Posts Tagged ‘money’
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Every once in a while I tend to break out of the typical “survival topic mold” and I am doing that today. That said there is nothing that could be more accurately described as a survival topic than having your own stream of income or at least your own brand that makes you marketable as a cut above other job seekers. The landscape is changing, the resume is dead, jobs are outsourced, the US doesn’t make many “things” any more, we simply consume them
Yet today technology has changed the entry cost into business, it used to take blood letting hard work and lots of money, today you don’ t need a lot of money just a ton of hard work.
Join me today as I discuss…
- Why having your own income streams is definitely a survival topic
- Why passion is the key to success in business
- Why the resume, television as we know it, conventional radio and more are all dead or dying
- Why the writing was on the wall 4 years ago but big companies refused to listen
- Why giving a shit about your customers is more important than listening to them
- Five great ideas for web based businesses
- A cooking show
- A REAL fishing or hunting show
- A home handyman show
- A podcasters social network
- Online classes in social media for older people
- Five great ideas for web empowered businesses
- Home pet care (pet sitting, yes I am serious)
- Urban cooperative farming
- Self guided GPS tours
- Pool cleaning for above ground pools
- High School athlete video production
- Why now is the time to do what you love.
Resources for today’s show…
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Yesterday I made my second large purchase of the year, a 2005 F-350 Diesel Super Duty I got for 30% under its Kelly Blue Book Value, I paid cash. Earlier this year I bought a new RV (a Shamrock 21ss) I also paid cash. I almost feel guilty about this but it got me thinking, 8 years ago my wife and I sate down face in hands looking at over 25K in credit card debt, medical bills (which grew before they shrank) and more.
We thought “how did we let this happen”, we thought about just letting things keep going and paying a “little bit more” on a few debts. Our income was great, our house payment was low, it would all be okay, a meeting with a “financial liar” confirmed it wold be fine. The liar even suggested we take out some home equity since we had so much if we were worried about low cash reserves.
In my head the wisdom of my grandmother screamed out over the words of this clown who had the arrogance to claim he understood money. My wife and I began a journey, one many of you have followed as well. I have discussed he journey and the how and why behind it, yet until today I have never discussed the freedom that lies on the other side.
In January I walked away from a six figure salary to do TSP full time. It was a hard choice but we had paid all debt by that point and began saving money heavily. We jumped from stocks before the crash and had not taken the hit. Something totally unexpected occurred though, despite a massive reduction in my income, we actually seem to now have more money.
I have started to really understand why this is the case and a lot of your “post debt” emails took on a new meaning for me as of yesterday. So today while I will talk a bit about debt, I am going to talk far more about what completing the journey will mean. If you are going fight a difficult battle you need to realize what victory will mean.
Resources for today’s show…
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Monday, May 17th, 2010
Today we do another listener feedback Monday and discuss your questions about precious metals IRAs, bugging in vs. bugging out, the lie that everyone should go to college, advice for people considering a military career and more.
Join Me Today As We Discuss…
- What military trades are best for post military careers?
- What is a “maintenance echelon and why should a perspective solider care?
- What should a person do that doesn’t want to bug out?
- Is a college degree necessary, can it be a bad idea for some?
- Can you hold physical gold and silver in an IRA or just “paper metal”?
- How do you secure gold and silver in your home?
- What should you consider before you get a safe deposit box?
- What permaculture investments can a short term resident make in property?
- Are organic pesticides safe for your garden?
- Is the state of Pennsylvania threatening its citizens with thuggery?
- Does the Federal Reserve use lobbyists?
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
By the time our children are in high school today they should be getting what I consider to be a basic financial education. In fact our citizens in college today don’t get this education unless they specialize in economics or finance and even then it is slanted to the “Statist” or “Keynesian” model.
Join me today as we discuss the following…
- What is money?
- What is a backed currency?
- What is a “fiat currency”?
- Why does money exist?
- What is M0, M1, M2 and M3?
- What is inflation?
- What is debt?
- Can a currency also be a debt?
- How are U.S. Dollars created?
- What is fractional reserve?
- How do banks create additional money?
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Well, long before the full brunt of the crash was felt I was already forecasting a false recovery. I decided today I would go on record with what it might look like, how we might deal with it and the signs we will see when it is about to go into the second big down turn.
