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I bought a California ghost town for $1.4 million. Living here gets lonely — but I’ve found my purpose.

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I bought a California ghost town for $1.4 million. Living here gets lonely — but I've found my purpose.

Photo caption: Brent Underwood bought the old mining town of Cerro Gordo in 2018. Photo courtesy of Brent Underwood. As told to Polly Thompson. Business Insider – February 25, 2024. 

  • When he was 30, Brent Underwood left Austin and moved to an abandoned mining town.
  • While restoring the town, he realized that people approach finding a purpose the wrong way.
  • Underwood spoke to BI from 900 feet beneath ground level while sheltering from a snowstorm. […]

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