<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:32:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@beunconstrained/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Do you have your Bug Out Strategy ready?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New article at "Do you have your bug out strategy ready?". Discussing the rise of China, the decline of the US economic super power and how this will affect the average US person in the coming]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@beunconstrained/do-you-have-your-bug-out-strategy-ready</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@beunconstrained/do-you-have-your-bug-out-strategy-ready</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2019 16:04:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7111bbdcuxu3bfUg5qaCq8seb5paCtrrT7zRotL4HdnuJ88vPrfVd66gfzMnBNsjNfiwiddAkmrmsn5B8j4iBHNYdcBMept9fcCdar7RF4Hi9fBnLHiJpjCqGCwYFcdv1pMEPvU3iEYDhNnc7KL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unconstrained Podcast - Episode 012 - The future of work & labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[History teaches us that the path to immense wealth involves punting on the future. Today I’m going to focus on what I see as innevitable changes coming to the world in the next five or ten year horizon,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191112t005022385z-unconstrained-podcast-episode-012-the-future-of-work--labor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191112t005022385z-unconstrained-podcast-episode-012-the-future-of-work--labor</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:50:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ypW8nKyuSp7zyd3ZNDHLMGr8drvFynTbiLBYAZzSfeoWHtDkjNR4F3RCbvwmp2FBt9DiLmxdRd7Mib91trs5TurMNzD91yEZrJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unconstrained Podcast - Episode 011 - The Unconstrained Mindset]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a recent discussion with someone on Twitter, I tried to explain how simple it is to achieve financial sustainability. All I received back after offering this information were excuses... “But I can’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191102t213553494z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-011-the-unconstrained-mindset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191102t213553494z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-011-the-unconstrained-mindset</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 21:35:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ypW8nKyuSp7zyd3ZNDHLMGr8drvFynTbiLBYAZzSfeoWHtDkjNR4F3RCbvwmp2FBt9DiLmxdRd7Mib91trs5TurMNzD91yEZrJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unconstrained Podcast - Episode 010 - Constrained by China]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve seen with my own eyes how Australia sold itself out to China and may as well now be a province of Beijing. But this happens at the ground floor with individual decisions so let’s expose some of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191029t020735083z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-010-constrained-by-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191029t020735083z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-010-constrained-by-china</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 02:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ypW8nKyuTytpkNTrzVH6hygzXuZorLVfZPCeMb16ypAgRrgT5wuQycy77G7egSn7xRNY8mBHV9sbojdLmNmwWuXwBtWh4BHzS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unconstrained Podcast - Episode 008 - Internationalization]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the #1 thing that new retirees do? Travel. By reclaiming their right to their time, travel becomes the best use of it. But if you consider yourself to be a free spirit and a citizen of the planet,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191023t010416557z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-008-internationalization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191023t010416557z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-008-internationalization</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 01:04:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ypW8nKyuTCiGuCrKudwvUB8RGYU7GdoczgXEtuXtaXHySTjGGPCncDNVomWoiA5PVNTGUFvBRMTbd6x7Pd6Dy8dZBJJ3eN17mb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unconstrained Podcast - Episode 009 - What is Money?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spoiler Alert: I don’t know the answer to this question. But in my quest to understand it, and the art of using it to acquire what we need, I’ve discovered many stories and hacks along the way. In this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191022t232312714z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-009-what-is-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191022t232312714z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-009-what-is-money</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 23:23:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ypW8nKyuTytpkNTrzVH6hygzXuZorLVfZPCeMasfTJCks7NPqSCMmGQS9KdPd76gCtZ9fajHThy6MCcKyJN8fo5wiZq5fqNjVT?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unconstrained Podcast - Episode 008 Internationalization]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the #1 thing that new retirees do? Travel. By reclaiming their right to their time, travel becomes the best use of it. But if you consider yourself to be a free spirit and a citizen of the planet,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191014t152535264z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-008-internationalization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191014t152535264z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-008-internationalization</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:25:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unconstrained Podcast - Episode 007 - Protect Yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this episode we discuss the methods of protecting yourself, your assets and your businesses in the 21st century, and how most of the time you are your own worst enemy when it comes to asset protection.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191006t151146460z-ep007-protect-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20191006t151146460z-ep007-protect-yourself</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 15:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ypW8nKyuSp7zyd3ZNDHLMGr8drvFynTbiLBYAZsfbX3pj7teZDBbjN2Abm4cdTxWvg1RFphLPciWhYgctiwZczTEQNp57pJyk1?