Radical Personal Finance

Today on the podcast, I cover something that is intensely practical: How to handle the social complexities of mixed dining. You know the feeling...you've gone to a nice dinner with friends, the bill arrives, and no one reaches for it. Now what? The 2-Hour Cocktail Party: How to Build Big Relationships with Small Gatherings by Nick Gray The Hospitality Commands: Building Loving Christian Community: Building Bridges to Friends and Neighbors by Alexander Strauch

Is it good to be financially prepared before having children? Yes, it is. But it doesn't take all that long to accomplish this. Perhaps a year at most. Let's talk about the real preparations that are necessary and those that aren't.

If you want to marry and you've found a great potential spouse, you should marry. Don't wait until you can "afford it." In this podcast, I'll explain why and how.

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On today's Q&A podcast we discuss: 1:29 How to find cheap or free books 5:00 Good program for mens groups to use 8:24 How do I guide a 15-year-old to wealth? 40:30 How to carefully navigate the ending of a marriage 1:16:25 Should I take a Master's Degree in Business to help me in my entrepreneurial role? To join me on next week's Q&A show, go here: https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance

Thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for being here with me for a ten-year journey. Joshua

On today's Q&A podcast we discuss: 1:43 If we try to keep financial privacy about our affairs, won't we miss out on some very valuable financial conversations? 20:02 I have UTMA accounts for my children. Is that a problem? 25:39 Should we incorporate a business curriculum into our homeschool curriculum? 41:41 How do we handle excessive children's growth opportunitites like gymnastics? 46:50 How do I figure out how much company stock to keep vs. sell? 53:58 How do I choose a high-quality charity to leave as the benificiary of my trust? 1:05:05 How do I do a business valuation for a family-owned bar? 1:16:42 How do I affect the behavior of my distracted homeschooler? 1:40:31 How do I choose what services to outsource? 1:46:50 Biographies Joshua is reading and discussion on the future of family wealth planning.

The inaugural Radical Personal Finance Family Camp is sold out, but there is a waitlist. (I'm working on securing some more cabins.) Go to www.RadicalFamilyCamp.com to register for the waitlist.

On today's Friday Q&A podcast we cover: 1:30 Should I reject a substantial promotion in order to move closer to my family? 18:58 Should I give my children an allowance? 37:26 How do I build a long-term vision for my life after children? 52:10 Should I sell my real estate and invest all the money into Bitcoin? 1:09:11 What are Joshua's affirmations? 1:30:21 Will Texas secede from the USA? Enjoy! Joshua To join me on next week's Q&A podcast, go here: www.patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance To sign up for my forthcoming family camp, either use www.RadicalFamilyCamp.com or go straight to the Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-personal-finance-family-camp-tickets-825667091497

Please come to the inaugural Radical Family Camp in Seymour, Indiana April 11-14, 2024. All the detail and tickets are here: www.radicalfamilycamp.com (A few people seem to be having trouble with my forwarding link above. If you have any issues, here's the direct link to the Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-personal-finance-family-camp-tickets-825667091497 )

Fair warning: today's podcast topic will have only limited interest, as it's outside the normal guidlines of "personal finance." I'm recording the show in response to a question from a long-time listener who wanted my input on a specific topic: the current immigration crisis. This is clearly an important topic, but one that has only a peripheral connection to personal finance. If you're interested in hearing my extensive thoughts on the immigration crisis and topic in general, listen to this show. Enjoy, Joshua Immigration Control: Federal Social Engineering

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On today's Q&A we discuss: 2:12 Should I start an audio podcast? 13:01 How do I reestablish my cash position? 29:00 How do I generate additional cash to build my house? 36:10 WWJD in choosing between job and daddy mode? Enjoy! Joshua

On today's Q&A show we discuss: 1:38 English is not my native language. Should I try to raise my child in English to help him or her advance? 7:47 I am a young German student and I want to become a financial planner in the USA. How do I do that? 35:38 Should we pursue happiness as a goal?

