Rogue Retirement Lounge with Matt Franklin: Entrepreneur, Investor, Bitcoin Enthusiast

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Today I talk to listener "J," who just retired at 53. Congrats, J!!! A beard and a six pack and you just retired? AWESOME!

Also, here's the Portland car theft article:

https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/12/15/1140-cars-were-stolen-in-november-across-portland-mine-was-one-of-them/

And the San Francisco Chronicle article telling where all the Californians are going:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2021/california-bay-area-migration-maps/

Thanks so much for listening to this retirement planning podcast. It means a lot to me.

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Today I've got a quick episode discussing a couple interesting investing and retirement-related articles I found on CNN.com and the Washington Post.

I don't really have a poignant takeaway; just always do your research, dig a little deeper, and find out what kind of motives the writer might have.

Be sure to check out these previous episodes:

Why I don’t trust financial advisors

https://rogueretirementlounge.com/65

How to buy gold (with minimum premium)

https://rogueretirementlounge.com/60

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Hey all -- today we're veering off the retirement planning path yet again, but it's important, because, in the name of saving the planet, legislators and activists are logjamming LNG pipelines, thereby cutting off supply, thereby causing the use of coal.

What's worse for the climate? Natural gas or coal?

Anyway, this is a little editorial in the Wall Street Journal I found this weekend and I thought you'd find it interesting...

And here's where you can read it:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fossil-fuels-toby-rice-eqt-pipeline-natural-gas-lng-emissions-reduction-climate-change-warren-granholm-energy-prices-white-house-council-environmental-quality-11650634990?st=baqfsfdum3scouc&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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And if you haven't heard it, check out last year's HSA rundown episode. It was good!

https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/22

Hopefully this will be the last episode where I whine about inflation. But I think there are a couple points you need to keep in mind as you do your retirement planning. Your money might be losing value faster than you think and that's what today is all about.

Oh, and idiocy delivered to your screen via Twitter from intellectual-giant-Karen Elizabeth Warren.

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If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

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Want More Rogue Retirement Lounge episodes about Inflation????? Check out these bad boys:

https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/12

https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/16

https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/18

https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/47

https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/53

https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com/62

Hey hey hey!!

I'm back with a quick reply to listener email regarding my lack of compassion for Portland's ever-growing population of homeless folks.

FOR YOUR REVIEW - Here's a link to that Atlantic article about the crazy state of meth these days:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174/

And I PROOOOOOOOMISE I'll be getting back to talking about the economy, about retirement planning and investing, and about Bitcoin soon!

Much love to you and have a great week!

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If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

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Today's a quick episode just to answer an email from a listener. Will asks, should he move to Portland to be closer to family?

My response: Well, if you want a quick, insider's look at the state of the city of Portland in 2022, LISTEN UP. Hint: It ain't pretty.

Here's a link to the Willamette Week article describing how in Portland, EVEN OUR LIBRARIANS AREN'T SAVE ANYMORE!!

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/04/13/multnomah-county-librarians-say-theyre-no-longer-willing-to-work-as-de-facto-security-guards

And I mentioned California gubernatorial candidate Michael Schellenberger. Here's his Twitter address: https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD

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Help spread the word about this podcast. Subscribe, share, and most important, if you'd give me a positive review, it'll help more people find me. Actually, the way Apple's f-d up algorithms work, a negative review would probably help me more, but I'd love it if you'd help me out with a positive review...

Okay folks, in this episode of the Rogue Retirement Lounge, I'm very proud to have Toby Mathis Joining me. Toby is a tax attorney, he’s one of the founding partners of Anderson Advisors, which is a nationwide tax and asset protection firm, and he’s the author of the best-selling book Infinity Investing: How The Rich Get Richer And How You Can Do The Same. Toby is also the host of the Tax Tuesday podcast, which I’ve been listening to for a couple years and I highly recommend.

Today we talk about:

• Asset Protection
• The Tax Tuesday Podcast
• Loving your work
• Las Vegas Restaurants
• S-Corps
• Crypto
• Business tax revenue
• Real inflation
• Does money buy happiness?
• ...and more

If you want to learn more about Toby, find him...

...on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaxWiseToby

...at Infinity Investing: https://infinityinvesting.com/

...at Anderson Business Advisors: https://andersonadvisors.com/

...and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/tobymathisesq

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If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

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Hey, your favorite retirement planning podcast is BAAAAAAAACK...

Today I've got a little rant about some stupid Dave Ramsey advice I heard.

Also, I mention two books by Saifedean Ammous that you really should read:

Fiat Standard:

https://www.amazon.com/Fiat-Standard-Slavery-Alternative-Civilization/dp/B09VVFCQ63/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1HR1LYB103PE7&keywords=saifedean+ammous&qid=1649353653&sprefix=saifade%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-3

Bitcoin Standard:

https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1HR1LYB103PE7&keywords=saifedean+ammous&qid=1649353692&sprefix=saifade%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-4

And finally, I cover a clickbait article which basically calls Millennials stupid for keeping some of their retirement savings in cryptocurrency.

Here's a link to that piece:

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/millennials-have-solved-the-retirement-crisis-11649199310

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If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

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Yes, I realize this is a retirement planning podcast. But...

Let's face it:

You're being watched.

You're being tracked.

You're being followed.

You have FAR LESS privacy than you might think.

Buying Bitcoin is not anonymous. But can it be?

I think it can. I may be wrong, but I think it can. It's not easy, but it can be done. In this episode I'll talk about how.

NOTHING IN THIS PODCAST IS FINANCIAL ADVICE.

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Today's episode isn't really about retirement planning, per se. It's more about what a currency crisis, coupled with mega-inflation and recession might look like, right here at home in the good ol' US of A. It's not pretty, but it's worth at least thinking about. Join me won't you? Let's sally forth, into THE DAAAARKNESS...

This is a bit of a deep-dive into a Twitter post made recently by the great Robert Breedlove.

Find him here: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22

Here's a link to the post I talk about in today's episode:

https://twitter.com/Breedlove22/status/1503443148432838659/photo/1

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If you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

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