The Voluntary Life

By Jake Desyllas

A podcast about living a life of your choosing. Topics covered include financial independence, productivity, entrepreneurship, peaceful parenting, minimalism, and rational thinking.... more

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How many episodes does The Voluntary Life have?

The podcast currently has 415 episodes available.

The Voluntary Life episodes:

August 22, 2019390 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.

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TVL 347 Why I Am Passionate About Productivity

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Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
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21min
August 13, 2019389 The Challenges Of Living With Purpose
Highlights from two livestream conversations with listeners about the challenges of living with purpose.

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18min
August 02, 2019388 Make Yourself Redundant
A chapter from Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas.

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18min
July 24, 2019387 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.

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Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
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24min
July 15, 2019386 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

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Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback

Selfish Reasons To Have More Kids by Bryan Caplan

How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Child? by Go Curry Cracker
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25min
July 05, 2019385 Lifestyle Businesses
A chapter from the audiobook of Job Free by Jake Desyllas

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Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook, eBook, Paperback

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24min
June 26, 2019384 Why Self Improvement Disrupts Your Relationship
Many self-improvement lifestyle changes have a side effect. Whether your are adopting extreme saving, perpetual travel, peaceful parenting, or other changes discussed in previous episodes, the side effect may be to disrupt your relationship. Listen to this episode to find out more.

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TVL Episode 298: Your Life Is Not On Loan
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13min
June 17, 2019383 The Appeal of Stoicism
Two conversations with supporting listeners about the appeal of the philosophy of Stoicism.

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33min
June 07, 2019382 The Best Funding there Is
A chapter from Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas.

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26min
May 30, 2019381 Four Ideas That Changed My Life
This episode is about four life-changing ideas. I explain why these ideas can have such a positive impact and where you can read about them.

Over the coming months I will be hosting a series of livestream discussions for supporting listeners on life-changing ideas relating to The Voluntary Life. This episode explains the topics of the first four sessions.

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Getting To Yes by Fischer and Ury — Principled Negotiation Livestream on June 23rd

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Getting Things Done by David Allen — Productivity Systems Livestream on July 28th

Instead of Education by John Holt — Unschooling Livestream on August 18th

Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne — Fail-Safe Investing Livestream on September 15th
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17min

FAQs about The Voluntary Life:

How many episodes does The Voluntary Life have?

The podcast currently has 415 episodes available.