Radical Personal Finance

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511-Friday Q&A: Should I Use my 401(k) Money to Invest in Real Estate with a Self-Directed IRA, What Questions Could a Client Ask their Financial Advisor for a More Productive Relationship, Do I Risk the Wrath of the IRS by Moving From Sole Proprietor to Jan 12, 2018

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It's Friday! That means Q&A time. Today we cover:

Should I Use my 401(k) Money to Invest in Real Estate with a Self-Directed IRA
What Questions Could a Client Ask their Financial Advisor for a More Productive Relationship
Do I Risk the Wrath of the IRS by Moving From Sole Proprietor to S-Corp
When Is the Right Time to Hire a Tax Accountant Instead of Doing it Myself?

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Joshua

510-Which Expenses in Your Budget Matter the Most? Jan 11, 2018

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Today:

Which expenses matter the most?
The value of variable expenses instead of fixed expenses.
The importance of developing skill and resilience.

Joshua

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509-How Much Does It Cost You to Live Today? Jan 10, 2018

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You need to know.

Joshua

508-Three Ways to Save Money Jan 08, 2018

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Today we cover the three basic methods to save money:

Buy it cheaper
Make it last longer
Use it less

Any one of these strategies is useful. But the real power comes when you implement all three of them.

Listen to the show to understand why!

Joshua

The examples in today's show come from the peerless frugality book "The Complete Tightwad Gazette: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle" by Amy Dacyczyn.
Start tracking your money with YNAB: www.RadicalPersonalFinance.com/YNAB

507-Friday Q&A: Should I Move From My Apartment and Buy a House in the Suburbs, How do I Set Up a Solo 401(k) So I Can do a Mega Backdoor Roth IRA, Should I Work as a 1099 Contractor or a W2 Employee Jan 05, 2018

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It's Friday! And it's time for Q&A. Today we cover:

Should I Move From My Apartment and Buy a House in the Suburbs
How do I Set Up a Solo 401(k) So I Can do a Mega Backdoor Roth IRA
Should I Work as a 1099 Contractor or a W2 Employee

If you'd like to join for a future Q&A show, sign up here: www.RadicalPersonalFinance.com/Patron

Joshua

506-Tax Reform, Bitcoin, Financial Tracking, A Good Cleanse...and Merry Christmas! (End-of-Year Wrapup for 2017) Dec 22, 2017

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Here's today's end-of-year wrapup for 2017!

Joshua's thoughts on tax reform...
...and bitcoin...
...and your financial tracking systems for 2018...
...and a good year-end cleanse...
oh, and Merry Christmas!

Talk to you next year,

Joshua

Out and About: Joshua's Financial Privacy Advice on the Complete Privacy & Security Podcast Dec 19, 2017

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(My interview starts at 7:30 into the show.)

I recently gave an interview to the Complete Privacy and Security Podcast on the topic of financial privacy. I think it was a really good interview.

This interview was originally published on December 8, 2017 here: https://operational-security.com/cps-podcast-e058-financial-privacy-security/

SHOW NOTES

INTRO Motherboard Guide to Not Getting Hacked

MAIN TOPIC Joshua Sheats of Radical Personal Finance joins us to discuss: – Why being financially stable (and ideally independent) is an important component of personal privacy – Joshua's Stages of Financial Independence, and what each of them means:

Stage 0: Financial Dependence Stage 1: Financial Solvency Stage 2: Financial Stability Stage 3: Debt Freedom Stage 4: Financial Security Stage 5: Financial Independence Stage 6: Financial Freedom Stage 7: Financial Abundance

– How to pick make an accountant or financial planner who respects your financial privacy & security – Episode 459 of Radical Personal Finance: Don't Trust Your Financial Advisor! – How trusts and LLCs can impact your finances and privacy – How much cash you should have on hand and where you should store your emergency fund – Episode 481 of Radical Personal Finance: Where Should I Keep My Emergency Fund? – Which precious metals you can sell in any amount without reporting the sale to the IRS – Joshua's thoughts on investing in precious metals, Bitcoin, and other alternative assets – What you need to do right now to begin achieving financial independence

Be sure to check out Radical Personal Finance – it's one of my favorite podcasts!

OFFENSE/DEFENSE No Offense/Defense this week.

LISTENER QUESTIONS 1. How secure and/or private is Paypal.com? Do you recommend using Paypal? 2. If my bank doesn't offer two factor authentication, what else can I do to protect my account?

505-Approximately 50 Podcasting Lessons Learned from 500 Episodes of Experience Dec 12, 2017

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Today, I'd like to interrupt the personal finance content with a show on podcasting. After recording over 500 episodes of Radical Personal Finance, I feel like I have some valuable lessons to share with other podcasters and with my listeners who are considering starting a podcast.

Enjoy,

Joshua

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504-Roth IRAs Are Really Awesome Tools (Here's An Example Why) Dec 11, 2017

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If you enjoy learning how common financial instruments can be used to achieve incredible results, you'll enjoy this show.

Joshua

(replay) 121-Last-Minute Tax Planning Ideas To Save You Money Dec 08, 2017

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Today I have a replay for you of Episode 121. This episode was originally released December 17, 2014 and the information should be as relevant today as it was then.

Notes are here: https://radicalpersonalfinance.com/last-minute-tax-planning-ideas-to-save-you-money-rpf0121/

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