Radical Personal Finance
Joshua J Sheats, a financial planner, teaches listeners how to design a rich life while building a plan for financial freedom in 10 years or less. The podcast mixes creative lifestyle design, deep-dive financial planning techniques, and hard-core business strategy to equip listeners with knowledge and inspiration for financial independence.
Episodes
1145-Bet on America: The Storm Before the Calm
1144-If It Were Easy, Everyone Would Do It
1143-Cost is a Feature, Not a Bug
In which Joshua explains why he was wrong about frugality and your goal should be to spend more money, not less. Enjoy! Joshua Sponsor: come hang out with me at Nomad Capitalist Live, November 4-7 in Cancun, Mexico. www.NomadCapitalist.com/live
1142-Why You MUST Go Camping This Summer With Your Family and Community If You Care About Your Future
1141-Every Goal That Is Hard For You Is Easy For Someone Else--So What's The Point?
Buy the math books your grandchildren will love: www.LifeOfFred.com
1140-Live Friday Q&A From Radical Family Camp 2026: Family Business Roundtable
This is the live Q&A we did at Radical Family Camp 2026. Enjoy! Joshua
1139-The Pleasures of Life: The Duty of Happiness
Chapter 1 of the book "The Pleasures of Life" by Sir John Lubbock. https://www.authorama.com/pleasures-of-life-4.html
1138-The Value of Time; A New Day
1137-Failure is Great, Actually
1136-How To Get Everything You Want
1135-Are You Getting Good Value in Government For Your Tax Dollars Paid?
I'll be speaking this year for the third year in a row at Nomad Capitalist Live, in Cancun, Mexico, November 4-7. Come hang with me! www.NomadCapitalist.com/Live
1134-Friday Q&A: Too Many Children, Building a Family Seat
On today's Friday Q&A we discuss: 1:30 How do you know when you have too many children? 22:19 What should I consider in trying to build a Family Seat? Enjoy! To join me on next week's Q&A podcast, join here: https://patreon.com/RadicalPersonalFinance I have a room or two left for you to join me for Family Camp: www.RadicalFamilyCamp.com
1133-Should I Quit Radical Personal Finance?
I have seriously considered quitting RPF. In this podcast I'll share the lessons I've learned from speed-running all of the normal personal finance concepts. Joshua Come hang out with me at Family Camp in 2 weeks! www.RadicalFamilyCamp.com
Radical Family Camp Tickets: Last 3 Rooms Released!
This year's 3rd Annual Radical Family Camp tickets sold out a few weeks ago online, but I had held back a few rooms for volunteers, my family members, etc. However, as those attendee details are now finalized, I've released my last remaining rooms into the sales inventory and am making them available to you: Please go purchase those tickets here: https://form.jotform.com/260097537038158 Would yo
1132-My Human-Scale Productivity System
Today I want to share with you how I'm fighting brain rot and working hard to develop my human-scale productivity system. Please buy Life of Fred mathbooks for your children and help them develop focus ability as well! www.LifeOfFred.com
1131-Radical Egalitarianism is Destroying Us
Let me save you months and months of slow learning in an afternoon. Join my new AI Productivity Mastery Event NEXT WEEK! www.aiForRadicals.com (which forwards directly to https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-ai-productivity-mastery-a-live-event/ ) RADICAL FAMILY CAMP: I have about 6 cabins remaining for Family Camp April 16-19 www.RadicalFamilyCamp.com Come hang with me and my family!
1130-Married Fathers Are Richer BECAUSE Of Their Many Children, Not In Spite Of Them
Let me save you months and months of slow learning in an afternoon. Join our new AI Productivity Mastery Event NEXT WEEK! www.aiForRadicals.com (which forwards directly to https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-ai-productivity-mastery-a-live-event/ ) RADICAL FAMILY CAMP: I have about 6 cabins remaining for Family Camp April 16-19 www.RadicalFamilyCamp.com
1130-Ethical Considerations of Artificial Intelligence: Joshua's Take
Join Gabriel Custodiet and me for our new AI Productivity Mastery live event. http://www.aiforradicals.com/ (which forwards directly to: https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-ai-productivity-mastery-a-live-event/
1129-Advice For a Young Man on Building Passive Income
Join me on February 27 for the first session of AI Productivity Mastery: Sign up at www.aiForRadicals.com or directly at https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-ai-productivity-mastery-a-live-event/
1128-Friday Q&A: Borrowing Money From Family, Housing Down Payment Analysis, Slow Travel with 2-Year-Old, Building a New Society
In today's Q&A we cover: 1:18 Should I borrow money from family to buy a house? 17:34 How much of a down payment should I put on a house? 26:50 Should my family slow travel with our 2-year-old? 53:37 Advice for new family life after new baby? (and rebuilding a broken society)
3rd Annual Radical Family Camp Tickets Now Available!
