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Extra: For Train - Begging Adventures in Vienna
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - August 11, 2021 15:55 - 6 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsText: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DO0FQdsnsSLtAwSa29g4FdnNT0VVfDQF/view?usp=sharing
Extra: Eternal Past, Permanent Present - Growing Up in the Ruins of Post-Communist Romania
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - August 10, 2021 18:19 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsA short piece I wrote about the material culture of post-Eastern Bloc, pre-EU Romania that I grew up in. Photo credit: evz.ro, Bianca Zaharescu - It's Bucharest in 1996, I was there too. The text and some pictures: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rmy_kTZDiThV0G6msDEufoyX_-05M65tJVM_fC...
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Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 31, 2019 22:01 - 12 seconds ★★★ - 10 ratingsWow, you are still subscribed? Thanks.
0055 - Season Finale: I Guess I’m Not a Swashbuckling Entrepreneur
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - January 02, 2018 22:18 - 51 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsOne year and one month ago I’ve set out to become a full-time entrepreneur. I have not succeeded. Can you learn from my mistakes? This is the final episode of Valiant Growth, season 1. Photo credit: daivinandleah via Flickr
Interview on Yakkin With Nick: Moving to England, Non-Violent Relationships with Nick Hazelton
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 18, 2017 15:14 - 2 hours ★★★ - 10 ratingsI've been thinking about talking more about my story with breaking contact with everyone I knew three years ago and completely resetting my life while coming to England. I especially wanted to talk about the painful mistakes I have made in talking to my family and friends following my understa...
0054 - Why You Want to Exercise and Live Healthy (with Chris Stefanick)
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 11, 2017 18:03 - 1 hour ★★★ - 10 ratingsI’ve been an ultra-sedentary person for most of my life and had zero interest in anything to do with physical health. But I am doing more now than I did before. And my friend Chris Stefanick can claim some credit for that. He showed me a vision of health that’s focused on living a better and l...
0053 - Put Your Self-Study on Steroids: The Interview Learning System (with Shane Radliff)
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - August 23, 2017 20:26 - 43 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsIt’s amazing to live in an age where all knowledge is at our fingerprints! You don’t have to transcribe ancient texts at candlelight in a monastery or do questionable menial tasks for a guru anymore to gain access to some knowledge. I had a two-hour round trip commute to the university - I quit ...
Valiant Feedback 001 - Staying Frugal When Going Out, Looking For Better Governments
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - May 04, 2017 16:29 - 18 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsHow do you stay frugal when friends want to go out? And can you actually find better groups and collectives instead of building independence? I answer these two questions in this extra show. 1: "What do you do when someone suggest for instance grabbing a lunch when you have no desire to sp...
0052 - How to Stop Worrying About the World Without Giving Up On It - Interview with Shane Radliff
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - April 25, 2017 19:05 - 1 hour ★★★ - 10 ratingsIn 1974, a man disappeared somewhere in the Siskiyou Mountains, never to be heard of again. He wasn’t a tourist lost in the forests - he’s been living in the region for years. He wasn’t a rookie camper overwhelmed by wilderness - he had written several articles on camping and survivalism, based ...
0051- Politics Don't Matter (When Compared)
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - April 04, 2017 19:44 - 13 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsIt was a little past midnight on Wednesday and I was sitting in the bathtub. It was the 9th of November, and I was feeling terrible. I had no idea who the Prime Minister of Romania, the country where I grew up, was. I had no idea which party was in power in the UK, where I had been living fo...
Valiant Growth Now a Blogcast
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - March 28, 2017 14:28 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsI've become quite fed up with a show notes that had very little value to the listener. So I've decided to turn them into full-blown, stand-alone blog posts! Hence, until this experiment lasts, I am now running a blogcast instead of just a podcast. Are you as excited about this as I am?
0050 - How To Make Your Productivity System Easy To Run - with Jake Desyllas
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - March 24, 2017 15:04 - 45 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsSo you’ve followed the advice my previous talk with Jake Desyllas and set up your own basic productivity system. You know that a system like that is not a pedantic badge of honour, but is in fact the best way to add actions to your ideals – to LIVE your values. You also know the three compone...
0049 - Frugality is Questioning the Normal - Interview with Nicolas Berube Part 2
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - March 10, 2017 19:24 - 28 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsSometimes people tell me: “Philip, it’s all fine for you, but you can’t do this stuff with a family and car based culture”. That makes a lot of sense to me: in many ways, being a single, young person is the easiest way to keep costs on the low end. That is why I was very happy to ask Nicola, a ...
0048 - Cycling Through Europe - Interview with Nicolas Berube
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - March 05, 2017 10:12 - 47 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsImagine that you have a magic marker. It looks like the usual whiteboard companion, but it has secret that only you know about. You see, with this marker, you can go into any store, pick any item off the shelf, and write your own price on it. And when you go to the checkout, they accept your pri...
Out and About - Radical Personal Finance - Tips to Hitchhike Europe (or Anywhere Else) on $40 a Week (with a Food Budget of $2 Per Day!) Interview with Philip Frey from Valiant Growth
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - January 18, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★ - 10 ratingsI've started releasing guest appearances I've made on other podcasts. The first one is an interview with Joshua Sheats on Radical Personal Finance about hitchhiking and budget travel in general. I share my experiences and we both go in depth on tactics around hitchhiking, housing, transport and ...
