Radical Personal Finance

Joshua J Sheats, MSFS, CFP, CLU, ChFC, CASL, CAP, RHU, REBC is a financial planner who teaches people how to live a rich life now while building a plan for financial freedom in 10 years or less. He mixes creative approaches to lifestyle design, deep-dive financial planning techniques, and hard-core business strategy to equip you with the knowledge and inspiration you need to build financial independence.

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RPF 0010 – You Are 100% Responsible For Your Income

You are 100% responsible for your income–both creating an income source and for the actual level of your income. In the US American context, you’re paid exactly what you’re worth in the marketplace. So, to make more, you have to be worth more. The bad news is that being worth more is difficult because it […]

Aug 05, 2013•48 min

RPF 0009 – Why Your House is a Terrible Investment – Interview with James Collins from jlcollinsnh.com

Today’s show topic is real estate and we’ll be discussing why your house is a terrible investment, how to do a proper rent vs. own calculation, and other wealth building topics with our special guest, James Collins. It’s certain to be challenging, controversial, and, I hope, appropriately radical. Please listen to the entire episode to understand […]

Aug 02, 2013•1 hr 55 min

RPF 0008 – Updates for the Show and a Conversation on The Problems and Solutions Facing Our Consumption-Based Society

Today’s show is a conversation about the current status of the show, some of my mistakes and things I’m working on and it’s also a casual conversation about what’s really important. We talk about the problems and solutions facing our consumer society and how we already know each and every one of the solutions to […]

Aug 01, 2013•56 min

RPF 0007 – Strategies to Achieve Financial Independence at an Early Age – an interview with Brandon, the Mad Fientist

Today, we have an in-depth conversation with Brandon, the Mad Fientist. If all goes according to plan, Brandon should have enough money by the end of next year (2014) to never have to work again. He will be in his early 30s. Today’s show goes fairly deep into some of the technical strategies that Brandon is […]

Jul 31, 2013•2 hr 1 min

RPF 0006 – How to Afford Anything You Want in Life – An Interview with Paula Pant from AffordAnything.com

Today’s show is an interview with Paula Pant, founder of Afford Anything. Paula is a journalist, globetrotter, entrepreneur, and investor who has traveled to nearly 30 countries before her 30th birthday. She owns six rental property units that passively put thousands in her pocket. Here’s Paula’s philosophy in her own words, pulled straight from her About […]

Jul 30, 2013•1 hr 5 min

RPF 0005 – The Ultimate Guide to Spending Money – How a smart person can optimize each and every buying decision to get maximum utility out of their money

Today’s show gives you some questions to ask yourself when making some buying decisions and some tools to make more intelligent decisions. Resources for today’s show: When is it okay for you to spend a lot of money? When you want to because it satisfies something that’s important to you–it’s your money. You earned it […]

Jul 29, 2013•2 hr 4 min

RPF 0004 – How to Save Huge Money on Your Cell Phone Bill (An Interview with I.P. Daley, the Tech Meshugana)

Today’s show is a comprehensive guide that will give you an incredible foundation in how to save big money on your cell phone bills. Our guest, I.P. Daley from www.techmeshugana.com shares his tips and techniques for how he has lowered all of his communications bills to

Jul 19, 2013•2 hr 9 min

RPF 0003 – Book Review and Commentary on “Early Retirement Extreme – A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence”

In this episode of the Radical Personal Finance Podcast, we dig into Jacob Lund Fisker’s seminal book “Early Retirement Extreme” for a book review and commentary. I love this book. I think it can serve as an overarching manual for designing your financial plan so that it funds your life. It’s also one of the […]

Jul 18, 2013•1 hr 22 min

RPF 0002 – The first question in financial planning…what do you want?

Where do you start when thinking about financial planning? You have to begin with the end in mind (as Stephen Covey would say): What do you really want? Why do you want it? And then, how are you going to achieve it? Every bit of your plan revolves around the answers to those […]

Jul 16, 2013•26 min

RPF 0001 – Welcome to the Radical Personal Finance Podcast!

A brief introduction to the Radical Personal Finance Podcast, its purpose and goals, and an introduction to your host, Joshua Sheats.

Jul 15, 2013•30 min

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