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.
Episodes
The Boomer Contradiction on Children's Rights
An AI narration of the article 'The Boomer Contradiction on Children's Rights' by Jake Desyllas. Since the 1960s the West has settled on a curious pair of beliefs about children: that they have no rights at all before birth, and strong, enforceable rights the moment after it. Most people hold both positions at once and feel no strain. Jake Desyllas argues that the strain is real, and that it canno
The Theory of State Ownership of Children
An AI narration of the article 'The Theory of State Ownership of Children' by Jake Desyllas. Who owns a child? One long-running answer, older than the modern state and still very much alive, is: the State does. On this theory parents are not the child's natural guardians but an obstacle — a rival authority that cannot be trusted to raise loyal citizens, and whose influence must therefore be dilute
Argumentation Ethics Entails Self Ownership From the Beginning of Life
An AI narration of the article 'Argumentation Ethics Entails Self Ownership From the Beginning of Life' by Jake Desyllas. A reply to Stephan Kinsella's comments on an earlier critique, this episode argues that the Hoppean rights theory already settles a question Kinsella leaves open: when does an individual come to own their own body? Jake's contention is that self ownership cannot be something ac
A Critique of Stephan Kinsella's Approach To Rights Theory
An AI narration of the article 'A Critique of Stephan Kinsella's Approach To Rights Theory' by Jake Desyllas. Stephan Kinsella famously overturned the libertarian case for intellectual property by refusing to prejudge the conclusion: instead of assuming IP was valid and hunting for arguments to fit, he followed the arguments wherever they led. In this short piece, Jake Desyllas turns that same sta
Three Views of the Relationship Between Parents and Political Authority
An AI narration of the article 'Three Views of the Relationship Between Parents and Political Authority' by Jake Desyllas. Philosophy of the family looks like one of the least political subjects there is. This episode argues the opposite: that it is one of the most political, and that the philosophers who write about parents and children usually have an agenda they are not advertising. The perenni
What Is The Libertarian Theory of Parental Obligations? JLS Article With Footnotes
An AI narration of the article 'What Is The Libertarian Theory of Parental Obligations?' by Jake Desyllas. This article examines four competing philosophical theories of the parental role within a libertarian framework: parental ownership, parenting as charity, parenting as voluntary social contract, and causal parental responsibility. It critically analyzes each theory, evaluating its logical imp
When do Parental Obligations Not Apply?
An AI narration of the article 'When do Parental Obligations Not Apply?' by Jake Desyllas. The causal theory of parental responsibility grounds positive obligations in the fact that, by creating a child, parents place that child in a state of peril. But if obligations follow from action, what about the cases where a child comes into existence without the parent having acted in the relevant sense?
Objections Against The State-Of-Peril Argument For Parental Obligations
An AI narration of the article 'Objections Against The State-Of-Peril Argument For Parental Obligations' by Jake Desyllas. Critics of the state-of-peril argument for parental obligations have raised many objections — that creating a child is not aggression and so cannot generate duties, that unborn children are themselves the aggressors, that giving life is so great a gift it nullifies all further
Support for Abortion Has Corrupted Libertarian Theory
An AI narration of the article 'Support for Abortion Has Corrupted Libertarian Theory' by Jake Desyllas. Libertarian philosophy ought to offer a coherent and beautiful account of family life: parents bear responsibility for the children they create, parental authority and its limits flow from that responsibility, and children are recognised as individuals with inherent rights. Modern libertarianis
Opponents of Parental Responsibility Cannot Help Conceding The Argument
An AI narration of the article 'Opponents of Parental Responsibility Cannot Help Conceding The Argument' by Jake Desyllas. The principle that parents have causal responsibility for the children they create is so undeniable that even its most prominent opponents end up making the argument for it themselves. In this article Jake works through four examples: Judith Jarvis Thomson, Murray Rothbard, El
Abortion is Incompatible With Parental Obligations
An AI narration of the article 'Abortion is Incompatible With Parental Obligations' by Jake Desyllas. If parents are causally responsible for the peril they place a child in by bringing them into existence, what does that imply for abortion? Jake traces a striking line of argument first sketched by Richard Werner in 1974 and made explicit by Doris Gordon a few years later: causal parental obligati
