Radical Personal Finance

It's Friday! That means it's time for a live Q&A show.

Today we handle two questions:

• How Can a 13-Year-Old Young Man Get His Start as a Financial Advisor?
• How Can an Early Retiree Calculate If He Has Enough Money

Enjoy the show!

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Joshua

Today's show is dedicated to marketing. I focus on answering a specific question about podcast marketing, but I do share a number of tips that are applicable on a broader basis.

Here's the question:

Hi Joshua, I was inspired to start my own podcast six months ago when I listened to your episode 300 entitled "30 podcasting lessons learned from 300 episodes". Your words of encouragement were invaluable for me and really made me believe I could do this. Your suggestion to focus on content and not the technical aspect of podcasting was the most significant takeaway for me. The podcast is only 30 episodes in and we consistently publish an episode every single week but wondered if you could provide some suggestions on how to grow your audience. Background information: Candian based personal finance podcast, host/co-host format, with the occasional guest Thanks so much, Trevor Simple Money Solutions podcast

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I wasn't quite sure how I should approach today's book review of Tony Robbins new money book, so I asked the Radical Personal Finance Facebook group.

I wrote: "I'm about to record my review of Tony Robbins' new book, Unshakeable. Should I do it in my current mood as ticked-off, angry Joshua and rip it to shreds or should I do it in my calm, collected and intellectually neutral voice, carefully presenting the good, the bad, and the ugly? Whadya want?"

Well, most people seemed to want option A, so I turned the mic on and let it rip.

Enjoy my review of Tony Robbins' latest book: Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook: Creating Peace of Mind in a World of Volatility.

Joshua

p.s., If you missed it, here's my 3-hour review and critique of his first personal finance book, Money: Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom.

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I recently completed a brief demographic survey of the Radical Personal Finance audience. I learned a ton about who you are! I thought it would be fun for me to share it with you and share how it impacted me. Enjoy! Joshua Do you need a website? Reach out to my own personal web team at www.sillygrasshopper.com and see if they can help you!

Radical Personal Finance Audience Demographics Gender Male 78.9% Female 21.1% Age 13-17 0.2% 18-20 0.6% 21-24 6.9% 25-34 48.5% 35-44 29.8% 45-54 9.9% 55+ 4.2% Marital Status Single 27.4% Married 70.1% Divorced 2.4% Widowed 0.1% Race Asian 4.5% Black 3.9% Caucasian 82.1% Hispanic 4.5% Native American 0.1% Pacific Islander 0.7% Other 4.2% Education Less than high school graduate 0.4% Graduated high school / GED 1.7% Trade / Technical school - no degree 1.5% Attended college but did not graduate 5.4% Two year college degree 5.3% Four-year college degree 50.1% Masters degree 26.6% Doctoral degree 9% Income 25k-49k 7.6% 50k-74k 14.7% 75k-99k 16.5% 100k-199k 40.8% 200k+ 17.6%

On episode 425 of the podcast I interviewed Mr. Money Mustache. That episode was not intended to be an introduction to his teaching or his philosophy; rather, it was a human interest discussion with the man himself.

Today, I introduce you to the philosophy and teaching: the message.

What is mustachianism? What is the plan for financial independence espoused by Mr. Money Mustache?

Enjoy!

Joshua

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Hey Radicals!

We're quickly coming up on Episode 500 of the show. To celebrate, I'd like to do a special show, exclusively featuring your stories. 1. Will you please record a quick 2- or 3-minute audio message telling us about the changes you've made in your life and how you've made financial progress in your life?

I think hearing your story will be so encouraging to all of us. Also,

2. Will you please send me a picture of you and/or your family for me to post on my screensaver?

I'd like to create a picture gallery of who my listeners are so that I can picture you and record better information for you!

Email those two things to: [email protected]

Thank you!

Joshua

I'm traveling today and unable to record. Enjoy my recent interview on the Richer Soul podcast!

http://richersoul.com/2017/03/07/ep-0010-richer-soul-joshua-sheats-radical-personal-finance/

Joshua

I learned about business and money during my six years working as a financial advisor than at any other time period in my life.

Today I'm kicking off a series sharing some of the lessons that have most deeply impacted me. I'll share both the lessons I learned from business as well as the lessons that I learned from working with hundreds and hundreds of clients.

Lesson Number 1 is simple: Don't wait for business to come to you; go find it!

Joshua

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It's Friday. Pay attention. That means the weekend is here. Have you planned and scripted it out for maximum results? Do it.

Love you,

Talk next week...

Joshua

My guest today is a lady named Ruby. We met at Camp Mustache SE 2017 a couple of months back and I got to hear her immigrant story! She and her husband are both recent immigrants to the United States and they are aggressively pursing financial independence.

Enjoy her story!

Joshua

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