The Voluntary Life
A podcast about living a life of your choosing. Topics covered include financial independence, productivity, entrepreneurship, peaceful parenting, minimalism, and rational thinking.
Latest episodes
Jul 15, 2019 • 24min
386 Do You Have To Choose Between Financial Independence And Kids?
A listener asks if he has to choose between financial independence and having children. Here's a response, including some fascinating data about the wider costs and benefits of having kids. Highlights from two bonus episodes. Show Notes: Bonus Episode 35: Do You Have To Choose Between FI and Kids? Bonus Episode 41: Costs And Benefits Of Having Kids Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Selfish Reasons To Have More Kids by Bryan Caplan How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Child? by Go Curry Cracker
Jul 5, 2019 • 23min
385 Lifestyle Businesses
A chapter from the audiobook of Job Free by Jake Desyllas Show Notes: Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
Jun 26, 2019 • 13min
384 Why Self Improvement Disrupts Your Relationship
Many self-improvement lifestyle changes have a side effect. Whether your are adopting extreme saving, perpetual travel, peaceful parenting, or other changes discussed in previous episodes, the side effect may be to disrupt your relationship. Listen to this episode to find out more. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency TVL Episode 298: Your Life Is Not On Loan
Jun 17, 2019 • 33min
383 The Appeal of Stoicism
Two conversations with supporting listeners about the appeal of the philosophy of Stoicism. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency
Jun 7, 2019 • 26min
382 The Best Funding there Is
A chapter from Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
May 30, 2019 • 17min
381 Four Ideas That Changed My Life
This episode is about four life-changing ideas. I explain why these ideas can have such a positive impact and where you can read about them. Over the coming months I will be hosting a series of livestream discussions for supporting listeners on life-changing ideas relating to The Voluntary Life. This episode explains the topics of the first four sessions. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Getting To Yes by Fischer and Ury — Principled Negotiation Livestream on June 23rd Join the TVL Mailing List for a free copy of Negotiate For Mutual Profit by Jake Desyllas Getting Things Done by David Allen — Productivity Systems Livestream on July 28th Instead of Education by John Holt — Unschooling Livestream on August 18th Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne — Fail-Safe Investing Livestream on September 15th
May 23, 2019 • 18min
380 Breaking The Rules Of GTD
This episode is about how and why I break the rules of the approach to productivity called Getting Things Done (GTD). Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards An Alternative to "Waiting For" in GTD Episode 120: Eight Tools That Will Free Your Mind Episode 205: The Most Powerful Planning Tool I Know Episode 178: Upgrading Habits
May 13, 2019 • 17min
379 The Variable Portfolio
The variable portfolio helps overcome some of the challenges and limitations of passive investing. Show Notes: Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
May 6, 2019 • 18min
378 How To Live From Investments
A key aspect of financial independence is knowing how to live from investments. This episode is a chapter from Jake Desyllas' audiobook Job Free. It will help you: Choose your approach to investing Decide on a portfolio design Work out how much money you need to accumulate, and how much you can sustainably spend each year. Show Notes: Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency
Apr 29, 2019 • 14min
377 The Best Journalling Techniques For Productivity
Here are the three best journalling techniques that I know to improve productivity: The list of tasks completed today The core dump The incredibly simple week plan. Listen to the episode to learn how to use these techniques and kickstart your productivity! Show Notes: Other TVL Episodes on productivity TVL Episode 191 Task Management Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
