998: The Credit Card Hacking and Points Game Isn't Worth It (except for these people)

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998: The Credit Card Hacking and Points Game Isn't Worth It (except for these people)

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Joshua J Sheats, MSFS, 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 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? - by Radical Personal Finance
124 min listen
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? - by Radical Personal Finance
26 min listen
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. by Radical Personal Finance
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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. - by Radical Personal Finance
121 min listen
Saving Money on Communications Bills with the Tech Meshugana and Much, Much More! RPF0035: Today's show is a reprise of RPF Episode 4 - How to Save Money on Communications Bills with update information--or at least that's what it was intended to be! The interview wound up going in some other directions! - I.P. Daley, by Radical Personal Finance
170 min listen
Interview with Jacob Lund Fisker, Author of “Early Retirement Extreme: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Financial Independence” RPF0025: This show is an interview with Jacob from The Early Retirement Extreme book and blog. Jacob is a former physicist who developed a plan that can help anyone, regardless of income, industry, or background, from where they are to financial independence in.. by Radical Personal Finance
186 min listen
Why “Follow Your Passion” is the Wrong Career Advice (calling in sick today on RPF) RPF0028: Hey friends, I'm still not able to speak well enough to record a normal show but I wanted to make sure you have something thought-provoking to listen to. - The thought-provoking audio for today is from Cal Newport's speech at The World Domination Summ... by Radical Personal Finance
37 min listen
Exposing One of the Biggest Problems in Financial Planning: Nobody Retires! Ever! RPF0012: Today on the Radical Personal Finance Podcast, we deal with the elephant in the living room: Nobody ever retires! Especially those who can afford to! - Billionaires don't retire. Poor people can't retire (even though they desperately want to sometimes). by Radical Personal Finance
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An Introduction to the Cash Flow Statement: The One-Page Document That Shows Whether You Will be Rich or Poor in the Long Run RPF0026: The Cash Flow Statement is the one document that you can create which will definitively show whether you can expect your wealth to increase or decrease in the long run. - There are only three variables we can manipulate in any financial plan that will... by Radical Personal Finance
36 min listen
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 fin... by Radical Personal Finance
82 min listen
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. by Radical Personal Finance
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Should I Stop Paying My Taxes On Moral Grounds? An Interview About War Tax Resistance with David Gross, author of “99 Tactics of Successful Tax Resistance Campaigns” RPF0017: In today's show we move over onto the more "radical" side of financial planning. Today's show is an interview with David Gross, author of "99 Tactics of Successful Tax Resistance Campaigns." - David worked as a computer programmer and lived a fairly n... by Radical Personal Finance
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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 comm.. by Radical Personal Finance
129 min listen
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, by Radical Personal Finance
115 min listen
Happiness & Money, Rising US Wages, Economic Patriotism, Top Jobs in Demand, Subprime Bubble in Used Cars, Unlimited Kindle for $10 a Month, Habits of the Wealthy, The Roth IRA Horse Race, and Building Up With Worn-Out Tools RPF0024: Monday's shows are variety shows with me sharing current events and commentary from this past week. The topics are wide-ranging and provocative! Enjoy! - Links mentioned in today's show: Discussion on happiness and money: New York City is the Most... by Radical Personal Finance
82 min listen
The Forgotten History of Retirement: Who Actually Benefits When You Retire? RPF0013: In today's show we dig deep into the forgotten history of retirement. Have you ever wondered how we wound up with the retirement system today? Have you ever wondered what political movements led to the creation of things like mandatory retirement and t... by Radical Personal Finance
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Introduction to the Radical Personal Finance Podcast – The [New] First Episode – RPF0011: Today's show is an introduction to the Radical Personal Finance Podcast. We discuss: My background with financial planning and financial planning media. My frustrations with the financial press. My philosophy that very little is right or wrong ... by Radical Personal Finance