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saved $110,000 by having major surgery in Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are a US resident and avoiding elective surgery because either you are not covered by insurance for it, or you fear that the insurance company won't pay and will leave you with the bills and possible]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@beunconstrained/i-saved-usd110-000-by-having-major-surgery-in-mexico</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@beunconstrained/i-saved-usd110-000-by-having-major-surgery-in-mexico</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 20:09:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH815xmTTH8GJDVgP5aennTBwvquaW5qyMXxhKNbURBEDyQfFMruD3dsheWkKWPmubjgz8BwmBTLoPsDS4qwxeHtRpUxTXYA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unconstrained Podcast - Episode 006 - Smart Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this episode we delve into the dysfunction and constraints of the US healthcare system and how I recently got better outcomes for 1/10th of the cost, by having major surgery in a foreign country. ►]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20190929t012220816z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-006-smart-healthcare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20190929t012220816z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-006-smart-healthcare</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 01:22:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ypW8nKyuSp7zyd3ZNDHLMGr8drvFynTbiLBYAZzSfeoWHtDkjNR4F3RCbvwmp2FBt9DiLmxdRd7Mib91trs5TurMNzD91yEZrJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unconstrained Podcast - Episode 005 - Smart Income]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode we will talk about how to make your income with Smart money, how to focus your brain and habits to find opportunities that no one else finds, and I’ll give you a real world example one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20190829t233026726z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-005-smart-income</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20190829t233026726z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-005-smart-income</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 23:30:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ypW8nKyuSp7zyd3ZNDHLMGr8drvFynTbiLBYAZzSfeoWHtDkjNR4F3RCbvwmp2FBt9DiLmxdRd7Mib91trs5TurMNzD91yEZrJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unconstrained Podcast - Episode 004 - Feel the BURN RATE]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode we look at the first stage in setting up a life for financial sustainability - getting your expenses under control and your BURN RATE. 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In this first FS episode, we talk about the concepts and methodologies of FS, introducing the concept of how capitalism works and the expectations it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20190727t071043011z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-002-in-capitalism-we-are-all-businesses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dsound/@beunconstrained/20190727t071043011z-the-unconstrained-podcast-episode-002-in-capitalism-we-are-all-businesses</guid><category><![CDATA[dsound]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 07:10:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPYAARp78o5cJA1o6Chv9x98TzCFT6v5GD3FJNjZRCLAKFM6UZ8qs3xCZVP3FxmbhCo1wdMiAJZ9cCDJQ2u7PafPhzbguav8PD4RW4a5qwXBsZmzppNxGZ4HvCPqhrGEQmT5n9w4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unconstrained Podcast - Episode 001 - Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the first episode of the Unconstrained Podcast, hosted by Myles Wakeham. 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If you ask a 50-60 year old their strategy, you will get a very different answer than to ask a 30 year old FIRE (Financial Independence Retire]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@beunconstrained/mastering-the-challenge-of-retirement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@beunconstrained/mastering-the-challenge-of-retirement</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 11:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6HTbgzwTWmJ7xybNTP8CfLVvYc2pdoak6R6n5x7nZdFRFoqU8gGeeU4PoFUy1N5nzfuWaBBC3C1gHv47KBi8y3LL4nSgtMzTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Escaping the grind to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico - A haven for expats]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are having a bad day, and need some sense of hope, it is out there. Read all about my journeys through Mexico and what it offers to the downtrodden in the western world. An affordable escape plan,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@beunconstrained/escaping-the-grind-to-san-miguel-de-allende-mexico-a-haven-for-expats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@beunconstrained/escaping-the-grind-to-san-miguel-de-allende-mexico-a-haven-for-expats</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 18:02:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovcu6hmrRc6RkDd456GTHu8FcafEU9hBup2suRqu4Km4PnrtSXorMN6szpvrvc8xTVqrtEeSLeSxWP6C6UE85djsk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit... A word of advice from an experienced businessman]]></title><description><![CDATA[No matter how much those new to business might want to believe, the laws of physics, humanity and the world won't change just because you have this thing called "The Internet". And this seems]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@beunconstrained/steemit-a-word-of-advice-from-an-experienced-businessman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@beunconstrained/steemit-a-word-of-advice-from-an-experienced-businessman</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beunconstrained]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn2bp7pGrWzT64JwGwEnu5MabFh5GeV2Jo2q3WPP8ufRuDwJpoyQhMUz1MPZJWae4cHcWWn8jAA6Jb59ypqd71z4DxFWazC8FvseKGErAWEUnr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning out your 2019 early]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently Mark & I hosted an episode of "The Geek Rant" podcast together, and we had a chance to cover regaining control over one's financial life. 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