Mostly very good, sometimes a little misguided.
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“Joshua has very good information on personal finance, prepping, and general life planning. I appreciate his willingness to explain his rationale about how and why he suggests things. He provide helpful and very detailed tips on what steps take taking an action (buying a car, preparing for a recession, etc.) They've been very useful over the years.
I also understand that his political and religious beliefs, which are sometimes polar opposite of mine, factor into his decisions and explanations. Happily he is very purposely transparent with his beliefs and he lets his listeners know when something is based on tested best practices or when he's making decisions on moral convictions. I appreciate his honesty and integrity in this.
What I stuggle with here, which makes it difficult to listen to sometimes, is that although its clear Joshua has an interest in how policy, law, and business intersect and impacts his personal and financial decisions, it's doesn't always seem like he has a clear understanding of how those forces actually work which makes the logical progression of his decision process a little hard to listen to.
For instance, the strength of the US dollar as an international currency reserve, our ability to keep global trade moving freely, and our foreign allies willingness to purchase US debts even with an ever increasing federal deficit will factor into whether we decide to raise taxes and reduce our federal spending long before a bunch of local politicians rhetoric that debt=bad does. But if you listening to old episodes about deficit and defaults, and are making decisions about the future of your family in a country based on bigger deficit=bad, you are making a misinformed decisions based on too simplified, and perhaps accidentally biased, understanding of what's happening.
This is not to say Joshua is wrong for trying to consider these things together to make decisions, I just wish he'd take a deeper look at these topics, or maybe expand out of where he's getting info from now, and try to learn more about them. There's much more at play that affects personal finances than just US domestic conservative vs liberal political infighting. Or rather, neither rand paul nor nancy pelosi seem to have a problem increasing our national debt when they can make insider trades on the companies we just gave government money to so perhaps looking beyond domestic deficit rhetoric to what impacts our reserve status from a foreign perspective would be more useful if one is trying to make decisions about the safety of the US dollar. That requires expanding his world of information sources which I hope he does because he's really quite an interesting and unique thinker in the personal finance space otherwise.”Read full review »
Knufflebunny14 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/18/22
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“Josh has a way of explaining financial concepts that leaves you nodding along at home. It’s not about the latest hype, or get rich quick scheme. The information here will leave you with a better sense of your current position and real ideas you can implement to reach your goals.”
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07/18/14
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“Finally there is a personal finance podcast that is actually informative. Joshua gives great information and insight on the things that really matter. The best personaly finance podcast out there...bar none.”
Silent Servant via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/18/14
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“Loved his interviewing style and I plan on listening to more when I get time. One of a kind.”
jbigelow7777 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/25/14
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