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The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | with Brad Dantonio | NOF #48
Guest Bio
Brad Dantonio aka Man Overseas retired at 35 and now travels the world with his wife. Brad shares his philosophies of life as well as the habits and strategies that allowed him to reach FIRE in his early 30’s.
Brad has so many great insights and we cover a wide range of topics including- real estate investing, personal discipline, financial independence, travel, reducing expenses, podcasting and so much more!
Links Mentioned
- Man Overseas
- Brad and I got connected through Mr. and Mrs. Nomad Numbers, you can check out the interviews on both of our respective podcasts here:
- https://escapehouston.com/
- Mr. Money Mustache
- Financial Independence in Your 30s Through Just 5 Investment Properties with Brad Dantonio BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast
- FinCon
- Lil Wayne shares his personal experience with police, talks Packers and return of NBA | UNDISPUTED
- Books Mentioned:
- How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
- Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves
- Negotiate This! by Herb. Cohen
- Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony De Mello
- Essays and Aphorisms by Arthur Schopenhauer
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- I Will Never See the World Again by Ahmet Altan
- The Evolution of Everything by Matt Ridley
- How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
- Chop Wood Carry Water by Joshua Medcalf
- Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson
Show Notes
- Brad’s background 01:20
- Brad’s real estate investing strategy 06:30
- Financial Independence x25 annual expenses vs. Cash Flowing with real estate 12:40
- Does Brad use a property manager? 21:20
- Using leverage for real estate investing 23:15
- Strategies for reducing expenses and keeping costs low 24:30
- Transitioning from full-time employment to a life of travel 27:10
- Brad’s Travel Style and tips for Airbnb Negotiations 34:50
- Things that surprised Brad about Early Retirement 38:10
- The power of delayed gratification 41:00
- How Brad found out about Financial Independence Retire Early and the FIRE Community 44:40
- Brad’s thoughts on the Retire Early portion of the FIRE Movement 48:20
- Brad’s article 40 Pieces of Life Advice for 20-Year Old Me 53:20
- Brad and Eric talk Podcasting 1:03:20
- Book Recommendations 1:09:30
- New Positive Habit 1:14:30
- Where to Connect with Brad 1:1530
- https://www.manoverseas.com/
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/man-overseas-podcast/id1457279813
- https://www.instagram.com/man_overseas/
- https://twitter.com/Man_Overseas
Significant Quotes
- “If you’re not happy now, you won’t be happy when you get what you want” 29:25
- “When you don’t need money when that’s not an incentive, the currency you’re paid in is the messages that I get saying- I’m really learning a lot from you, you’ve really uplifted me, I’ve changed my thinking or I’m more motivated so like all of that, that’s the currency I’m paid in now and I love it, I’ll probably be doing this forever” 34:10
- “I think I just enjoyed the rewards of discipline more than other people” 43:46
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