Tickets for Radical Family Camp are now available! Details in the podcast episode. April 16-19 in Seymour, IN Buy your tickets now at www.RadicalFamilyCamp.com (which will forward to this sales form: https://form.jotform.com/260097537038158 ) Buy your tickets quickly! At the time of podcast posting we are already 2/3 sold out. Can't wait to see you! Joshua
Master AI For Productivity and Impact: Live Event with Gabriel Custodiet
Mastering AI tools is no longer optional for your work and personal success; it's essential. But how can you do it quickly? Gabrield Custodiet and I have developed a new live event called "AI Productivity Mastery." In two sessions we will bring you up to speed with all that we have learned as master users of AI tools in the last 2+ years. Join us! Register today: www.AIforRadicals.com (which forwa
1127-Friday Q&A: Birth Tourism, More Children, AI for High School, Financial Advice Career, Family Business
On today's Friday Q&A we discuss: 00:47 Tips on Brazilian birth tourism 9:50 How can I influence my wife to want to have more children? 30:00 How should I structure an AI curriculum for high schoolers? 53:00 What's the future for the financial advice business? 1:02:21 How do I help my children plan to take over the family business?
1126-Friday Q&A: How Goes the New Business, Foreign Currency Transaction Amounts, A Day in the Life of Joshua, etc.
On today's Friday Q&A we cover: 1:00 How things are progressing with Life of Fred 14:47 How much foreign currency to have after moving abroad 28:39 A day in Joshua's life The Future of the Retirement Course
1125-Leaving a Legacy: Inheritance, Charity, & Thousand-Year Families: Interview with Johann Kurtz
Interview with Johann Kurtz. Buy his new book, please! https://www.amazon.com/Leaving-Legacy-Inheritance-Thousand-Year-Families/dp/1919349715 Also, subscribe to Johann's Substack: https://substack.com/@becomingnoble
1124-What Should a Man Do When Surrounded by Peace and Prosperity?
1123-Friday Q&A: Community Building, Family Building Questions, etc.
1122-A New Year, A Genuinely New You: Face The World With A Clear Conscience
Wouldn't you like to be able to walk through life with a clean conscience, unashamed by anything anyone can say about you? Time for a new year and a new you. The audio I played comes from: https://youtu.be/sm01jY4IDow?si=sctPq2-PYAcWUP3j
1121-New Year Resolutions and Goals That Will Pull You Into The Future
Grow your brain with a Math-Bell www.LifeOfFred.com or a Language-Bell: www.EchoLingoApp.com Full speech by Teddy Roosevelt: https://radicalpersonalfinance.libsyn.com/945-may-your-aspirations-and-ambitions-be-higher-than-mere-wealth
1120-The Moral Tragedy of Government Welfare
Browse a free chapter of all of our math books at www.LifeOfFred.com
1119-The Biggest Fraud Story of The Year; What Comes Next?
Full video: https://x.com/nickshirleyy/status/2004642794862961123?s=20 Genius Math Curriculum www.LifeofFred.com
1118-Building Joshua's Great House, Step by Step: Pt 2, Covenantal Relationships: Interview with Gregory Treat
Part 2 of a series in which attorney Gregory Treat coaches Joshua in the building blocks of a Great House. Greg Treat's website: https://avaloncircle.com
1117-I Started a New Business! (please help me)
I started a new business to massively improve the world of language learning for children. Will you please help me perfect it as a beta tester? www.EchoLingoApp.com/RPF
"An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" by Louisa May Alcott
Today, in celebration of the American holiday "Thanksgiving Day," I want to share with you a recording of short story written by Louisa May Alcott, called "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving." The audio file has no commentary—it's merely an unabridged reading of the story—and is suitable for you to share with your children as a worthwhile story to enjoy this time of year. But this story is filled with
1116-Friday Q&A: Faster Progress Towards FI, Moving Closer to Family, Opinion of Brazil, Stress and Panic Attacks
On today's Friday Q&A we discuss: I've made enormous progress; how do I keep going towards FI? Should I switch states to be closer to family? What does Joshua think about Brazil? How do you handle stress and panic attacks? Enjoy! Joshua To join me on next week's show, go here: https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance
1115-I Bought A Business!
