{"podcast":{"title":"Dirtbag Rich","slug":"dirtbag-rich-7077841","podcast_index_feed_id":7077841,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/dirtbag-rich/feed.xml","website_url":"https://dirtbagrich.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/dirtbag-rich/20241031_091017_c40e9888b384066270fc1cd3710de960.jpg","author":"Blake Boles","episode_count":49,"summary":"How do you build a life of freedom, travel, nature, and meaningful work? Join author Blake Boles ( blakeboles.com ) as he dives deep with working adults who have managed to strike that elusive balance of time, money, and purpose—without giving up on their wildest dreams. These vulnerable and provocative conversations reveal how everyday people create lives filled with wilderness adventure, creative expression, frequent exploration, and financial stability—no trust fund required. Each guest shares their unique flavor of \"dirtbag rich\": a way of living that prioritizes time wealth, personal relationships, and transformative experiences over luxury, comfort, and excess security. (\"Dirtbag\" is a badge of honor in climbing and hiking communities, describing someone so devoted to their passion that they trade conventional success for the chance to do what they love, full-time.) Visit dirtbagrich.com for full transcripts and updates on Blake's forthcoming book, Dirtbag Rich: Low Income, High Freedom, Deep Purpose .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T20:20:27.634349+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841"},"episode":{"title":"Courtney Bierschbach: non-profit consultant, outdoor junkie, ambulance-dweller","slug":"courtney-bierschbach-non-profit-consultant-outdoor-junkie-ambulance-dweller","published_at":"2025-04-20T07:47:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841/courtney-bierschbach-non-profit-consultant-outdoor-junkie-ambulance-dweller","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/dirtbag-rich/1994188","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/298082/1994188/dirtbag-rich/2025_04_20_07_45_39_137e3465-a98d-48a4-90a0-9903f1b6e65c.mp3","summary":"Courtney Bierschbach is a 36-year-old nonprofit consultant and writer who calls a converted fire rig named Rigby her winter home. ( thewanderingcourt.substack.com ) Courtney tells the story of her unconventional path—from graphic design and incentive travel jobs that left her drained, to a joyful stint teaching Leave No Trace in national parks, to eventually launching her own consulting business that supports mission-driven nonprofits. She and her husband Nick, both self-employed with control over their time, spend Michigan winters chasing sunshine out west in their 4×4 ambulance, loaded with mountain bikes, paddleboards, and their dog. She describes how a cancer diagnosis tested her self-employment setup—and how her clients stepped up with care, flexibility, and even soup. We get into how she built a stable consulting income (~$60K/year on ~25 hours/week), her passion for outdoor education, and why she’ll never work under fluorescent lights again. Courtney also reflects on marrying young, skipping kids, and throwing a pancake-flipping, s’mores-filled wedding that included a Guinness World Record holder. Her version of a rich life? Flexible work, meaningful projects, solo bookstore trips in Scotland, and the freedom to hit the road whenever the snow starts piling up. Full transcript: dirtbagrich.com/courtney","meta_description":"Courtney Bierschbach is a 36-year-old nonprofit consultant and writer who calls a converted fire rig named Rigby her winter home. ( thewanderingcourt.subs…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3516,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dirtbag-rich-7077841/episodes/courtney-bierschbach-non-profit-consultant-outdoor-junkie-ambulance-dweller/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841/courtney-bierschbach-non-profit-consultant-outdoor-junkie-ambulance-dweller.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}