584-When Hurricane Katrina Came Through Town

Hurricane Katrina taught us a huge number of important lessons. In today's show, we listen to the account of a survivor.

Forum thread: https://www.zombiehunters.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=16627

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583-Mega Friday Q&A: (two days early) Richest Man in Babylon, Children and F.I., Invest All at Once, Preparing for Marriage, What's Next, Etc!

Today we have a mega, 2-hour Q&A show. We cover a bunch of really interesting questions:

  • How Do We Follow the Guidelines from The Richest Man in Babylon?
  • I've Reached F.I. Now How Can I Help Children Do the Same?
  • Should I Invest My Cash All At Once or Over Time?
  • How Do I Prepare My Finances for Marriage?
  • We're Out of Debt and Have Money In the Bank. What Now?
  • I'm F.I. and Sold My House. What Should I Do With the Cash?
  • How Can I Help Young Men?
  • I'm Now an Empty Nester. Should I Buy a House for Security?
  • I'm In Graduate School. Should I Get Life Insurance?
  • What Should I Do With an Old Life Insurance Policy?
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570-You Don't Have to Be Smart to Become Financially Independent...But You Can't Be Stupid (pt. 4 of 5)

Part 4 of a 5-part series called, "You Don't Have to Be Smart to Become Financially Independent...But You Can't Be Stupid."

Today we discuss avoiding catastrophe.

Joshua

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555-Good, Cheap, and Fast! (A Travel Story)

I'm very happy to be podcasting to you today from the road! We have officially hit the road and are on our trip.

The last two weeks have been a tiring blur. Our tow vehicle was stolen 5 days before we were scheduled to leave on our full-time RV trip!

In today's show, I share a bit of the story with you as well as my own philosophy on how to negotiate the Good/Cheap/Fast triangle.

Enjoy!

Joshua

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541-How to Protect Your Family From Your Death When You Can't Qualify For Life Insurance

I recently worked with a consulting client who had this problem: because of a previous (serious) cancer diagnosis, he is unable to qualify for life insurance. How can he protect his family in case he dies soon?

I thought it a really interesting challenge. And since I've thought a lot about this particular problem, I thought I'd go ahead and share my thoughts with you.

Enjoy!

Joshua

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540-Is US Government Bankruptcy a Sure Thing? A Friendly Debate with David Stein, Host of Money for the Rest of Us

On Episode 466 of Radical Personal Finance, I discussed the idea of the US Government's certain default on its stated obligations and commitments by referencing Professor Lawrence Kotlikoff's Congressional testimony on this subject.

After that show, my friend David Stein (host of Money for the Rest of Us) emailed me to tell me that I was wrong. :)

So, I invited him on the show to debate it with me.

Enjoy!

Joshua

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