0047 - Is Early Retirement Extreme About Financial Independence?
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - January 01, 2017 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsEarly Retirement Extreme may be one of the four ways to quit the rat race on the surface. I think, however, that underlying ERE is a much deeper philosophy. In fact, I’d say that saving a lot of money, investing it and living of the income is a completely optional part of ERE. What this approa...
0046 - Day 21 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Investing for Early Retirement Part 2
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 31, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsOn the final day of the 21 day ERE makeover (but only penultimate of the series), Jacob addresses a simplified approach to investing, called Dogs of the Dow. Original article at http://earlyretirementextreme.com/day-21-investing-for-early-retirement.html A more detailed discussion of the ER...
0046 - Day 20 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Own Classics
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 30, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsFrugality and high-quality products are not antithetical - you just have to own classics. Join http://forum.earlyretirementextreme.com for ERE specific advice, and http://valiantgrowth.com/community to meet fellow Valiant Growth listeners. Original article at http://earlyretirementextreme.c...
0046 - Day 19 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Getting Rid of Your TV (Addiction)
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 29, 2016 05:00 - 12 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsA TV (or insert other entertainment technology here) will cost you some money, but it will cost a lot more than that for your growth - if you aren’t aware of what you are doing. But entertainment is not the greatest threat - in fact, for many of you, it may not even be all that significant. Th...
0046 - Day 18 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Join a Challenge
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 28, 2016 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsSelf-imposed constraints (a.k.a challenges) can be a great tool for accelerating your frugality, building your self-esteem, and having fun at the same time. Original article at http://earlyretirementextreme.com/day-18-join-a-challeng.html A more detailed discussion of the ERE philosophy at ...
0046 - Day 17 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Maintaining and Repairing Things
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 27, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsWe throw things out too easily sometimes. The good news is that you can become a handyman perhaps more easily than you’d think. And perhaps one day you can start building your own things! Original article at http://earlyretirementextreme.com/day-17-maintaining-andrepairing-things.html A mor...
Title: 0046 - Day 16 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - The Stuff You Actually Keep and Use
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 26, 2016 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsHow being frugal on quantity can actually get you really great quality. Original article at http://earlyretirementextreme.com/day-16-the-stuff-you-actually-keep-and-use.html A more detailed discussion of the ERE philosophy at http://valiantgrowth.com/e30 Get Early Retirement Extreme The B...
0046 - Day 15 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Quiz - The First Two Weeks of The Makeover
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 25, 2016 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsA bit of fun revision today, going through the previous 14 days and self-scoring on the ERE test! The scale is 90 points scores an A, 70 a B, 50 a C, 30 a D and 10 an F. Housing is worth 30, transport is worth 20, food is worth 10 and the rest are 4-5. I used 4. Original article at http://earlyre...
0046 - Day 14 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Investing for Early Retirement Part 1
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 24, 2016 07:00 - 16 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsJacob lays out his (2009) active investment strategy, while I comment on the balance of offence vs. defence in ERE. Original article at http://earlyretirementextreme.com/day-14-investing-for-early-retiremen.html A more detailed discussion of the ERE philosophy at http://valiantgrowth.com/e30 Get ...
0046 - Day 13 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Insurance
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 23, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsThe particular conditions of an extreme saver warrants a critical look at which insurance makes sense and which doesn’t. This episode talks about types of insurance for ERE pursuers. Original article at http://earlyretirementextreme.com/day-13-insurance.html A more detailed discussion of th...
0046 - Day 12 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Establishing a Savings Account
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 22, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat to do with your first 10K, tax sheltered vs not and emergency cash. Original article at http://earlyretirementextreme.com/day-12-establishing-a-savings-account.html A more detailed discussion of the ERE philosophy at http://valiantgrowth.com/e30 Get Early Retirement Extreme The Book ...
0046 - Day 11 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Connecting Your Stuff With Your Neighbors
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 21, 2016 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsMake use of communal resources by starting or joining in a system of responsible sharing. Original article at http://earlyretirementextreme.com/day-11-connecting-your-stuff-with-your-neighbors.html A more detailed discussion of the ERE philosophy at http://valiantgrowth.com/e30 Get Early ...
0046 - Day 10 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Calculating Your Net Worth
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 20, 2016 07:00 - 4 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsWhy and how to calculate your net worth, what to include and what not to include. Original article at http://earlyretirementextreme.com/day-10-calculating-net-worth.html A more detailed discussion of the ERE philosophy at http://valiantgrowth.com/e30 Get Early Retirement Extreme The Book ...
0046 - Day 9 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Budgeting
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 19, 2016 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsBudgeting is often presented as key element of frugality and early retirement. Jacob Lund Fisker challenges that idea and present his decision making system (including the 300 factor). I then comment on why I still consider budgeting to be important for different reasons. Original article at ...
0046 - Day 8 of the Early Retirement Extreme 21 Day Makeover - Get Engaged!
Valiant Growth: Earn Self-Esteem, Build Amazing Relationships and Achieve Freedom through Radical Personal Development - December 18, 2016 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★ - 10 ratingsMeaningless work is a self-perpetuating cycle. People buy things to take their minds off of work, and work to be able to buy those things. Challenging this cycle in your own life is on the greatest leaps that you can take in your personal development. Original article at http://earlyretiremen...
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