3496: Lessons in Badassity from a Night in Houston by Mr. Money Mustache on How to Be Stoic

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🗓️ 15 February 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3496: A minor travel inconvenience turns into a lesson in resilience, adaptability, and financial independence as Mr. Money Mustache navigates a night stranded in Houston. By embracing discomfort, leveraging technology, and maintaining a stoic mindset, he transforms obstacles into opportunities proving that a wealthy life is built not on luxury, but on habits and perspective. His experience serves as a reminder that true freedom comes from mastering challenges rather than avoiding them. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2014/09/22/lessons-in-badassity-from-a-night-in-houston/ Quotes to ponder: "This may not be my idea of perfect comfort and convenience, but it is infinitely nicer than starving to death (or being eaten), and indeed it is just a tiny blip in a life of incredible good fortune." "Instead of cursing the humidity, I viewed it as a positive opportunity to work on heat tolerance, which is the world’s most efficient air conditioner." "A wealthy lifestyle is really built on rich habits. And it doesn’t take much of this change in attitude to completely change your life." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.5	City from a night in Houston by Mr. Money Mustash of Mr. Money Mustash.com, and I'm your narrator, Justin
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1:20.1	Lessons in Bad City from a Night in Houston by Mr. Money Mustash of Mr. Money Mustash.com.
1:27.7	The great thing about this unusual lifestyle you and I lead is that it automatically
1:32.8	reinforces and rebuilds itself from all directions.
1:37.0	Although mustachianism is built on the idea of embracing hardship, it becomes so automatic
1:42.4	that it's soon the only way you can imagine living. Because of
1:46.3	this amazing tendency, it's often easier to live on 25% of a professional income and save the other
1:52.6	75% than it is to try to scrape by on 90% and save only 10%. Everything just falls into balance once you get the basic philosophy,
2:03.2	and today I've brought a little story about a recent experience. Not long ago, I found myself
2:09.0	in the semi-tropical metropolis of Houston on a steaming summer afternoon. It was just a flight
2:14.8	transfer on the way to Ecuador, but this time there was some trouble in store for those of us on the plane.
2:20.7	The jet was pointing straight down the runway and I was looking forward to a timely departure,
2:25.8	but instead of the excellent blast of power followed by liftoff, we just kept idling and idling.
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