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On today's Friday Q&A show we discuss: 1:31 Joshua's recent advice wasn't great...why? 22:45 I'm working like a maniac on a bazillion different businesses...how do I focus myself on what really matters? 1:02:16 Should I convert my term life insurance to whole life insurance? Enjoy! Joshua Join me in Panama in 2 weeks: https://expatmoney.com/radical Join me on next week's Q&A: https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance

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On today's Q&A podcast we discuss: 1:35 I'm saving way more money than I need to. What should I do instead? 13:06 I intend to stay single for life. What financial planning should I focus on to take care of myself? 29:13 I want to build an advice business and still maintain my privacy. How do I do that? 40:18 How do I set up a new partnership agreement in my medical practice? 53:08 My wife and I are expecting our first baby. What should we do to prepare? 1:07:25 How do I protect an elderly person's home while applying for Medicaid? 1:18:00 Should I give up an $800,000 income so that we can move to Latin America? 1:43:51 Should we move from Texas to Montana to raise children closer to family? 1:54:02 What's the max amount I can afford to spend on a house? 2:09:55 Should we pay cash for our house by going in a Radical housing direction? 2:43:00 How can I get out of debt? Enjoy! Joshua Join me in Panama for my event here in January! https://expatmoney.com/radical Join my email list: https://radicalbooklist.com

This audio was recorded as part of a recent Friday Q&A show, just before Christmas. There were two callers, but I made an error in my analysis in answering the first question, so I have excised that call from the show. But I think you'll enjoy this call dealing with how to save up money for a house. Joshua

On today's Friday Q&A we discuss: 1:35 Internationalization for Europeans 14:48 How to record audiobooks for your children 23:17 Should I buy a Whole Life Insurance policy? 53:11 Should I buy a business or start my own? 1:04:40 Is Joshua still worried about famine? 1:09:35 Should I learn two languages at the same time? 1:14:56 I got engaged recently and need to start working on a prenuptial agreement. Where do I begin? 1:32:41 I'm driving trucks but want to move in a different direction; what now? 1:49:02 How do I start homeschooling my children? Enjoy! Joshua Sign up for my event in Panama in January! https://expatmoney.com/radical www.InternationalEscapePlan.com https://patreon.com/RadicalPersonalFinance to join me next week

The "American Dream" costs far more than most people will earn over their lifetime The American Dream Now Costs $3.4 Million The College Payoff: Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings

On today's Q&A show we discuss: 1:51 What are the first three resources I should use to learn spanish 12:32 How should I transfer my money into the USA? 16:32 What do I do with an unexpected windfall? 20:48 How do I find a good tax preparer for my real estate business? 30:45 Should I sell my old rental house tax free or keep it? 42:44 I want to become a financial minimalist. How do I streamline things? 52:14 Should I listen to podcasts or audio books? 1:00:58 Should I switch to a paperless household and financial system? 1:16:25 What documents should I carry while traveling and how should I carry them? 1:25:09 Why are the men in Christian churches so effeminate and uninspiring? Enjoy! Joshua To join me next week, join us at https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance Come to my Investment Tour of Panama in January: https://expatmoney.com/radical

Today I interview Mikkel Thorup on the nation of Panama and some of the ways it can be useful for you and for me. Come join the Panama Investment Tour we are hosting in January! https://expatmoney.com/radical

Today, in celebration of the American holiday "Thanksgiving Day," I want to share with you a recording of short story written by Louisa May Alcott, called "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving." The audio file has no commentary—it's merely an unabridged reading of the story—and is suitable for you to share with your children as a worthwhile story to enjoy this time of year. But this story is filled with financial lessons for those with ears to hear. As you listen to a life of long ago (circa 1830), I'd encourage you to reflect on the life that you and I now live in comparison. For me, this reflection fills me with Thanksgiving, which is the starting point of living a rich life now. You are rich. I am rich. Let's realize it and act appropriately. Joshua If you prefer to read the story to your children yourself, here is the text I read: https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/alcott/thanksgiving/thanksgiving.html Here are a few poem and prayers of Thanksgiving you may enjoy as well: O Lord, that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness! ~~William Shakespeare 1564-1616 May all who share these gifts today Be blessed by Thee, we humbly pray. What God gives and what we take 'Tis a gift for Christ his sake;

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On today's Friday Q&A we discuss: 1:30 What mental models can I use to decide among jobs? 26:01 How should I set up my estate plan for my children? 43:03 Is AI a dangerous weapon? 44:52 Joshua's barefoot shoes 47:30 How can I do healthy prepper food? 56:30 Why is Peter Zeihan wrong? 1:11:14 What is happening with pot consumption in the USA? 1:17:00 How do you get free of back pain? Enjoy! Joshua Join me on next week's Q&A: https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance Join me in Panama for a week-long Investment Tour of Panama! https://expatmoney.com/radical Buy my course on Internationalization: http://www.internationalescapeplan.com

I've been releasing this series as part of my promotion for my forthcoming event in Panama. Come hang out with me and make your own International Plan! https://expatmoney.com/radical Or buy my course and just do it yourself: http://www.internationalescapeplan.com

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I've never shared publicly my own personal reasons for leaving the USA. In this podcast, I begin that process. This will help you to consider your own situation and your reasons for leaving or staying in your country. https://internationalescapeplan.com https://expatmoney.com/radical

On today's Q&A show we discuss: 01:29 Should I become a US Citizen? 29:51 Should I invest into US Treasuries given today's high interest rates? 53:39 What books is Joshua currently reading? 55:21 Should I switch to a low-deductible health insurance plan? 57:56 What can I do to prepare for my in-laws to move in? To join me on next week's call, go to https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance Joshua

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On today's Friday Q&A we discuss: 01:19 Should I be worried about a gap on my resume from going back to college? 12:30 Should I learn to speed read? 34:25 What should I do with my super-expensive 403(b)? 43:12 How do I decide on a new job and career after quitting a bad one? Enjoy! Join me next week for the Q&A call: https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance Come to my event in Panama! https://expatmoney.com/radical

What the Young Man Should Know by Robert Littell, from the March 1933 issue of Harper's Magazine

On today's Q&A show we discuss: 01:30 How to decide to fix up or sell a house 14:36 Are Christian Healthcare Sharing Ministry share payments tax-deductible? 21:30 How should husbands and wives approach their financial discussions? 41:34 Does Joshua still love https://www.MathAcademy.com/? 01:13:00 Does Joshua still love https://www.AmblesideOnline.org/? Enjoy the show! To gain access to the next Q&A show go to https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance Come hang out in 🇵🇦Panama🇵🇦 with me in January! https://expatmoney.com/radical

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On today's Q&A show we discuss: 00:54 How do I wrestle with the tension between time in my business and time with my children? 29:57 How can I structure the offerings of my new consulting business? 39:57 How do I start a lifestyle business? 57:49 Miscellaneous questions on 529 accounts. 1:08:13 My uncle wants to give a gift to my children. How do I do that?

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On today's Q&A show we discuss: 1:00 Should I do a Ladybird Deed on my Florida house? 14:27 How do I open a bank account in Canada? 36:11 Why should I set up a "family bank"? Enjoy! Joshua Join me on next week's Q&A show: https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance Come to Panama with me in January! https://expatmoney.com/radical

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On today's Q&A show we discuss: 00:38 How do I handle my health insurance while abroad? 6:04 I want to leave my teaching job and become a pilot. Should I do it? 19:28 How do I set up the taxes/wages for a nanny? 24:37 Should I accept a trustee position on a special needs trust? 28:53 Should I cash out my stock options or keep them? 38:29 How do you travel the world with small children? Enjoy! Get access to next week's call: https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance Come hang out with me in Panama in January! https://expatmoney.com/radical

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We are living in a Marriage Crisis and are at the leading edge of a Global Population Crisis. People are having an enormously difficult time partnering successfully into stable, enduring marriages. And those relationships are having a difficult time reproducing and bearing children. In coming episodes I want to discuss specific ideas that may help us to improve these trends. Today I want to simply introduce the topic and discuss why this is so foundational to our individual and collective success. Joshua

On today's Friday Q&A we discuss: 00:30 How to figure out what career to go into? 27:05 When should you go farther and spend more in order to patronize friends? To join me next week go to https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance Sign up for a personal consultation during my August sale: https://radicalpersonalfinance.com/consult Come spend a week with me doing a Panama Investment Tour in January: https://expatmoney.com/radical

Chapter 10 of "The Richest Man in Babylon" by George Samuel Clason, published in 1926 https://www.amazon.com/Richest-Man-Babylon-Magic-Story/dp/1939438632/ https://archive.org/details/richestmaninbaby00geor/mode/2up Come spend a week with me in January on an Investment Tour of Panama! https://expatmoney.com/radical Book a consulting call during my August sale: https://radicalpersonalfinance.com/consult