Buy Life of Fred Financial Choices book here: https://lifeoffred.com
1114-I Have Changed Everything in My Life
1113-Friday Q&A: Lower Tax Bill For This Year, Why Do Family Planning Before Financial Planning
On today's live Q&A we discuss: 1:00 I made a bunch more money this year; how do I lower my tax bill? 28:07 Why should I do family planning before I do financial planning? If you'd like to join me on next week's Q&A show, join here: https://patreon.com/radicalpersonalfinance Enjoy! Joshua
1112-Building Joshua's Great House, Step by Step: Interview with Gregory Treat
On today's show, listen in as attorney Gregory Treat coaches Joshua in the building blocks of a Great House. Greg Treat's website: https://avaloncircle.com
1111-A Relentless Commitment to the Boring Fundamentals Will Make You Rich
1110-An Estate Sale: How To End Your Life Poorly
An Estate Sale of your stuff after your death is probably one of the worst things that can happen and implies your failure. Here's why...
1109-It Matters Not What You Think; It Matters All What You Do
1108-Who Will Marry Your Widow and Raise Your Children If You Die on The Field of Battle?
How Did You Die?
1107-The Importance of Excellent Infrastructure for Big Impact
1106-In What Form Do You Hold Your Wealth?
1105-Building a Billion-Dollar Nest Egg With a Roth IRA, Realistically
www.RPFacademy.com
1104-Friday Q&A: Investing in Tools of the Trade, Socialization for Children, Financial Support of Adult Children, etc.
On today's Friday Q&A podcast we discuss: How much should I spend on equipment that makes me money? How do I help socialize my three-year-old child? Is financial support of adult children a good idea? After I'm doing all the basics of good investing, where do I go to find better investment ideas? I just moved to New York City...will I ever get used to this lifestyle?
1103-Changes From The One Big Beautiful Bill and the New Trump Accounts
Jeff Levine's tweet thread: https://x.com/CPAPlanner/status/1940856699872858202
OUT & ABOUT: Unschooling: Learning Off the Beaten Path (Expat Money 291)
Completing the interview I gave to Mikkel Thorup last year. Original episode: https://expatmoneyshow.com/episodes/291-joshua-sheats-pt-3/
1102-It's Always Cheaper to Feed the Meter Than to Pay The Ticket
OUT AND ABOUT: Worldschooling: Beyond the Three Rs (Expat Money 290)
Continuing the interview I gave for Mikkel Thorup last year. Original episode: https://expatmoneyshow.com/episodes/joshua-sheats-pt-2/
1101-Friday Q&A: Balancing Life & Work, Investing into People, Managing Large Libraries, Learning Spanish, etc.
OUT & ABOUT: One Size Doesn't Fit All: Lessons From Homeschooling Five Children (Expat Money 289)
Today I share with you the audio from an interview I gave to Mikkel Thorup last year for Expat Money. Original episode: https://expatmoneyshow.com/episodes/289-joshua-sheats-pt1/
1100-Investing Into People, Not Money: Patronage Roundtable with Greg Treat
In today's podcast I share the audio from a recent roundtable discusion with attendees of RPF Family Camp. We have a two-week discussion going related to patronage networks and we decided it would be good to host a verbal Q&A discusion instead of just keeping everything in text...now you get to listen in!
1099-Things Are OK...But I Have No Idea What To Invest In!
