Radical Personal Finance
Joshua Sheats
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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Sep 16, 2014 • 1h 25min
Sailing Around the World with 6 Kids: An Interview with Erik Hemingway Host of The Family Adventure Podcast About His Family's 3.5-Year, 25-Country Adventure! RPF0062
I love adventure and really love to hear adventure stories from people who have gone out and fully embraced a unique adventure. I’m especially interested in how to fund these adventures. My new friend Erik Hemingway, the host of the Family Adventure Podcast tells a great story and spills the beans about how he and his family […]
Sep 15, 2014 • 10min
The Importance of Tracking Your Money and Some Tips For How To Do It RPF0061
I’m on the road today so the show is a little different. Today I have a very short essay for you on the importance of tracking your money and some tips to help you set up a system that will work for you. No yelling. No prescriptions of exactly how you need to do it. […]
Sep 13, 2014 • 43min
Four Useful Goal-Setting Questions and Correcting Two Mistakes I Made Recently RPF0060
The podcast discusses goal-setting questions and correcting past mistakes. It explores strategies for early retirement planning and the inspiring story of Benjamin Franklin. The importance of researching the origins of the school system is highlighted, along with the power of asking the right questions in financial planning and personal development.
Sep 11, 2014 • 1h
How to Make Your Entire Living on Craigslist: Interview with Ryan Finlay from ReCraigslist RPF0059
What would you do if you were $25,000 in credit card debt, unemployed, and had $200 to your name? Would you go get a job or would you start buying and selling stuff on Craigslist to dig out of your hole? Our guest today is Ryan Finlay. He found himself in exactly the same situation […]
Sep 10, 2014 • 13min
Illustrations of the Value of Being Able to Live Cheap: An Excerpt of Tim Ferriss and Kevin Kelly (sick day) RPF0058
Wednesday was a sick day around the Sheats household and RPF HQ! But, I wanted to still bring you a bit of thought-provoking audio and today’s excerpt is here! Enjoy this short clip from Tim Ferriss’s interview of Kevin Kelly and check out the links for the full show! It’s an excellent interview! Links: The full […]
Sep 9, 2014 • 1h 18min
Professional Portfolio Manager Turned Early Retiree: Interview With David Stein, Host of Money for the Rest of Us RPF0057
Today’s show is an interview with David Stein, a former professional portfolio manager and now host of the “Money for the Rest of Us” podcast. We had an amazing conversation and dug into some of the behind-the-scenes information on what the world of professional money management is like. You’ll also be interested in hearing how […]
Sep 8, 2014 • 60min
Financial Plans Should be Unique! 18 Variables That Could Dramatically Affect Your Plans RPF0056
Today, we tackle head on the myth that financial plans should be the same for all people. They simply shouldn’t. But we’ve probably all swallowed that line to some degree or another. I was inspired by Friday’s show at how many unique variables and plans could be developed. So I sat down and made a list […]
Sep 5, 2014 • 1h 21min
Friday Q and A: I Have $1,000,000, I'm 35, and I Hate My Job: Can I Retire Early? RPF0055
We have a really fun question from a listener today! Essentially, it’s this: I’m 35 and I don’t like my job…I have a $1,000,000 and I want to retire but no one can agree on whether I can or not! Tune in to hear my answer–it’s probably not what you think! Links: The original Trinity […]
Sep 4, 2014 • 2h 1min
How to Become The Millionaire Next Door: An Interview with John Pugliano, Founder of Investable Wealth LLC and the Wealthsteading Podcast RPF0054
I’m thrilled to bring you today’s interview with John Pugliano. John has followed the prudent path of the Millionaire Next Door–starting with nothing and becoming rich over a couple of decades by working hard, living frugally, and investing wisely. This is a path that is repeatable by most people in our Western societies. John came […]
Sep 3, 2014 • 44min
How Does My Tax Return Work? An Explanation to the Structure of IRS Form 1040 RPF0053
Many people today have no idea how the tax return works. This is probably because many people today (including me) use either a computer program or an accountant to prepare their tax returns rather than calculating it by hand. This is probably much faster and more accurate but, in some ways, it’s a loss because […]
