The Porcupine Report with Eric Brakey Porcupine Report #102: “Plan Your Relocation” with Adam McGuire
Mar 5, 2026
Adam McGuire, a registered investment advisor who recently relocated to northern New Hampshire, shares his Porc-U Plan to help liberty-minded people move. He explains why COVID pushed his family to relocate and why timing matters. They discuss practical and emotional hurdles, matching newcomers to the right NH communities, and ideas like expanding New Hampshire’s influence in neighboring regions.
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COVID Job Loss Prompted a Move To New Hampshire
- Adam McGuire moved his family from Booth Bay Harbor, Maine to 35 acres in northern New Hampshire after COVID job loss triggered relocation thinking.
- He discovered the Free State Project via Dennis Pratt on Twitter, attended Porkfest, and completed the move within about four years.
Porkfest Cigars Revealed Movers Lacked Concrete Plans
- At Porkfest Adam hosted a cigar lounge where free staters and prospective movers exchanged questions like "When are you moving?"
- That sparked his observation that many people lacked concrete plans, inspiring the Porcupine Plan.
Ask What Needs To Happen Not When To Move
- Asking "What do you need to do to move?" is more productive than "When are you moving?" because it surfaces concrete steps and barriers.
- Adam designed the Porcupine Plan to turn vague intentions into a written, timed relocation roadmap.