4097: Which Part of the Money Wave Do You Surf By Mr. Money Mustache from Optimal Finance Daily

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🗓️ 26 July 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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0:00.0	It was exactly two years ago today that the neighborhood of Oak Street disappeared in the middle of the night.
0:06.0	On August 14,
0:08.0	Go back in time on the big screen.
0:14.0	I think that our neighborhood is moved.
0:17.0	Starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor.
0:20.0	We're going to survive. What about the people who are out there getting eaten?
0:25.5	The End of Oak Street in cinemas August 14. Book tickets now. This is Optimal Living Daily. Which part of the
0:34.0	money wave do you serve by Mr. Money Mustash of Mr. Money Mustash.com.
0:39.2	And I'm Justa Mollick.
0:40.8	A special bonus episode this time.
0:43.5	If you've been listening for a while, this is normally where I share an episode from one of the other shows where we read to you.
0:48.4	Could be optimal relationships daily, optimal health daily, or optimal finance daily.
0:54.1	And today is the finance day where we usually
0:56.3	hear Diana narrate, but you're getting the news first. As of tomorrow, I'm actually going to be
1:03.5	hosting that show now too. Diana is going to be putting more effort into a conference,
1:08.3	and I thought, why not? I've been tracking my income and
1:12.0	expenses down to the penny for nearly 20 years. So I'll take over the show for now. And so I thought,
1:19.3	how about I give you a sneak preview of what that show now sounds like. So the episode you're about
1:24.8	to hear will be going live on Optimal Finance Daily, actually tomorrow.
1:29.5	If you enjoy it, I'd greatly appreciate you following that show in your podcast app and coming along for the money journey as well.
1:37.5	There's great content on that show. A lot of the authors we hear on this show are over there on Optimal Finance Daily.
1:46.0	And I'm excited to share some more with you there. So without further ado, here's my first episode hosting Optimal Finance Daily,
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