Radical Personal Finance

1117-I Started a New Business! (please help me)

Dec 5, 2025
A new language-learning app aims to transform how children acquire languages. The host shares his personal journey of teaching his kids and struggles with Spanish in Costa Rica. He discusses innovative methods like graded readers and AI-generated materials that enhance engagement. Lessons learned from intensive reading and bilingual translations highlight the importance of storytelling. An invitation for listeners to participate in a beta launch encourages feedback, making this a community-driven endeavor.
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Early Success Teaching Kids Spanish

  • Joshua recounts how bilingual read-aloud and graded readers got his children fluent in Spanish within months.
  • He used simple repetitive stories, a Spanish babysitter, and lots of listening to achieve natural usage like the subjunctive.
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Million-Word French Experiment

  • Joshua describes his own French experiment: a million words in 3 months plus a weekend teacher immersion.
  • He achieved strong CEFR scores (C1 reading, B2 listening/speaking, B1 writing) after intensive input and practice.
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Teaching German Without Speaking It

  • Joshua built German materials with translated Link mini-stories, audio, and interlinear books using Google Translate.
  • He taught his kids German effectively despite not speaking the language himself by producing repetitive audio and printed texts.
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