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Bonus Episodes 60 & 61: Productivity When You Have Kids Feb 20, 2019

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A topic that I've found challenging ever since becoming a parent is how to stay productive. Bonus Episodes 60 & 61 are a two part series on productivity when you have kids. Even if you don't have kids, the ideas in this episode can still help you improve your own productivity.

You can get access to these bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.

368 Learn By Selling Feb 11, 2019

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As soon as you become an entrepreneur, you're in the selling business. Entrepreneurship is fundamentally a process of experimental learning through selling. This episode is a chapter from the audiobook of Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas.

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Audiobook of Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas on Audible
Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas on Amazon
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366 Three Alternatives To School Jan 24, 2019

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This episode explores three alternatives to school: unschooling, road-schooling and Sudbury schools.

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TVL Barcelona Meetup on Sunday 27th January 2019
Bonus Episode 39: School Is Prison For Kids
Bonus Episode 21: Roadschooling
Bonus Episode 24: Why I'm Skeptical About Sudbury Schools

365 Good Ideas Are Better Than Heroes Jan 18, 2019

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The ideas covered in this episode play an important part in my outlook on how to have independence of thought. A discussion with a supporting listener.

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TVL Episode 276: Society Is Your Relationships
TVL Episode 85: Freedom From Intellectual Heroes

364 An Update About Patreon And Thoughts On The Future Of The Internet Jan 11, 2019

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This episode summarises what's been happening with Patreon recently and explains the effect it has had on this podcast. I share some thoughts about what it all means and the future of peer-to-peer media on the internet.

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Barcelona TVL Meetup

363 Extreme Saving Jan 03, 2019

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This episode is a chapter from the audiobook of Job Free by Jake Desyllas. This chapter explains extreme saving- a strategy for achieving financial indpendence based on frugal living. Even if this lifestyle choice is not for you, it's a fascinating approach that offers lots of food for thought for anyone interested in financial freedom.

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Job Free by Jake Desyllas
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Bonus Episode 59: Pros And Cons Of Mortgages Jan 01, 2019

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I've just released a bonus episode discussing the financial benefits and downsides of mortgages. For those interested in financial independence, this episode also touches on the broader question of the role of debt and leverage.

You can access the bonus episode here by becoming a patron of TVL on patreon.

362 Are You Spiritual? Dec 20, 2018

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One of my listeners asked me if I was a spiritual person… How would you respond to this question? My answer is in this episode.

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361 A Secular Look At The Bible Dec 11, 2018

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This episode discusses a secular approach to understanding the Bible. It includes a recommendation for the best book that I've found on this topic, which is Isaac Asimov's Guide To The Bible.

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359 Crisis Investing Nov 27, 2018

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One of the challenges for private investors is how to address the risk of financial crises or a meltdown in the financial system. How seriously should you take this risk? What should you do about it? How should it inform your investments?

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Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne
What Has Government Done to Our Money by Murray Rothbard
Crisis Investing by Doug Casey

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