

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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Jan 15, 2021 • 1h 38min
763-Friday Q&A: Retirement Accounts for Americans Abroad, Whole Life Insurance, Rental Property Furnishings, Giving Appreciated Assets to Charity, Etc.
It's Friday! Live Q&A today: 2:00 Questions on retirement account contribution for US Americans living abroad 19:48 Should I dump my whole life insurance policy? 35:21 What are the rules on the disposition of stuff for my rental property? 45:21 Should I make big year-end contributions to my retirement accounts? 51:00 I just got laid off. What do I need to do now? 1:08:00 Should I enhance my charitable giving by giving appreciated assets? 1:14:44 How do I figure out the tax rules on my cryptocurrency? 1:21:15 Should I keep my home base in the USA or dump it and move? Enjoy! To join next weeks Q&A show, go here: https://patreon.com/RadicalPersonalFinance

Jan 14, 2021 • 49min
762-My 2021 Commitment: To Live Richly, Not Frugally
In 2021, I resolve to spend more money and not to engage in extreme savings. Here's why! Joshua Book a consult with me: https://radicalpersonalfinance.com/consult

Dec 15, 2020 • 42min
761-How to End a Year and Plan a Better One, Part 3: Plan

Dec 9, 2020 • 1h 6min
760-How to End a Year and Plan a Better One, Part 2: Dream

Dec 4, 2020 • 2h 22min
759-Friday Q&A: Scaling Biz, 401(k) Rollovers, $600k Inheritance, Leaving a Corporate Job Faster, Moving Money Offshore
Friday Q&A today: 2:10 - Free resource for end-of-the-year planning: www.yearcompass.com 3:00 - How aggressive should I be in scaling up my real estate company? 22:15 - Should I rollover my 401(k) and 403(b) to an IRA 35:30 - Should I put my child into kindergarten at an early age? 43:44 - Should I deduct my early stage business expenses now or later? 47:14 - What should I do with a $600,000 inheritance 1:06:00 - Should I participate in my 457(b) plan? 1:06:41 - I want to leave my $225k corporate job to be a full-time trader. How can I do it faster? 1:20:45 - Should we keep our old house as a rental? 1:34:38 - Should I participate in my company's mega-backdoor-Roth? 1:45:20 - Should I move my $1M brokerage account offshore? To join me on next week's Q&A show, support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/RadicalPersonalFinance

Dec 2, 2020 • 50min
758-How to End a Year and Plan a Better One, Part 1: Reflect

Nov 13, 2020 • 1h 58min
757-Friday Q&A: Cryptocurrency, Guaranteed Income for Early Retirement, Tax for Nomads, Investing in Children, Biblically Responsible Investing, Welfare, Etc.
Live Friday Q&A today! 1:45 The future of cryptocurrency and associated tax questions 24:48 Should an early retiree set up a guaranteed income stream? 37:18 Will I owe tax if I'm moving around working as a digital nomad? 45:52 How can I invest in my children without messing up my simple cashflow system? 56:58 Should I invest in a Biblically Responsible mutual fund 1:12:38 Where can I put my real estate down payment money to get a bit more interest? 1:21:15 Joshua's current advice for existing podcasters 1:37:16 Should I set up a corporation for my business or keep running it as a sole proprietorship? 1:46:45 If it's ok to take welfare, why not make a class teaching people how to get it? Enjoy! To join me next week, go here: https://patreon.com/RadicalPersonalFinance Book a private consultation here: https://radicalpersonalfinance.com/consult

Nov 9, 2020 • 1h 51min
756-How to Leave a Bad Government When Your Guy Loses the Election
Whenever we get into the throes of a hotly contested election, people threaten to leave if their preferred candidate loses. Most don't ever leave, of course. But should they? I'm not sure they should leave. Leaving is a drastic step and response. But I'm sure that most people should prepare to leave. Or make a plan to leave. And today I'll share with you the argument and the methods! Book a consult with me here: https://radicalpersonalfinance.com/consult Buy my course on internationalization called "How to Survive and Thrive in the Coming Economic Crisis" here: https://radicalpersonalfinance.com/store

Nov 2, 2020 • 1h 5min
394-On Voting, Elections, & Presidential Politics: 10 Things You Can Do That Will Actually Make a Difference in Your Life and Community (aka, Joshua's Antidote to Your Election Fever)
Note: This show was originally released on November 7, 2016. It's every bit as relevant today, November 2, 2020 as it was on that date. Listen to it afresh today with four years of hindsight. ------------------- In case you haven't heard, this presidential election is the most important one in your lifetime. It will retain that title until November 9 when the 2020 election will take over as reigning champ. Not only is this the most important election of your lifetime, but if the wrong person is elected, we literally face the end of the world as we know it! So, what are you to do? Well, today's show contains my thoughts and advice around presidential politics as well as 10 things you can do that will actually make a difference after you've cast your vote for President of the United States. Joshua

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Oct 27, 2020 • 1h 55min
Out & About: Emergency Fund Planning, Credit Cards, and Disability Insurance | Joshua's Appearance on the "Life Meets Money" Podcast
This podcast discusses various topics including lifestyle design, risk and emergency planning, insurance, prepping, financial independence, aligning values with vocation, disability insurance coverage, physical preparedness, the importance of preparedness planning in emergencies, the evolution and future goals of Radical Personal Finance, and the lessons from COVID-19 pandemic and the role of financial advisors.


