was holding me back. If you get value out of this episode, please feel free to share it with a friend. See you next Wednesday!   Mentioned in this episode:TICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports ConferenceTICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference

Rick Rule is a legendary investor known for his expertise in natural resources, including agriculture, alternative energy, forestry, oil and gas, mining, and water. He is the founder of Sprott US Holdings, which he later merged into Sprott Incorporated in 2011.   He joins me today to discuss his investment strategy and how listeners can best prepare their portfolios for the forthcoming recession.   TODAY'S CONVERSATION WITH RICK RULE Hear Rick break down what he sees as a coming realization that the “chickens are coming home to roost” for natural resources investments. Tune in for Rick’s take on the gold market and the economic and political factors that will influence the price of gold in the coming years.  Listen to Rick explain why if you try to analyze natural resource companies the same way that you would supermarkets or auto manufacturers, you’ll lose all your money. Rick and I discuss the complex nature of investing in the technology sector - and why he avoids it altogether. Uncover Rick’s insights on the tricky task of navigating geopolitical factors when investing. Find out which surprising country has been the best in Rick’s portfolio - I guarantee you won’t guess this one! Listen to why Rick assumes there will be a recession in the next five years - and why he has the track record to be taken seriously! Learn why Rick greatly prefers precious metals over cryptocurrency when it comes to preserving your wealth.  Find out what investment concept Rick refers to as the “eighth wonder of the world.” Hear Rick’s take on the truth about inflation, including his #1 tip on how you can protect yourself.   RELATED EPISODES 201: Investing In Agroforestry For Residency 123: Investing in Foreign Stock Markets Like A Boss - Eric Schleien 108: Bitcoin vs. Gold Live Debate From Vegas   HOW TO FIND RICK RULE’S PROJECTS Rule Investment Media   CONCLUSION It was an honour to have Rick Rule - an absolute living legend in the investment world - as a guest on the program. Rick’s decades of investing success and track record of predicting recessions made him the perfect person to help prepare listeners for the troubling economic times ahead. I hope you get as much value out of the conversation as I did. Enjoy!Mentioned in this episode:TICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports ConferenceTICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference

Today’s guest is Laurence Easeman, a filmmaker and host of the “Eyes Wide Open” podcast. His mission is to empower others to know their rights, break free from the system, and recognize the importance of personal autonomy and agency. He spends his time between the UK and Portugal, where he is pursuing residency.   TODAY'S CONVERSATION WITH LAURENCE EASEMAN Listen as Laurence recounts his fateful trip up a mountain that changed his life and led to him pivoting away from filmmaking into becoming a full-time advocate for personal sovereignty.  Hear how the onset of the COVID regime shut down Laurence’s business in the UK and triggered him back into full-time activism and his current efforts on the “Eyes Wide Open” podcast. We discuss the concept of activism - how it can make you a “moving target” like Laurence and why I do not consider myself an activist.  Find out why Laurence has embarked on his own expat journey and is currently pursuing residency in Portugal. Listen in to hear how Portugal got put on the “red list” by the UK, banning its citizens from travelling there for not initially fully going along with the COVID narrative.  Hear Laurence break down how the powers that be utilize their illusion of authority to manufacture consent for tyrannical measures.  Laurence and I talk about the dark side of technology and why we both find value in places that are somewhat “backward in time” with their technological systems.  We discuss the absolute flood of Canadians fleeing during the last few years of the Trudeau regime, reflected in the fact that Canadians are now taking up the majority of my private clients.  Lastly, Laurence and I share in our passion for using homeschooling as a strategy to shield our children from psyops while depriving the state of its essential workers.    RELATED EPISODES 252: Spit in the Eye of the Globalists - Tom Luongo 248: How To Build A Parallel System and Just Leave 245: Fleeing the UK Lockdowns to Become a Sovereign Individual - Johnny HODL   HOW TO FIND LAURENCE EASEMAN’S WORK LaurenceEaseman.com Laurence Easeman on YouTube   CONCLUSION I had a blast speaking to a kindred spirit in Laurence Easeman, who shares my passion for individual liberty and personal responsibility. It’s no wonder he is climbing so quickly in the podcast world, as his insights and understanding of the systems of control in place - and, more importantly, how to deal with them - are second to none. Mentioned in this episode:TICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports ConferenceTICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference

