Leaving Wall Street for Bangkok | Dave Walker ex Wall Street Executive

Leaving Wall Street for Bangkok | Dave Walker ex Wall Street Executive

Big thanks to my good friend Dave Walker for sitting down and showing us his perspective of life and living here in Thailand! Be sure to check out his blog below!

Dave Walker - https://duttawalker.substack.com/
Dave's LinkedIn -   / davidjwalker1  

0:00 Introduction
2:38 Dave’s Upbringing
3:30 Why Dave Joined the Army
4:23 Commissioning as an Army Officer
5:50 Units Dave served in the Army
7:25 Why Dave left the Army/Special Forces
9:12 First Impressions of Attending Business School
11:19 Dave’s First Taste of New York/Wall Street
12:24 Adapting to the Wall Street Life
17:21 Biggest Lessons from Wall Street Billionaires
18:58 What do Billionaires Care About the Most?
19:56 Peter Thiel’s ‘Self-Directed’ Roth IRA
21:25 What Led Dave to Leave the United States
25:05 Letting Go of Materialistic Possessions
26:15 The Effects of American Consumerism Culture
27:10 Hub and Spoke Traveling
27:49 Why Choose Thailand?
30:17 The Downsides of Working New York hours in Thailand
31:27 Saying Goodbye to Family/Friends for Thailand
33:36 Going Against Societal Rhetoric
35:25 Assets versus Liabilities
36:56 Realizing the True Values of Life in Thailand
37:54 Five Flags Theory
38:55 Future of Remote Work
39:18 Advice for Expats Living in Thailand
42:24 Importance of Having Core Group of Friends in Thailand
44:50 Follow Dave’s Finance Blog

Five Flags Theory/Perpetual Traveler - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetu...
How Peter Thiel turned $2,000 in a Roth IRA into $5 Billion? - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how...

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