Join me today as we discuss…
- Why I could be wrong – Gerald Celente says I am wrong
- Why I believe I am right but what you believe is most important
- Please understand we have seen this pattern in recent history
- Previous time lines and the inflation that went along with them
- The experts are right about one thing – “nothing has been fixed”
- Inflation initially creates the illusion of economic growth
- Socialism is leading the way – another illusion
- Cap and Trade will happen by hook or by crook – watch out for the hook
- The new health care bill increases “government revenues” long before “cost”
- People are not the ones “holding the money” right now banks are
- The effects of flat wages, inflation and no access to more credit
- Gold is being held but you have to cash it in for chips if you want to play at the casino
- The real “political party” and why they won’t shut off the music
- The false recovery isn’t good news and it is truly false
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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Monday, April 19th, 2010
I am going to try to start making the feedback shows more engaging with a lot of different sources. So today we have your questions by email, your feedback by phone, some interesting news stories and even some audio off of Youtube on money creation to help answer one of your questions.
Join me today as we discuss…
- What about making your own solar panels
- Should a young grad buy land even if they are not ready to build
- How do you set priorities and “pull it all together”
- Exactly how is money created by “lending it into existence”
- CITI Pays back the loans to the government, what does it mean
- Are you contributing to “the systems” with credit cards if you pay your balance in full
- A simple additive to improve the life of your vehicle
- A Icelandic volcano disrupts Europe’s food chain
- Who feeds the world, industrial agriculture of peasant farmers
- How do you transport silver & gold long distances
- Window Farms – and idea who’s time has come
- Can you grow guavas in New Mexico
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17 Comments » Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Today we welcome Rob Gray of the American Open Currency Standard and the AG Trading Center in Farmers Branch Texas. Tune in today to learn about putting real value back into an honest currency standard and about Rob’s other projects.
By participating in the AOCS, you have immediate access to the thousands of participating merchants across the country, as well as the approved Mints that will craft your private currency. AOCS Merchants are enrolled to accept any AOCS-approved currency.
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
So you want to be a revolutionary? You want to be a patriot? You want to be like the great men and women that helped create our nation. Today I have a different way to look at that concept. To be a real radical perhaps set your sites a bit further back into history. Tune in today to see what I mean. Revolution is in the air.
Join me today as we discuss…
- The difference between what you care about and what you can influence
- Why you have to fight a “guerrilla war” at this point in the game
- Why radical, rebel and revolutionary are positive things
- Why growing food is the ultimate act of rebellion
- Why building things is an act of rebellion
- How we now plan out deaths instead of retirement
- Why you don’t have to do many of the things you think you do
- The motivation that makes you do things you don’t want to do
- Changing that motivation into a positive force
- The sliding scale, your on it what does it mean and what direction are you going
- What would you do if you could do anything you wanted
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Today we back up and take a deeper look at the topic of debt and how it both destroys lives in good times and bad. Debt is a cancer that is destroying America. We have been sold a false dream, a false dream that robs the true dream of America’s legacy of freedom.
Join me today as we discuss…
- The basic rules of survival
- The false dream of debt vs the real dream that is America
- Why debt really is cancer and why it will make you act in fear
- How debt leads to bigger government
- Why financial management and debt elimination cannot be separated from survivalism
- The cost of debt must be measured in time, not dollars for the horror to become evident
- The only way to eliminate debt
- Why people in debt out spend people who are debt free
- Why you must at least start eliminating debt if you want to be a modern survivalist
- The main way to be a survivor is to reduce dependence
- Inflation punishes savers, save anyway
- We are forced into risk, debt makes that worse
- The solution is in your hands
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Today it is time for a change up. We are going to look at 8 news stories some here in the US and others around the world and see what they tell us about what we can expect to see in coming years.
Tune in today as we discuss…
- Excessive Inflation in China – Story Link
- Unemployment benefits extension buried in a “defense spending bill” – Story Link
- Federal Government backdoors billions in tax breaks to CITI Bank in return for TARP repayment- Story Link
- The Federal Government can now break up a bank for being to big to fail- Story Link
- Ben Bernanke is Times “Man of the Year” WTF – Story Link
- Schiff says the economic recovery is a farce – Story Link
- Britain will have a bleak future with many food shortages – Story Link
- Food prices in India up 19% due to a grain shortage – Story Link
Resources for today’s show…
Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.
