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From Dividends to Options: How I Built Freedom to Travel the World
By StocksCafe  •  March 27, 2026
Financial Freedom I started investing more than 10 years ago as a simple buy-and-hold investor, focused on building stable dividend income. The goal was clear: generate passive income so I could control how I spend my limited time on earth. Today, I’m writing this from Bangkok, just a few hours before a Hyrox race. Over the past few years, I’ve been taking multi-week “Hyrox-cations” around the world — something I couldn’t have imagined doing when I first started investing. The journey never really ends, but I’d say I’ve achieved my original goal: building a portfolio that gives me the freedom to live life on my own terms. Options Trading However, my income is far from purely from dividends. An increasing portion now comes from options trading — both through selling options and taking long positions on momentum stocks using LEAPS. Options definitely require more time and effort compared to...
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StocksCafe was created originally as a personal project to help me make better investment decisions. I decided to share it because it grew to a project that I believe many can benefit from. Feel free to let me know how it can improve to better assist you ...
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