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Welcome to Radical Personal Finance, the show dedicated to providing you with the knowledge,

skills, insight and encouragement you need to live a rich and meaningful life now while building

a plan for financial freedom in 10 years or less.

My name is Joshua, I am your host and today we

kick off part one of a five-part series called You don't have to be smart to become

financially independent, but you can't be stupid.

Again, you don't have to be smart to become financially independent, but you can't be stupid.

As I unfold this series for you, you're going to hear me approach it using many, many examples

from what I call the Common Man Lifestyle.

I don't want you to come away from my show thinking that you have to get a PhD in financial

planning in order to make good financial decisions.

You don't.

You probably already know everything that you need to know to become financially independent.

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