The Only Ideal of Libertarianism is Peace
An AI narration of the article 'The Only Ideal of Libertarianism is Peace' by Jake Desyllas. Libertarianism is usually defended on the grounds of individual freedom, economic prosperity, or the rejection of hierarchy and tradition. In this article, Jake argues that all of these are downstream of a single, more fundamental ideal: peace. Ethics, correctly conceived, exists to resolve conflict over s
A Critique of George H. Smith's Theory of Parental Obligations
An AI narration of the article 'A Critique of George H. Smith's Theory of Parental Obligations' by Jake Desyllas. George H. Smith wrote more about children's rights than almost any other libertarian, yet when he came to set out his own theory of the parental role he advocated a version of parenting as a voluntary social contract between parents and society at large. In this episode, Jake examines
The First Extreme Saver
An AI narration of the article 'The First Extreme Saver' by Jake Desyllas. Extreme saving — putting away fifty percent or more of your income to reach financial independence within a decade — feels like a recent invention, the work of FIRE bloggers and Joe Dominguez's *Your Money Or Your Life*. It isn't. In this episode Jake traces the idea back to the Victorian bestseller Samuel Smiles, whose 187
A Critique of Roderick Long's Theory Of Parental Obligations
An AI narration of the article 'A Critique of Roderick Long's Theory Of Parental Obligations' by Jake Desyllas. Roderick Long sets out a clear version of the causal-peril principle: if your voluntary actions place another person in danger, you acquire an enforceable obligation to get them out of peril. But when Long applies this principle to parenthood, his arguments are inconsistent. Fathers, on
What The Declaration of Independence Should Have Said
An AI narration of the article 'What The Declaration of Independence Should Have Said' by Jake Desyllas. The preamble of the US Declaration of Independence is among the most influential passages in the history of libertarian thought — but does it actually hold up to the way libertarians now think about rights? In this short piece, Jake Desyllas proposes a rewrite. He argues that "all men are creat
Children Do Not Have Obligations to Their Parents
An AI narration of the article 'Children Do Not Have Obligations to Their Parents' by Jake Desyllas. In a libertarian legal order, parents owe positive obligations to their children — to feed, shelter, and protect them — because the parents' own actions brought the child into existence. But does the relationship run the other way? Do grown children owe their parents care in old age? In this short
The Theory Of Acquired Rights Violates Hoppe's Specificity Principle
An AI narration of the article 'The Theory Of Acquired Rights Violates Hoppe's Specificity Principle' by Jake Desyllas. Do we have rights because of what we are, or because of some capacity we later acquire? Libertarians are split, and the stakes run straight through the hardest questions about children, abortion, and self-ownership. This episode tests the two rival theories against one of Hans-He
Three Questions Philosophers Do Not Want To Answer About Parenting
An AI narration of the article 'Three Questions Philosophers Do Not Want To Answer About Parenting' by Jake Desyllas. Why are books on the ethics of parenting so consistently dull? In this episode, Jake Desyllas argues that the blandness is no accident — it is the product of strategic omission. Philosophers of the family routinely skirt around questioning the practices that most urgently deserve s
The Cost of Bad Street Design
An AI narration of the article 'The Cost of Bad Street Design' by Jake Desyllas. In this article, Jake Desyllas examines the hidden costs of a design ideology that came to dominate twentieth-century traffic planning: the idea that pedestrians and vehicles must be physically segregated, with streets re-engineered as conduits for through traffic. Drawing on his work in a pedestrian movement consulta
A Critique of Nozick's Comments on Parental Obligations and Children's Rights
An AI narration of the article 'A Critique of Nozick's Comments on Parental Obligations and Children's Rights' by Jake Desyllas. Robert Nozick's commentary on Locke's theory of homesteading contains two genuinely sharp insights into the problem of children's rights: that Locke's God-as-creator argument conceded the principle that children are ownable rather than refuting it, and that Locke's same
What Is The Libertarian Theory of Parental Obligations? JLS Article
Article only version An AI narration of the article 'What Is The Libertarian Theory of Parental Obligations?' by Jake Desyllas. This article examines four competing philosophical theories of the parental role within a libertarian framework: parental ownership, parenting as charity, parenting as voluntary social contract, and causal parental responsibility. It critically analyzes each theory, evalu
You Cannot Give Up Parental Obligations
