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Side Hustle School

#805 - Math Major Counts Cards, Beats Vegas Dealers

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Beat the dealer! Putting his college degree to good use, a Christian card-counter earns hundreds of thousands of dollars at the casino. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how they overcame challenges along the way, and what the results are. Share: #SideHustleSchool Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com Twitter: @chrisguillebeau To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Whether it's a barmy day on the beach or a vibrant night in the city, elevate your indulgence

0:08.6

with the new Magnum Sunlava, with thick white chocolate and velvety coconut ice cream for

0:15.7

the day and the new Magnum Star Chaser, with cracking chocolate and popcorn flavor for the

0:23.0

night.

0:26.0

The pleasure is always on.

0:28.0

Magnum, true to pleasure.

0:33.0

What can you do with a math degree?

0:41.4

Well, a couple options.

0:42.8

You can follow in the footsteps of my dad and step-mom, both of whom became aerospace

0:46.6

engineers supporting NASA missions to space.

0:49.0

Or, you can enter the underappreciated profession of teaching.

0:52.4

During long hours in administrative headaches, it exchanged for shaping future generations

0:56.4

of geometry equipped minds.

0:58.7

Alternatively, you can really put your skills to work and head to the casino, where you attempt

1:02.8

to take down the house by counting cards and winning at Blackjack.

1:06.4

Guess which option today's story chose?

1:08.2

Well, here's a hint.

1:09.2

He didn't work for NASA.

1:10.2

He didn't spend much time in the classroom.

1:13.0

From an investment of $2,000, he goes on to earn more than $600,000 in several years,

1:18.4

then starts a team that earns millions in the next several years.

1:21.8

And then from there, naturally, he goes on to become a teacher after all.

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