Earlier this week, I met up with my landlord for some beef stroganoff at an al fresco café in Prague. As we drained our beers and waited on our meal, we ended up in a discussion about how to efficiently move money across borders. It’s a common talking point between us. You see, he works [Read More] …
What the Price of a Beer in Prague Tells Me About Inflation in America
Sacre bleu (or the Czech version thereof)! A half-liter of beer at one of my favorite parks where I often write here in Prague is now 42 Czech crowns. It was 39. That’s a move up to about $2 from $1.86—a 7.7% increase. Of course, I am not worried. Why be? News outlets are telling [Read More] …
The Best, Cheapest Way to Own Physical Gold
In a moment, I’m going to tell about a new way I’ve discovered of owning physical gold. For my money, it’s the best and cheapest way of owning physical gold right now. But before that, I want to tell about a recent online auction I participated in. (Bear with me, it’ll help highlight why the [Read More] …
Video: Why This Is the Perfect Time to Try Freelancing
In March and April last year, right at the outset of the pandemic, I started writing about the long-term impact that COVID would have on the way we work. I was immediately convinced that this crisis would be transformative to the global economy and, specifically, to the U.S. workforce. So it has proved. Over the [Read More] …
Amazon Is Sharing Your WiFi…Here’s How to Make It Stop
Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. This week we begin with a public service announcement: Tell Alexa to quit sharing your WiFi. You may have heard this story, but if not, here’s the deal. Since 2018, Amazon Echo smart speakers [Read More] …