An AI narration of the article 'You Cannot Give Up Parental Obligations' by Jake Desyllas. Parental obligations exist because creating a child places that child in a state of peril, and the parents are the ones causally responsible for that peril. From this foundation, Jake draws an unsettling conclusion: those obligations cannot be legitimately given up. Through carefully constructed thought expe
A Critique of Rothbard's Theory Of Parental Ownership
An AI narration of the article 'A Critique of Rothbard's Theory Of Parental Ownership' by Jake Desyllas. Self-ownership is a foundational principle of libertarian philosophy — but does it extend to children? Murray Rothbard rejected outright ownership of children, yet defended a "limited" parental ownership on homesteading grounds. This essay traces the contradiction in Rothbard's position and arg
The State's Drive to Destroy the Family
The State's Drive to Destroy the Family: Institutional Logic and Time Preference A presentation by Jake Desyllas at the 2026 Austrian Economics Research Conference held at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.
Justifying Parental Authority Without Ownership
A presentation by Jake Desyllas at the 2026 Libertarian Scholars Conference held at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.
Interview: A Libertarian Theory of Parental Obligations
What Is the Libertarian Theory of Parental Obligations?
A presentation by Jake Desyllas at the 2025 Libertarian Scholars Conference held at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. The article of this talk is at https://jls.mises.org/article/141458-what-is-the-libertarian-theory-of-parental-obligations
Financial Independence: The Most Important Kind Of Freedom (And How To Achieve It)
Presentation at Freedom Fest 2023 in Memphis by Jake Desyllas.
Job Free by Jake Desyllas (Full Audiobook Unabridged)
Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms Full Audiobook (Unabbridged) by Jake Desyllas Forget searching for the right job—start building a life in which you don't need a job. A job-free life is possible, and you have options about how to achieve it. This book provides real-world examples of people who have successfully quit the rat race using four differ
Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas (Full Audiobook Unabridged)
Becoming an Entrepreneur: How to Find Freedom and Fulfillment as a Business Owner Full Audiobook (Unabridged) by Jake Desyllas Successful entrepreneur Jake Desyllas demystifies entrepreneurship, providing a cheerful and inspiring call to action for those who yearn to break free. Becoming an Entrepreneur is unique in its focus on the psychological dimensions of starting a business. Using personal
Bonus Episode 17: Communication And Mindfulness
A listener conversation about communication and mindfulness. Originally released in 2018 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
Bonus Episode 16: Tax Strategies And My Experience As An Entrepreneur
A discussion with a listener about tax strategies and financial freedom. The previous episodes of TVL referenced are episodes 209 and 210 with Joshua Sheats from the Radical Personal Finance Podcast. Originally released in 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
Bonus Episode 13: Making A Big Change In Life
A discussion with listeners about making a big change in life. Originally released in 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
Bonus Episode 11: Being An Individual Vs Finding Community
A conversation with listeners about the challenge of being an individual versus finding community. Originally released in 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
Bonus Episode 9: What I Learned Growing Up In A Communist Squat
Jake Desyllas interviewed on the Freecast podcast about his childhood and intellectual development. Originally released in 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
Bonus Episode 5: Ending Friendships
A listener conversation originally released in 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
Bonus Episode 4: Should I Go Into Business With This Person?
A listener conversation. Originally released in 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
Bonus Episode 3: More On Cash In Investing
A continuation of the discussion about cash in investing that I started on TVL Episode 297. Here are a couple of books for further reading: Fail Safe Investing by Harry Browne is a simple introduction to the permanent portfolio The Permanent Portfolio by Craig Rowland has a detailed discussion about cash. Originally released in 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
Bonus Episode 2: How To Do A Daily Review
A bonus episode about how to do a daily task review. If you implement this practice, you can start the day like a rocket launching. Originally released in June 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
Bonus Episode 1: How To Sort Your Life Out Part 2
This episode is part 2 of How To Sort Your Life Out. You can find Part 1 in episode 295 of The Voluntary Life. Originally released in June 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting listeners.