1098-"A Model of Christian Charity" by Governor John Winthrop, 1630 On Board the Arbella
This episode contains the audio recording of a famous sermon by Governor John Winthrop, delivered on board the ship Arbella, while sailing to America in 1630. The sermon contains key theological insights as to the duties that come with wealth; it will be of interest to Christians and history-lovers alike. The basic ideas and precepts of this sermon were formative in the early American society and
1097-Friday Q&A: Build or Buy, Signaling Theory, Switching Jobs, Moving From Canada to USA
On today's Friday Q&A we cover: 1:30 Should I build a new house or buy an existing one? 14:19 My YouTube channel is struggling. What now? 30:13 Should I move with my girlfriend to the USA for a work assignment? 57:10 How can I apply Signaling Theory to modern dating? 1:13:41 Should I switch jobs to one that seems better but has less potential? 1:23:45 Should I pay cash for a house or borrow for i
1096-Reconsecration To a Wartime, Not a Peacetime, Lifestyle
1095-The Secret to Perfect Freedom
1094-Report from Radical Family Camp 2025 and Future Content Focus
I hope you can come to Family Camp 2026! Make sure you're on the email list for early notice.
Out and About: Success Strategies for Teens (MoneyWise With Joshua Sheats)
Today, I share with you a recent interview I gave for Krish on his podcast MoneyWise. Krish is a teenage financial podcaster and we discussed success strategies for teens. Originally published here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xKPog3DjtQRQ4tJr1aoMy
1093-Why You Should Move to South Dakota, Even If You Have No Plans to Live There!
South Dakota Residency: The Definitive Guide: https://escapethetechnocracy.com/?coupon-code=rpf&sc-page=south-dakota-residency-definitive-guide Privacy Post: https://privacypost.io
1092-Money in Mating: Women SHOULD Care About How Much Money a Man Earns
If you'd like to increase your earning ability, join my Academy to learn how to increase it 10x in 10 years! https://RPFAcademy.com
1091-It's Not Too Late For You To Build Financial Security
Join me September 17-20 in Kuala Lumpur for the world's #1 internationalization event: www.NomadCapitalist.com/live
1090-Live From Radical Family Camp 2025! (Q&A)
Come join me at Nomad Capitalist Live September 17-20 in Kuala Lumpur: www.NomadCapitalist.com/live
1089-Markets Are CRASHING!!!!!
1088-Friday Q&A: Financial Inflation, Lifestyle Inflation, Family Business, Saving for a New Grandchild
1:00 How do I protect myself from inflation risks, both financial and lifestyle? 25:00 How do I get my life under control with children? 50:00 How can I move from a career in sales to a multi-generational family business? 59:00 How can Grandparents save for a new grandchild?
1087-Let's Not Normalize Government Crypto Scams
1086-Building a Family That Works Together and Stays Together and Builds Wealth Together: Interview with Gregory Treat
Interview with Gregory Treat. Greg's website: www.avaloncircle.com
I'm NOT Dead—But Here's My Encouragement For You From My Sick Bed Today
1084-The Common Factors of High Wage Jobs
For more, join us at www.RPFAcademy.com
1083-Why Boomer Advice Still Works in a Zoomer World
3 cabins left for Radical Family Camp! www.RadicalFamilyCamp.com
1082-Invest Without Wall Street and Build Your Community: Interview with Tim Yarbrough
Tim Yarbrugh is one of our Keynote Speakers at Radical Family Camp 2025. Buy your tickets now before they're gone! www.RadicalFamilyCamp.com
1081-Will DOGE Save Us All From US Government Default?
Radical Family Camp 2025 is 58% sold out now. Get your tickets before they're all gone! www.RadicalFamilyCamp.com
Buy Your Tickets Now for RPF Family Camp 2025!
Buy your tickets for Family Camp 2025 today at www.RadicalFamilyCamp.com
1080-Private Schools are a Complete Waste of Money Compared To This Alternative
www.RPFacademy.com
1079-My Thoughts on the Birthright Citizenship Executive Order and Situation
Join me and make 2025 your most profitable ever! www.RPFacademy.com
1078-Friday Q&A: Business Skills, Productive Vacations, Radical Consistency, Appreciating What You Have
On today's Friday Q&A show we discuss: 1:46 How should I teach business skills to an associate? 11:06 Teaching Spanish to children 13:55 Productive travel vacations 31:33 The power of Radical Consistency 43:28 Living in the present and appreciating what you have 51:22 Suggestions on investing tax-free for Bermuda residents To join me next week, go here: www.patreon.com/RadicalPersonalFinance Jo
1077-How to Make Good Decisions: A Framework
Make 2025 your best year ever: www.RPFacademy.com