Today I take a break from format to provide you with an in-depth update on this year’s Expat Money Summit, which is happening from October 2nd to the 6th. I am really, really excited about this Summit, and I can't explain to you how much work it is to put on, but I'm so thrilled about it.  I am going to share with you guys how it works, what's going to be happening there, why you guys want to grab a free ticket, all the speakers, the bonuses, and the whole package.  Enjoy this episode, and make sure to grab your ticket NOW!   THE EXPAT MONEY SUMMIT Secure your complimentary ticket today!   RELATED EPISODES 236: Answering Common Expat Objections 232: Immigration Back to Basics 221: What The World Can Expect In 2023 - Ron Paul   CONCLUSION Last year’s Summit was an incredible, value-filled week, and this year is primed to be even bigger and better! From familiar faces like Jim Rogers, Marc Faber and Ron Paul to first-time speakers like Peter Schiff, Tom Woods and Tom Luongo, my team and I have gone above and beyond to ensure that this year’s event is like no other.  Did I mention that you can attend at absolutely NO COST to you whatsoever?  Reserve your FREE ticket today, and I’ll see you there!Mentioned in this episode:TICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports ConferenceTICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference

Max Borders discusses the limitations of policy and election for societal change, emphasizing the need for leaving and creating something new. The chapter also explores the issue of tax base flight from Canada and the importance of good governance in attracting expats. They debate the qualities of a contest winner for constitutional law and government and explore the concept of natural law in establishing just laws.

Johnny spent 15 years in finance managing a billion-dollar fixed-income portfolio before he quit his 9-5 job and abandoned his life in Chicago to pursue the life he always wanted but never thought was possible.  He currently lives in Mexico, where he now practices and teaches Futures and Forex trading while opining on politics, current events, and economics on the Peddling Fiction podcast.    TODAY'S CONVERSATION WITH JOHNNY PROFITA Listen to Johnny recount how he “fell into” the world of finance as someone for whom math ”wasn’t one of his strong points” - with a degree in history, not finance! Hear Johny lay out some of his rules for trading, most of which he had to learn the hard way - by making costly mistakes.   Johnny and I discuss the difficult but necessary task of removing feelings and emotions from the trading process.  I recall how some of the lessons I learned myself the hard way by losing money in my options trading days. Johnny explains his motto for trading: "1% day keeps the 9 to 5 away.” Hear Johnny describe the disturbing trend with IPOs over the last couple of decades which has seen many retail traders left holding the bag.  Johnny and I discuss the outlook for new traders looking to enter the market now, as high-interest rates have put an end to the flow of free money. Will the dollar remain the world’s reserve currency for much longer? Johnny gives his prediction of what’s in store for the world’s currency markets.  We discuss the fine line between being prepared for what is going to happen economically without acting like “The End” is always around the corner.  Lastly, Johnny highlights the sharp increase in happiness he has found since leaving his “abusive relationship” with Chicago and starting a new life in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.   RELATED EPISODES 237: What's It Like Relocating to Mexico When the World Doesn't Make Sense - Jonathan Lockwood 123: Investing in Foreign Stock Markets Like A Boss - Eric Schleien 093: Why Are People Leaving The USA – Travis Luther   HOW TO FIND JOHNNY’S WORK Peddling Fiction Podcast  Peddling Fiction Substack   CONCLUSION What I had first planned as a conversation about Mexico turned into an important conversation about the nature of trading and how to avoid many of the same mistakes Johnny and I have made in our own time. Once the conversation turned to Johnny’s experience on this, I just had to dig in deeper, as it’s a topic we haven’t covered extensively on the show yet. See you next Wednesday!Mentioned in this episode:TICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports ConferenceTICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference

