1134: Intoxicated By The Romance Of The Unusual by Craig Stephens of Retire Before Dad on Alternative Income Streams

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🗓️ 17 April 2020

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Craig Stephens of Retire Before Dad on being intoxicated by the romance of the unusual. Episode 1134: Intoxicated By The Romance Of The Unusual by Craig Stephens of Retire Before Dad on Alternative Income Streams Craig Stephens of Retire Before Dad is a 43-year-old IT professional, investor, and blogger based in the Washington, DC metro area. His primary financial goal is to retire at age 55, one year before his Dad retired. He writes about how to build income streams so you can explore the unusual. His first love is his beautiful wife and three kids. His second love is travel. Combining both in early retirement is the ultimate goal and his primary motivation for financial independence. The original post is located here: https://www.retirebeforedad.com/intoxicated-by-the-romance-of-the-unusual/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Finance Daily, episode 1134, intoxicated by the romance of the unusual,
0:08.0	by Craig Stevens of Retire Before Dad.com.
0:12.2	And hey again, I am Dan, I'm your host here at Optimal Finance Daily, and this is where I read to you
0:16.8	from some of the very best personal finance blogs on the planet. I wish you a happy Friday.
0:22.0	Hope you're doing well, and thanks so much for listening in
0:24.2	and hey if you didn't know we give away books on Instagram pretty frequently so if you're
0:29.0	not following us there yet you can find us at Old Podcast. But for now let's get to today's post as we optimize your life.
0:37.0	Intoxicated by the Romance of the Unusual by the Romance of the Unusual by Craig Stevens of Retire Before Dad.com
0:48.0	Quote, Live the full life of the mind exhilar exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the romance of the
0:56.3	unusual. Ernest Hemingway.
1:00.0	This Hemingway quote came up in one of my social media feeds recently.
1:03.4	Keep listening to learn the origin of the quote.
1:06.0	Now most of the time I roll my eyes at the quotes so often shared by this old acquaintance,
1:11.0	but this time it was Hemingway and it sounded cool. So I wrote it down in my mole skin, the same notebook Hemingway supposedly used, popular with his kind. This quote resonated with me for three reasons. One, Hemingway wrote, The Sun
1:24.5	Also Rises, one of the two or three books that inspired me to travel in my 20s.
1:28.8	Two, he's one of the greatest American writers ever.
1:32.5	I should pay closer attention to good writers and less to internet memes now that I write so much.
1:37.5	And three, unusual, is open to interpretation,
1:41.0	learning new things, personal discovery, oddities.
1:44.8	Knowing Hemingway's love of travel, I associate his words with visiting unfamiliar places
1:49.9	and meeting new people, something he did throughout his life.
1:53.0	A big chunk of my work life today is the usual.
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