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Jul 19, 2026

An AI narration of the article 'The First Extreme Saver' by Jake Desyllas.

Extreme saving — putting away fifty percent or more of your income to reach financial independence within a decade — feels like a recent invention, the work of FIRE bloggers and Joe Dominguez's *Your Money Or Your Life*. It isn't. In this...


Apr 22, 2026

Presentation at Freedom Fest 2023 in Memphis by Jake Desyllas.


Dec 17, 2024

Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms

Full Audiobook (Unabbridged) by Jake Desyllas

Forget searching for the right job—start building a life in which you don’t need a job. A job-free life is possible, and you have options about how to achieve it. This book provides...


Mar 23, 2020

A discussion with a listener about tax strategies and financial freedom. The previous episodes of TVL referenced are episodes 209 and 210 with Joshua Sheats from the Radical Personal Finance Podcast. Originally released in 2017 as a bonus episode for supporting...


Jan 20, 2020

A continuation of the discussion about cash in investing that I started on TVL Episode 297. Here are a couple of books for further reading:

  • Fail Safe Investing by Harry Browne is a simple introduction to the permanent portfolio
  • The Permanent Portfolio by Craig Rowland has a detailed discussion about cash.

Originally...