404 Endings And Beginnings
A special episode about the end of The Voluntary Life podcast.
403 Travel, Minimalism, And Parenting: World Wanderers Interview
An update about how my approach to travel and minimalism has changed since becoming a parent. From an interview on the World Wanderers Podcast. Show Notes: The World Wanderers Podcast Xolo.io for managing your Estonian E Residency company (use my referral code "Jake") Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
Bonus Episode 98: Ideas For Those Who Want To Start A Business But Don't Have An Idea
Bonus Episode 98 is about how to start a business if you don't have a concept in mind. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
402 Finding Your Own Path To A Job-Free Life
A chapter from the audiobook of Job Free by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
Bonus Episode 97: The Permanent Portfolio And Investment Accounts
Bonus episode 97 is a discussion taken from a recent livestream about some things to consider regarding investment accounts if you are implementing a permanent portfolio. Here are two books mentioned in the discussion: The Permanent Portfolio by Craig Rowland and JM Lawson The Global Expatriate's Guide to Investing by Andrew Hallam You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a
401 Negotiate For Mutual Profit Audiobook Part 2
Part 2 of the audiobook of Negotiate For Mutual Profit by Jake Desyllas. Part 1, which covered constructive communication, can be found in TVL Episode 371. Part 2, in this episode, covers the win-win negotiation method, principles, and good habits. Show Notes: TVL Episode 371: Negotiate For Mutual Profit Audiobook Part 1 Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TV
Bonus Episode 96: Parent Effectiveness
Bonus Episode 96 is a discussion about Thomas Gordon's book Parent Effectiveness Training. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
400 What The Voluntary Life Is About
An overview of the topics covered in The Voluntary Life, why I focus on these topics, and what you can get from them. 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
Bonus Episode 95: Thoughts On The UK Economy For Investors
Bonus Episode 95 is a discussion about the current state of the UK economy from the perspective of investors. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
399 What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars
A discussion of the lessons that can be taken from Jim Paul's book, What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars. Show Notes: What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars by Jim Paul 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
Bonus Episode 94: A Listener Question About Extinction Rebellion and Climate Change
Bonus Episode 94 is a discussion from a recent livestream question about Extinction Rebellion and climate change. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
Bonus Episode 93: Quiet Wealth
Bonus Episode 93 is taken from a recent livestream discussion about the book The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
398 A Review of The Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother
What are the assumptions used in "tiger" parenting, and what is the goal? This episode is a review of The Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother by Amy Chua.
Bonus Episode 92: Two Innovative Approaches To Education
Bonus Episode 92 is about two innovative approaches to education suggested by patrons on recent livestreams. The approaches are the Montessori method and Luminar Schools. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
397 How Do You Know If You Can Live From Your Investments?
How do you know whether you have enough money to live from your investments? What if you stop working and then find out that you don't have enough? This episode is a discussion with a listener about these questions. 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,
Bonus Episode 91: Bonds and Stocks in the Permanent Portfolio
On a recent livestream I was asked some interesting questions about the permanent portfolio: Is it too risky to hold so much in bonds in a PP, given the current bond bubble? Which stock market index fund should you use if you are implementing a PP inside the European Union? Bonus episode 91 discusses these questions. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Pa
396 A Review Of Ray Dalio's Principles
Ray Dalio is a well-known billionaire investor and hedge fund manager. This episode is a review of his book Principles: Life And Work. Show Notes: Principles by Ray Dalio TVL Episode 244 Thinking Rationally Part 2: Imaginary Creatures and Machines Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eB
Bonus Episode 90: Investing For Income
Bonus Episode 90 is a discussion about investing for income— including dividend investing— and a comparison with the permanent portfolio approach. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
395 Job Free: The Psychological Challenges
A chapter from the audiobook Job Free by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: 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 Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
Bonus Episode 89: Leverage In Investing
Bonus Episode 89 provides a follow-up discussion about the Infinite Banking Concept (discussed in Bonus Episode 74) and goes on to talk about the idea of using leverage in investing. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
