593-Lifestyles of the Frugal and Obscure
The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous might make good TV but it's the Lifestyles of the Frugal and Obscure that makes for wealthy people who keep their money.
Joshua
- If you're interested in learning how to borrow money safely and never paying interest with credit cards, go buy my new course! www.radicalpersonalfinance.com/creditcardcourse
588-Credit Card Loans Can Provide a Way to Privately Purchase Goods and Services
One of the most under-appreciated aspects of credit cards is the significant privacy they can afford you. Listen to the show for details.
Remember, please sign up for my new credit card course: www.radicalpersonalfinance.com/creditcardcourse
Use coupon code "CREDITCARDTEN" to save $10 off the price. (Good until 10/15/18.)
Thank you!
Joshua
586-Friday Q&A (Credit Card Edition): Should I Close My Old Credit Cards Before Applying for a Mortgage, How Should I Refinance my Business Credit Card, How Can I Use My Credit Cards Privately, How Do I Pay Off My Credit Card Debt as a Newlywed
Today, we do a special (and really good) live Q&A exclusively on the topic of credit cards. We cover:
- Should I Close My Old Credit Cards Before Applying for a Mortgage?
- How Should I Refinance my Business Credit Card?
- How Can I Use My Credit Cards Privately?
- How Do I Pay Off My Credit Card Debt as a Newlywed?
579-Why and How to Protect Your Garbage from Snoopers and Thieves
Articles referenced:
535-Responding to Listener Comments on An Error in Real Estate Basis Calculations, Radical Financial Plans vs Traditional Plans, What Happened to SudoPay, and More!
It's Friday! Today I'm interacting with your comments on recent episodes of the show.
We discuss:
- Correcting an error on real estate basis
- Radical financial plans vs traditional plans
- What happened to SudoPay
- And more!
Joshua
- Book a consulting call with me. (It's on sale!) www.radicalpersonalfinance.com/phonecall
Out and About: Joshua's Financial Privacy Advice on the Complete Privacy & Security Podcast
(My interview starts at 7:30 into the show.)
I recently gave an interview to the Complete Privacy and Security Podcast on the topic of financial privacy. I think it was a really good interview.
This interview was originally published on December 8, 2017 here: https://operational-security.com/cps-podcast-e058-financial-privacy-security/
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SHOW NOTES
INTRO
Motherboard Guide to Not Getting Hacked
MAIN TOPIC
Joshua Sheats of Radical Personal Financejoins us to discuss:
– Why being financially stable (and ideally independent) is an important component of personal privacy
– Joshua’s Stages of Financial Independence, and what each of them means:
Stage 0: Financial Dependence
Stage 1: Financial Solvency
Stage 2: Financial Stability
Stage 3: Debt Freedom
Stage 4: Financial Security
Stage 5: Financial Independence
Stage 6: Financial Freedom
Stage 7: Financial Abundance
– How to pickmake an accountant or financial planner who respects your financial privacy & security –...
482-The Equifax Data Breach: Background, How It Affects You, and the Minimum Steps You Need to Take to Protect Yourself
Today we tackle the Equifax security breach. This is the most damaging release of personal information ever. And you need to take it seriously.
You must assume that you have been affected. At this point, I see no reason to even trust the official Equifax website. Here's why.
- Clark Howard's excellent credit freeze guide: http://clark.com/personal-finance-credit/credit-freeze-and-thaw-guide/
- Another excellent one by the Justin Carroll and Michael Bazzell: https://privacy-training.com/CreditFreeze.pdf
- I forgot to mention this on the show, but here's a link for those of you who are readers of the resources. The IRS seems to use social media to find people committing tax fraud.
Source: http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2017/08/the-irs-is-mining-taxpayer-data-on-social-media-in-violation-of-federal-privacy-law.html - The official Equifax response website: www.equifaxsecurity2017.com
- Why the Equifax breach is possibly the worst leak of personal information ever.
- What should you do...
