Thu, 31 March 2016
For most people, housing decisions are the largest financial decisions that they will make. And the mortgages usually associated with housing are the largest debts most of us will take on. And yet how much time and energy do we actually invest into researching these decisions? For most of us, the answer is not much. My guest today is Casey Fleming and he's here to help us navigate the waters of the mortgage market with some clear, up-front advice. Enjoy the show! Joshua
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Wed, 30 March 2016
I love to discover unique people who embrace an unusual lifestyle. My guests today are a perfect example of such a lifestyle! Shane and Julie Good live part-time in a converted school bus and part-time in a tiny house that they built themselves. That's impressive. But, even more interesting...they do it with their seven young children! Many people let their children get in the way of their adventures. Not the Good family! Their family is fully integrated in everything they do! Enjoy the interview explaining how they came to this unique lifestyle and what they've learned along the way! Joshua
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Fri, 25 March 2016
On Fridays I do a Q&A show for Patrons of Radical Personal Finance. If you'd like me to answer a question for you, go here for information: www.radicalpersonalfinance.com/patron Today I answer:
Enjoy! Joshua |
Thu, 24 March 2016
On Episode 133 of the show, I had a listener ask me for my opinion regarding the concept of "mortgage acceleration." Basically, it's the idea of taking out a HELOC on your house instead of (or in addition to) a traditionally amortizing mortgage, putting all your income against the HELOC and then paying your bills out of the HELOC. The key idea with this strategy is that the average daily balance of your account is lower, reducing your interest payments. In Episode 133, I was critical of the idea and the book that espoused it. Today, I've brought the author of that chapter in the book on to defend the idea of mortgage acceleration as vigorously as possible. Enjoy the show! Joshua
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Thu, 24 March 2016
Have you ever wanted to invest through an IRA or 401(k) for the purpose of early retirement but found yourself stymied by the thought of paying a 10% penalty tax to gain access to your money? Well, on today's show I've got good news! If you invest through an IRA or 401(k) but later take the INCOME from the account to pay for an early retirement, you may still come out ahead of the taxable account, even though you need to pay the additional penalty tax! Check out the show and attachments for details! Enjoy. Joshua
Direct download: RPF0314-Use_an_IRA_for_Early_Retirement_Even_with_the_Penalty.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:23am MST |
Wed, 23 March 2016
What would you do if you left your big-shot corporate gig to pursue an entrepreneurial venture which then fell apart? And then you ran for public office? And lost. And then wound up living in your in-law's garage completely flat broke. Would you then go back, admit defeat, and rejoin the corporate grind? Or, would you continue pursuing your dream lifestyle in a systematic way? My guest today went through that exact process of life. And he's systematically worked to build his dream lifestyle with his family. Today we sit down with Clark Vandeventer, author of "unWorking: Exit the Rat Race, Live Like a Millionaire, And Be Happy Now." Clark has a very encouraging story to share and a wealth of experience in building his ideal lifestyle on the cheap. Enjoy! Joshua
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Tue, 22 March 2016
Today, I respond in detail to this question from a listener: Hi Joshua, I have been really into personal finance for about 5 years now and am considering becoming a financial advisor, specifically with a large company like you used to work for. I am currently a 31 year old physician making around $150,000. I have spent a long time preparing for my career, but I am always drawn to becoming a financial advisor. The medical field is becoming increasingly draining with charting, liability, decreasing reimbursement, increased regulations etc. The problem is in my career I can only make so much money. I can see some more patients everyday, but eventually you can only work so much and with that will just take more time. I already work from 8am-8pm everyday not even including my commute. More patients would just add more time to that. Quite frankly, with the liability and difficult patients I see all the time, I don't think I am paid enough of a premium to take on the risks I take. I know everyone says they aren't paid enough, but I can literally be sued for anything, especially the surgeries I do. In addition, the aggravation of arguing with some patients on deductibles they owe, co pays etc. I don't know if you know what its like to argue with someone about a $32 bill after giving them necessary medical services because they have "insurance" and feel they are entitled to everything medically related for free, but it is draining. I would love to hear your thoughts on becoming a financial advisor with a company like you were with.