394 How Much Risk Should You Take When Investing?
How much risk should you take when investing? Is the Permanent Portfolio approach too risk-averse? Here's a great discussion from a recent livestream. 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
Bonus Episode 88: Implementing A Permanent Portfolio
Bonus Episode 88 is a discussion about some detailed aspects of implementing a permanent portfolio, including questions such as what kind of bonds are required. It is taken from the recent livestream on Fail-Safe Investing. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
393 My Experience Visiting An Objectivist Meetup
What is it like to visit a meetup about the philosophy of objectivism? Here is my experience! This is a bonus episode for patrons originally recorded in early 2018. 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, eB
Bonus Episode 87: Lots Of Productivity Apps
Bonus episode 87 is a discussion from a recent livestream about lots of productivity apps and techniques. Apps discussed include Focus Pomodoro Timer, Keyboard Maestro, OmniFocus, iThoughts, InShort, Things 3, Amazing Marvin, and Set App. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
392 Four More Life-Changing Ideas
This episode is about another four ideas that I think are life-changing. The ideas are: quiet wealth, parent effectiveness, digital minimalism, and argumentation ethics. I explain why these ideas can have such a positive impact and where you can read about them. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency The Millionai
Bonus Episodes 85 & 86: Unschooling Parts 1 & 2
Bonus Episodes 85 & 86 are Parts 1 & 2 of a discussion from a recent Life-Changing Ideas Livestream about the concept of Unschooling. We talked about the ideas in John Holt's book Instead of Education. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
391 Startups As A Path To A Job-Free Life
A chapter from the audiobook of Job Free 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
Bonus Episode 84: Alternatives To The Permanent Portfolio
Bonus Episode 84 is a discussion about alternative portfolio strategies for investing. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker. Show Notes: Portfolio Charts Golden Butterfly Portfolio Pinwheel Portfolio
390 Productivity Outside Work
Should you use productivity systems like Getting Things Done (GTD) for your work or apply it to your whole life? Here's a discussion with a listener. Show Notes: TVL 347 Why I Am Passionate About Productivity 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
Bonus Episode 83: My Productivity System
Bonus Episode 83 comes from a recent life-changing ideas livestream I did about Getting Things Done. In this part of the discussion I talk about my own productivity system. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
Bonus Episode 82: The Case Against Intellectual Property
Bonus Episode 82 is discussion from a recent livestream in which I was asked about whether I still think IP laws are bad for business. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker. Show Notes: TVL Episode 96 Entrepreneurship Part 13: IP Is Bad For Business Against Intellectual Property by
389 The Challenges Of Living With Purpose
Highlights from two livestream conversations with listeners about the challenges of living with purpose. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency
Bonus Episode 81: Intentional Communities
Bonus Episode 81 is a livestream discussion about the pros and cons of intentional communities. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
388 Make Yourself Redundant
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
Bonus Episode 80: Am I Still A Minimalist? (Plus Some Personal News!)
Bonus Episode 80 is a discussion from a recent Q&A livestream about whether I'm still a minimalist. It includes a personal update from me. You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
387 Answering Listener Questions About The Permanent Portfolio
A discussion with supporting listeners about the permanent portfolio investment strategy. How would assets like real estate would be tackled by the permanent portfolio? Why not use international stocks in a PP? Listen to the episode to hear these questions answered. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Job Free b
Bonus Episodes 78 and 79: Principled Negotiation Parts 1 and 2
Bonus episodes 78 and 79 form a two part series on Principled Negotiation, taken from a recent livestream with supporting listeners. You can get access to these and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
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
Bonus Episode 77: More Alternatives To Evernote And Related Productivity Apps
Bonus Episode 77 is a discussion from a recent livestream about alternatives to Evernote and related productivity apps. The apps mentioned are: Apple Notes Bear Day One Day One Course On The Sweet Setup TextExpander MindMeister You can get access to this and other bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon or alternatively by supporting TVL with cryptocurrency on Bitbacker.
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