69 min listen
Major Tax Planning Strategy #1 — Adjusting the Timing of Income for Maximum Effect RPF0036: In today's show, we tackle the first of the Big 3 tax planning strategies that you need to be aware of. As a refresher, here are the three basic tax planning strategies: Timing (deferring or accelerating taxable income and tax deductions) by Radical Personal Finance
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Stocks, Bonds, & Derivatives: What They Actually Are and How They Actually Work (Foundational Knowledge for All Investment Decisions) RPF0021: Would you like to know what stocks, bonds, and derivatives actually are and how they actually work? Listen to today's show to build your foundational knowledge so you're not fooled by faulty analysis of markets. - Join us as we discuss: - by Radical Personal Finance
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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 .. by Radical Personal Finance
56 min listen
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 passivel.. by Radical Personal Finance
65 min listen
How to Eliminate Your Taxes! The Basic Foundation You Need to Understand To Do Good Tax Planning RPF0015: Beginning announcements: We're live in iTunes! Share this link please! http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radical-personal-finance-podcast/id896153632 I've set up an email list--please consider subscribing so you receive the full set of show note... by Radical Personal Finance
102 min listen
An Introduction to the Statement of Financial Condition or Balance Sheet: A Powerful Tool in Financial Panning if you Understand How it Works! RPF0022: Many times people ask me where to start with the process of financial planning. Today's show answers that question. - If you were assigned to take over a failing business and you wanted to turn it around, you would begin by answering two questions: - by Radical Personal Finance
74 min listen
A Comprehensive Guide to the Overall Process of Financial Planning for DIYers and Financial Planners (CFP® Board Job Task Domains) RPF0019: In today's show we use the CFP Board's "Job Task Domains" to frame the financial planning process as a helpful template for DIYers or as necessary information for financial planners. This framework and template is a comprehensive guide to the financia.. by Radical Personal Finance
80 min listen
FAQ: The Stock Market is At an All-Time High: Should I Wait for the Market to Go Down To Invest in Stocks? RPF0014: In today's show, we tackle a Frequently Asked Question about whether I should wait to invest in stocks because of where the market is at. - The Dow closed above 17,000 last week. Inevitably, here are the four articles you will see all week: - by Radical Personal Finance
51 min listen
What Would You Do if Money Were No Object? (calling in sick today on RPF) RPF0027: Today's show is very short but, I hope, very thought provoking. I'm feeling sick today and am not able to produce any content that will be up to snuff. But I'm certainly not about to leave you without something that will uplift you and make you smarter. by Radical Personal Finance
11 min listen
Discussion of the Permanent Portfolio: an Investing Strategy for All Economic Cycles (interview with Jake Desyllas) RPF0030: Many people have searched and searched for the holy grail of investing: a portfolio that provides a good return with low risk that can weather the economic storms, no matter what they be. Some feel that they have found it in The Permanent Portfolio. - by Radical Personal Finance
97 min listen
What Can We Learn About Finance from Dumpster Divers, Freegans, Vagabonds and Hobos? RPF0033: Let's get a bit radical today, eh? How about some finance lessons from homeless people? :) I've been doing some reading lately on the radical side...books written by homeless people and vagabonds to see what I can learn. Today, by Radical Personal Finance
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Monday Roundup: Economists vs. Politicians, Americans in Debt, Minimum Wages and Unemployment, Lessons from Psychology, Etc. RPF0034: On Monday's shows I bring you a variety show with news articles that have stood out to me from this past week. Today, we cover a lot of ground! "A Tax Plan That Economists Love (And Politicians Hate)" from NPR's Morning Edition by Radical Personal Finance
92 min listen
Friday Q and A-What Can I Do To Plan for My Parents’ Long-Term Care When They Don’t Have Any Money? RPF0023: I plan that Friday's show generally be a Q&A show and today, I planned to answer two questions: one about planning for long-term care needs and the other about what to do with a less-than-stellar 401(k) plan. - Unfortunately, by Radical Personal Finance
66 min listen

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998: The Credit Card Hacking and Points Game Isn't Worth It (except for these people)

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