Alex Voss is the CFO of TIPOLIS, a company committed to becoming the creator, owner and operator of a global portfolio of international, autonomous cities.  Alex also shares an affinity for topics like Bitcoin, Austrian economics and free cities, so as you can imagine, we get along great. Alex and I have known each other for a few years now, and it was great to sit down and pick his brain on the topic of free cities. Enjoy!   TODAY'S CONVERSATION WITH ALEX VOSS Listen to Alex detail the pathway that took him from an interest in Austrian Economics to directly applying that knowledge through his work with Tipolis.  Learn the differences between the for-profit company “Tipolis” and the not-for-profit “Free Cities Foundation.” Alex answers the question on everyone’s mind when it comes to “free cities”: where does the money come from, if not from “taxes" in the traditional sense? We discuss one of the most well-known “free cities” projects in Prospera, Honduras, and provide an update on the troubles they’ve encountered with the government there. Hear Alex further explain the business model behind free cities and how the risk associated with these projects is “built-in” to the price. If everything were perfect and predictable, the costs wouldn't be as attractive as there are today. You are paid handsomely for the perceived risk. Alex and I discuss the interesting case of El Salvador and whether its’ adoption of Bitcoin could make it a prime location for a free city project itself.  Listen to Alex give an inside look at how and why the doors have rapidly begun to open in the last several years when it comes to finding opportunities with sympathetic governments for potential free city prospects.  We discuss how the economic impact of the COVID years, along with the rise of digital nomadism, have completely changed the landscape for the viability of free cities.    RELATED EPISODES 222: Best Of Special Economic Zones And Private Cities 214: Stacking Laws Like Lego Blocks To Secure Your Freedom - Patri Friedman 192: Building Free Private Cities Around The World - Peter Young   HOW TO FIND ALEX VOSS’ WORK Alex’s Substack: virtusvoss.substack.com Tipolis: https://tipolis.com   CONCLUSION One of my favourite parts of what I do with Expat Money is all the great people like Alex I’ve had the opportunity to connect with through the shared interest of helping others achieve more liberty in their lives. There is a massive overlap between what I do in the expat space and the work Alex and others are doing with the Free Cities Foundation and Tipolis, and that’s why I decided to become involved in these projects myself and now sit on their company's advisory council. I hope you enjoyed this latest look at the concept of free cities. We’ll continue to circle back to it here on the Expat Money Show as things constantly evolve. In the meantime, be sure to follow Alex and his work at Tipolis and the Free Cities Foundation!Mentioned in this episode:TICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports ConferenceTICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference

Today we are going to break from format a bit, as it has been a crazy week in the expat world, with a ton of news breaking that affects a number of popular CBI programs. Unfortunately, none of it is good news. I'm not here to sugarcoat things but rather to deliver the truth of what is going on in the world so that you can make the best decisions possible on your expat journey. Tune into this special breaking news edition of the Expat Money Show, wherein I break down all of the changes that have occurred in the last week and how they will affect those looking to do citizenship-by-investment programs in certain countries. I also provide some insight into my experience working through a St. Kitts CBI for myself. Luckily, having completed my paperwork before these changes, I will most likely be unaffected by this. Enjoy the episode, and remember that the right time to act on your expat dreams is always 'ASAP.'   RELATED EPISODES 180: Residency and Citizenship Updates - Mikkel Thorup   CONCLUSION It wasn't fun to have to record this episode and deliver some tough news that is going to affect a lot of people who were in the process of working on CBIs in these affected regions. The best we can do is stay up to date on what is going on and plan accordingly. I emphasize to my clients all the time to "act now" because you never know when these programs will change or just end altogether. This week is an unfortunate real-life example of just that. See you next Wednesday!Mentioned in this episode:TICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports ConferenceTICKETS NOW ON SALEJoin us March 14-15th, 2025, live in Panama City for the Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference. Take your Plan-B to the next level; tickets are limited. Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference