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Bitcoin and Financial Independence

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Bitcoin and Financial Independence I is a podcast approaching crypto from the Financial Independence/Retire Early mindset.

I break down how you can optimize and supercharge your finances through creativity, habit change and smart strategies to enable you the time freedom to do what you want.

Episodes

75: My Real Estate Experience | Trespassing Neighbors | Smoke and Mold Remediation | Part 1

This is part 1 of my real estate journey going over my history, missed opportunities, lessons learned and difficulties. More takeaways, insights and comparison to Bitcoin coming in Part 2! Links from the show: Adverse Possession Explained Adverse Possession NPR's "How to fight a squatting goat Killing Bamboo More Killing Bamboo Mold Remediation via Pure Maintenance Kilz Restoration Primer & Paint Smoke Tar Cleaner Also - the useful "1% rule" to do back of the envelope math on...

May 16, 202339 minEp. 75

74: Why I Care About Money and Why You Should Too | Bitcoin Miami 2023 | Corrections

Money is taboo, some think it is tacky to talk about or that it doesn't matter much. Short Banks, Long Bitcoin Links from the show: Orange Pill App: Find Bitcoiners near you Blockstream Jade Cold card Muun Wallet Wallet of Satoshi - I've heard it's better then Muun What's up with Trezor and their new CoinJoin? ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and ...

May 11, 20239 minEp. 74

73: "Banking System Is Sound" | Are Bank Failures Intentional? | Debt Ceiling Drama | Exponential Debt | Coinbase Lawsuit

Lots going on this week with bank failures, inflation blaming and billionaires shorting the dollar. Short Banks, Long Bitcoin Links from the show: Banking System is sound - Yellen FDIC insurance Mark Zuckerberg's 1% Mortgage loan JP Morgan Chase buying FRB JP Morgan's Press Release Debt Ceiling Exponential debt correlates to exponential stock market returns Dan Held on Bitcoin's value proposition Coinbase Lawsuit over Fingerprint/FaceID Naval Ravikant ============================== C...

May 09, 202313 minEp. 73

72: Another Bank Failure | Economist Says Have Fun Staying Poor | Billionaire Shorts the Dollar

Lots going on this week with bank failures, inflation blaming and billionaires shorting the dollar. Short the Dollar, Long Bitcoin Links from the show: First Republic Bank Failing BoE Economist says inflation is your fault Wage Price Spiral Broadbent blames Putin for inflation Rise of Argentina’s Bukele? Leading Presidential Candidate Preaches Bitcoin Druckenmiller Shorts the Dollar Druckenmiller's Track Record and Investing History FedNow - CBDC precursor ============================== Chec...

Apr 27, 20238 minEp. 72

71: Taylor Swift Does More Due Diligence Than Shark Tanks Kevin O'Leary

Taylor Swift has a solid team around her and asked the right questions to avoid a Reputation Disaster. She knew FTX was trouble when they walked in. Links from the show: Taylor Swift did her homework on FTX, dodged a bullet, says lawyer suing Tom Brady, Shaq BTC Financial Advisors Network ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link ...

Apr 25, 20236 minEp. 71

70: Bitcoin Readily Dismissed by Media, Financial Advisors | We Are So Early

Links from the show: Clark Howard on Term vs Whole Life Insurance Buy, Borrow, Defer, Die They Own Bitcoin NYTimes hit piece Riot Blockchains response Bank of America Stakeholders Microstrategy stakeholders Bitcoin Sharpe Ratio - Risk Adjusted Return compared to other assets ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $5, no ...

Apr 19, 202320 minEp. 70

69: What Will Bitcoin's Price Do? No One Knows

Price predictions come from all sorts of different places, chart/technical analysis abounds. Does anyone really know what the price will do? I'm not sure, but we talk about some ways to think about it. To me, price is irrelevant, freedom is priceless. Links from the show: Luke Broyles Twitter thread lookintobitcoin.com Balaji's Bitcoin Bet (pinned tweet) ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike ...

Apr 13, 202314 minEp. 65

68: Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome, Stocks & Pez

A random show Links from the show: Orange Pill App - meet Bitcoiners Fountain podcast player Executive Order 6102 Elizabeth Warren anti-crypto army CBDC vs Bitcoin Softwar by Jason Lowery Jacob Asparian - Bitcoin Derangement Syndrome Bullion F3 Men's Workout Metal Price Suppression/Manipulation Halving Cycle Bitcoin Exposure through the Stock Market Bitcoin Pez ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Stri...

Apr 06, 202321 minEp. 65

67: Bitcoin For Business

Today I share how your business can hold Bitcoin on the balance sheet and also accept it as a medium of payment. Please consult your accountant, this is not financial advice. Links from the show: Swan Bitcoin Entity Account Dante Cook of Swan - Calendly River Institutional Account Basics of Bitcoin Mining River Hosted Mining Swan Bitcoin Benefit Plan The Daily Bitcoiner Newsletter Zaprite Ibex Pay Joshua Friedeman's Business Bitcoinization Podcast FutureBit Home Miner Custodia Bank's Cai...

Mar 30, 202329 minEp. 65

66: Bitcoin Apps For Learning and Earning

Today I walk through apps that help you earn, use and Learn about Bitcoin. Links from the show: Fold App Episode 46 on Fold Card Episode 39 on Fold BillPay Old Episode on Choice IRA Episode 45 on Fountain Podcast Player Muun Wallet Mr. Bitcoin Beast Bitrefill Lolli Bitcoin Magazine website (to earn to read you need the app) Google Play Smiles App (also on Apple, just didn't find the link) Who Is Balaji Srinivasan And Why Should We Care About His $1 Million Bitcoin Prediction? - Forbes Orange...

Mar 27, 202314 minEp. 66

65: Bank Collapses, Bailouts, and Inflation Fueling Bitcoin Adoption

Chaos in Lebanon, Nigeria and even the United States as inflation, currency debasement take place. Links from the show: Lebanese depositors smash up, burn Beirut banks - Reuters Banks burn in Lebanon as exchange rate falls to historic low - AlMonitor In Lebanon, armed customers rob banks to get their own money - CNN Protesters in Beirut smash banks as Lebanese pound spirals - ABC News The Nigerian Election And Naira Crisis Are Fueling Bitcoin Adoption - Forbes Nigeria's naira shortage: Presi...

Mar 20, 202323 minEp. 65

64: Store Your Time Across Time and Space

How to store your time and money across time and space without it being eroded away, the problems of gold and fiat currency etc. Links from the show: The Price of Tomorrow by Jeff Booth Here's my Volley link for consulting: https://me.volley.app/stu ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $5, no purchase necessary. Ca...

Mar 07, 202310 minEp. 64

63: Bitcoin Automates Central Banks

Today I share some thoughts on how automation furthers human civilization and how Bitcoin automates central banks, removing many market inefficiencies in the process. Links from the show: Effortless by Greg Mckeown Here's my Volley link for consulting: https://me.volley.app/stu ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get ...

Mar 04, 202313 minEp. 59

62: Know Feel Do - Reverse Engineer Your Behavior

Today I share some thoughts on framework that helps us uncover why we don't do things we know we should Links from the show: Know Feel Do - Reverse Engineer Your Behavior How To Freeze Your Kids Credit Here's my Volley link for consulting: https://me.volley.app/stu ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $5, no pu...

Mar 01, 202312 minEp. 62

61: Is Bitcoin A Pyramid or Ponzi Scheme?

Have you ever heard Bitcoin called a Ponzi or Pyramid scheme? What's the truth? Let's find out. Links from the show: Odell's Article Bitcoin Is Not A Ponzi Here's my Volley link for consulting: https://me.volley.app/stu ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $5, no purchase necessary. Cash App has low fee...

Feb 25, 20235 minEp. 61

60: Artificial Scarcity | 1% Gains | Savings Rate | Job Hopping | Gamifying Money

A brief and wide ranging episode on the power of savings rate, artificial scarcity, job hopping and gamification of saving and investing. Links from the show: Mr. Money Mustache's Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement fetch app rakuten app Here's my Volley link for consulting: https://me.volley.app/stu ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send cr...

Feb 20, 202311 minEp. 64

59: Seven Ways I'm Investing In 2023

Today I share the ways I'm investing in 2023: My network New skills Bigger emergency fund Less debt Stocks Bitcoin Real Estate Here's my Volley link for consulting: https://me.volley.app/stu ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $5, no purchase necessary. Cash App has low fees and Bitcoin only. Get $5 when you s...

Feb 18, 202318 minEp. 56

58: Goals For Q1 of 2023

Today I talk about doing 90 days sprints and breaking your New Years Resolutions down into smaller pieces, along with outcome vs process oriented goals. Here's my Volley link for consulting: https://me.volley.app/stu ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $5, no purchase necessary. Cash App has low fees and Bitcoin o...

Jan 14, 20238 minEp. 58

57: Bitcoin For Christmas | Navigating Layoffs

Here's how to give Bitcoin with Swan this holiday season and if you don't already have an account you can get $10 of Bitcoin from me when you sign up with my link . Strike is similar but you just text someone a referral link to both get $5 and then you can send Bitcoin or cash back and forth. Look forward to more content in 2023 - a new website and possibly some online courses. Also - never got to mention the giveaway winners from my last episode around Thanksgiving but I decided to pick...

Dec 22, 20228 minEp. 57

Giveaway Reminder & Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! Make sure to enter my Trezor Model One giveaway on Twitter by: Liking & retweeting Mr. Bitcoin Beast's tweet for this episode. Give me a follow on Twitter Here's the link on Twitter once again. ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $10, no purchase necessary. Cash App has low fees and Bit...

Nov 23, 202237 sec

55: UPDATED Trezor Giveaway with Mr. Bitcoin Beast

Mr. Bitcoin Beast and I chat about FTX, Self Custody and our favorite thought leaders and books to learn about Bitcoin. Make sure to enter my Trezor Model One giveaway on Twitter by: Liking & retweeting Mr. Bitcoin Beast's tweet for this episode. Either give me a follow on Twitter OR leave me a honest podcast review. A tweet will be posted and pinned to the top of Mr. Bitcoin Beasts Twitter later today, you can find his profile here . I'll also retweet and share on my Twitter . I apo...

Nov 21, 202245 minEp. 55

54: Not Your Keys Not Your Coins - FTX Fallout Continues

As FTX continues to dominate the headlines, there's something you can do to ensure your funds are safe and become a sovereign individual. Today, I break down multisignature self custody and how you can sleep like a baby being Bitcoin only in cold storage (self custody). Links from the show & people to follow: Fold PrePaid Debit Card More History on FTX vs Binance CZ's Warnings About Other Exchanges Strike Fees Casa Unchained Capital 40% of Americans don’t have $400 in the bank for em...

Nov 15, 202223 minEp. 54

BlockFI & FTX Collapse - Time to Self Custody

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has resigned from FTX after it's dramatic collapse and taken BlockFi with it. Similar to Celsius and Voyager, fraud, lies and deceit have taken the crypto market by storm. Today, I break down the basics of what happened and how you can sleep like a baby being Bitcoin only in cold storage (self custody). Links from the show & people to follow: Cory Klippsten - My #1 lookout for scams, saved me from Celsius and Voyager. CEO of Swan Bitcoin Neil Jacobs : Host of the ...

Nov 11, 202226 minEp. 53

52: The Joy of Missing Out

Thinking about the Joy of Missing Out (JOMO) can be a great mental exercise to find more savings, intentionality and simplicity in your life. ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $10, no purchase necessary. Cash App has low fees and Bitcoin only. Get $5 when you sign up with me link Fountain is a way to listen to podca...

Oct 31, 202215 minEp. 52

51: Kanye Looks To Bitcoin | The Benefits of Online Banks

Kanye West had his Chase account closed with no official reason given. Despite having $140 Million in his account, he has now been spotted wearing a Satoshi Nakamoto hat. Bitcoin is freedom money. Additionally, you ought to consider dumping your mega bank in favor of an online bank and earn an easy 10k over your lifetime. Links from the show: " It ‘Really Is The Answer’—Kanye West, JPMorgan And PayPal Reveal The ‘Case For Bitcoin’ - Forbes Article on Kanye West and Chase Bank WHY KANYE WEST ...

Oct 18, 202210 minEp. 51

50: Give Your Kids Investments Not Toys with EarlyBird

Jordan Wexler joins me today to explain how you can help your kids become investors early on with custodial accounts. With the confusion that surrounds 529 plans (tons of options, rules and restrictions) and the shifting landscape of college, bootcamps, certifications, trades, and so on, a custodial account may buy you more flexibility. Links from the show: EarlyBird FAQ's EarlyBird (referral link - you don't have to put any into crypto) Sweater Ventures Invests in EarlyBird Clark Howard...

Oct 11, 202239 minEp. 50

49: A Way For Fiat Currency To Work?

Today I explore an idea posed by Roderick M. on LinkedIn about how fiat currencies could work without being backed by a commodity. I found it an interested though exercise and would love to have this idea built upon or critiqued by others. Links from the show: wtfhappenedin1971.com Episode 34: Utility of Bitcoin | Sound Money and Deflationary Currency 41: Distorted Markets, Inflation, and the Federal Reserve with John Coffey | Part 1 ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for ...

Sep 18, 202210 minEp. 49

48: The Diderot Effect and Out of Control Spending

This is a fascinating topic to me illustrated by the cautionary tale of Denis Diderot. He lived in poverty before getting a huge windfall that he proceeded to spend on frivolous purchases. We don't have to make the same shortsighted mistakes. Links from the show: James Clear on the Diderot Effect Understanding The Diderot Effect To Overcome Overspending The 'Diderot Effect' Explains Why It's So Easy To Feel Like You Never Have, Or Do, Enough The Diderot Effect: Master It Or You W...

Sep 18, 202213 minEp. 48

47: Get Smart With Money Documentary Review

Today I share my thoughts on the new Netflix documentary Get $mart With Money along with some takeaways. Link from the show: Official Trailer Afford Anything - Paula Pant Pete Adeney - Mr. Money Mustache Ro$$ Mac - Maconomics - YouTube Tiffany Aliche - The Budgetnista ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $10, no purcha...

Sep 07, 202216 minEp. 47

46: Earn Bitcoin Back On Gas, Groceries and Amazon

If inflation has you feeling pinched, check this out. Today I break down how I am earning Bitcoin left and right on every day purchases on: Gas Groceries Amazon Restaurants Clothes Link from the show: Raise Bitrefill Fold Lolli ============================== Check out getbitcoinfi.com for more blog posts and articles, and get involved in the community . Strike - the Venmo of crypto. Buy, sell and send crypto with no fees. Use my link to get $10, no purchase necessary. Cash App has low fees and B...

Aug 24, 202215 minEp. 46