IV. MONEY Bank Machines / Card Use - Always decline the conversion - Pay in local currency - Insert card instead of tapping (more reliable abroad) - Notify your home bank periodically to avoid security flags or blocks Portable / International Currency Accounts These are excellent for travel and relocation - essentially free checking with multiple currencies, and smart workarounds for ATM fees: - Revolut (note: cannot be opened from Canada) - excellent, especially with both digital and physical cards - Wise - realizing while making this list that I need to order a physical card (currently digital only) Tip: add everything to Google Wallet. Opening a Local Bank Account As a foreigner this can be either surprisingly easy or extremely difficult, depending on the country. If possible, look for a bank that offers currency accounts and allows non-residents. This was challenging in Poland, but ultimately very useful.

@Lary Neron exactly!!

@Lary Neron Thanks for sharing this tool! Agreed, async tools like this are great for non-urgent, thoughtful exchanges. I was reflecting that especially since living abroad in different time-zones, catch-up chats sometimes go on too long for my bandwidth, and this is a great solution to maintain connection more casually without having to schedule specific times that can feel like a meeting. Good idea/reminder!

ALL of these make a ripple in my field sometimes. There's so much to learn, so many hoops and challenges ... still, it's worth every step, and I wouldn't trade the issues for the alternative. I've been consolidating intelligence and resources, and will share some here soon. Thanks for the ones you've shared, and thanks for this community!! Grateful :)

@Lary Neron Nice, I like that. If I got it, maybe the meta equation is expressed like this: Stability = Environment (the flow) + Anchors (the Structure), and for me right now my environment is 'space' and anchor is 'space' too :) LOL so I'm squared. 🐆 What are other people's expressions of Environment and Anchors? Combined list so far: Environments - qualities of the context that benefit your current phase of growth - Empty Space - Market Space - lots of activity - Populated Space - lots of people - Quiet Space - Nature - Culture - alchemical space - where 2 distinct environments come together (shorelines) Anchors - structural elements - Self - Work - Others (Community, firends) - Location (where i live physically)

I’m devoted to doing what I love, expanding my potential, and creating a life where growth compounds—financially, creatively, and personally. The idea of ‘retirement’ feels outdated to me; when your work is aligned with your purpose, it becomes a source of vitality rather than something you one day hope to escape. What will naturally shift are the scales — how often I work, at what rhythm, for what purpose, and from which level of contribution I choose to operate. A devotion to fulfilling potential shifts perspective and magnetizes opportunity and life circumstances around itself.

@Lary Neron Best balance for win-win: save time/effort by following the scripts /models that feel authentic, and write the rest yourself.