I am a religious listener to your show. Not only have I listened to every episode, but I have done so numerous times. I have all the frugality and investment stuff down for the most part, but trying to explore the whole quality of life and "work as if I can never retire" type of mentality. This is obviously a huge decision so I wanted to get as much detail on the job as possible. I would really appreciate your advice and promise I will follow up with you to let you know how everything turns out. I understand how busy you are so if you can't spare any time on this, I understand. Thanks so much. K
Direct download: RPF0312-Whats_the_Financial_Advisor_Career_Actually_Like.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 2:19pm MST |
Fri, 18 March 2016
On Fridays, I do a Q&A call-in show which is open to Patrons of the show. Today we cover:
If you'd like to participate in a Q&A call like this, please become a Patron of the show here: www.radicalpersonalfinance.com/patron |
Thu, 17 March 2016
I've been wanting to bring lots more "brick-and-mortar-type" entrepreneurs and success stories on the show. There are tons of incredible people out there that we can learn from. But, I've learned that it's actually tough for me to get them on the show! Generally, people with money who have nothing to sell don't seem to want to talk publicly about what they've learned. But, even though it's tough, I'm still working on it. And today, I get to bring you one of this type of interview. My guest today is a former boss of mine, Warren Prescott. He's a great guy who started with few advantages in life. He started as a plumber's assistant as a teenager and today he's a wealthy businessman here in South Florida. Enjoy learning from his experience! Joshua
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Wed, 16 March 2016
I've featured several doom-and-gloom guests on recent shows. I like to give people an opportunity to make their case to me as convincingly as possible and I always enjoy challenging myself with catastrophic predictions. But I struggle with a lot of the advice from those who predict global chaos in short order. Frankly, much of it is impractical. So, in today's show I tackle the subject the way that I would tackle it if I were asked for my practical advice on the subject. I hope it's useful for you! Enjoy, Joshua
Direct download: RPF0309-How_to_Respond_to_Dire_Financial_Predictions.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 3:21pm MST |
Tue, 15 March 2016
I like to share as much "behind the curtains of the financial advice industry" stuff as possible. But I like to do it from a diverse perspective. If you like seeing how good financial planning can dramatically impact a real-life scenario, this is a show for you. My guest is Patrick Renn, a 35-year veteran of the financial planning industry. Patrick runs a wealth management firm in Atlanta, GA and specializes in helping his clients develop well-designed charitable giving programs. If you enjoy seeing nuts and bolts of financial planning applied in the real world, you'll enjoy this show. Enjoy! Joshua
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Mon, 14 March 2016
On Fridays I do a Q&A show for Patrons of the show. www.radicalpersonalfinance.com/patron Today, we cover these topics:
Enjoy the show! Joshua
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Fri, 11 March 2016
I recently had the opportunity to interview Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, which is the top selling personal finance book of all time. The concepts of Rich Dad, Poor Dad are well known in the personal finance circles. Rather than trying to get Robert to outline the content of his 20 books, I sought to unwrap a little bit of the man behind the story. You can judge how I did! Enjoy the show, Joshua
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Thu, 10 March 2016
In January 2013, I bought a house, proceeded through the whole process really carefully and thought I'd made some pretty good decisions. But a couple months after closing, I found out that I'd missed an awesome tax credit and kissed $2,000 a year goodbye. How frustrating! I hate missing out on free money, especially when I can get it out of the coffers of the US Government! So, I want to help you do better. And I want to teach you about the Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) program. Enjoy! Joshua
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Fri, 4 March 2016
On Fridays, we do a Q&A phone conference here at Radical Personal Finance. Today's call was unusual in that we only had one caller, so we spent a lengthy amount of time discussing one particular issue. Today's caller was responding to a previous podcast about how my wife and I handle our finances, specifically with regard to my role as a husband and her role as a wife. We had an excellent conversation on the role of earning money versus the role of being a parent and how to work that out within the context of a family. Enjoy the show! Joshua
Direct download: RPF0304-Friday_QA-Full-Time_Mothers_and_Fathers.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 12:00pm MST |
Thu, 3 March 2016
Will you pay less taxes when investing in a Traditional IRA or a Roth IRA? Do you know? Are you sure? If you're not sure, the answer may surprise you. Let me know if you're surprised! Joshua
Direct download: RPF0303-Roth_vs_Traditional_Taxation.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:19am MST |
Wed, 2 March 2016
Hey Radicals! If you have emailed me (especially through the contact form on my website) and I haven't personally responded, please assume that I simply never received your message. I'd love to hear from you, so please write again! From July of 2015 until February of 2016 the contact form had a technical glitch that prevented emails from coming through. That means that I missed hundreds of your communications. I'm sorry! We've fixed the problem now, so please try again. I'd enjoy communicating with you personally. I work very hard to respond to all of your emails so it's disheartening to me that many of you have sent me notes to which I never responded. Again, my apologies! Joshua |
Tue, 1 March 2016
Today on the show we answer this question: "Hey Joshua, Enjoy the show! Joshua
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