Sep 29, 2013
Stephanie Murphy interviews Jake Desyllas on the Porc Therapy podcast. We talk about different strategies to escape the rat race, including unjobbing, intensive saving, passive income businesses and selling a business. The discussion focusses on some questions about pursuing financial freedom, including:
- What is financial freedom?
- College- is it worth it?
- Does having kids make financial freedom impossible?
- How does becoming a stay-at-home parent fit into the idea of quitting the rat race?
- Is "voluntary poverty" a viable strategy for financial freedom?
- Do you have to be a sleaze to start a passive income business?
- What's the role of Bitcoin in an investment strategy like the Permanent Portfolio?
- Why doesn't the Permanent Portfolio contain silver?
- How do intensive savers do it?
Show Notes:
- Episode 124 (Original Talk on Four Ways To Quit The Rat Race)
-
Harry Browne's book on the Permanent Portfolio
- Early Retirement Extreme blog and
book
- Mr Money Moustache
