Quick encore of the Memorial Day 2022 episode for you...

First up, a quick reminder to check and make sure you've got correct and up-to-date beneficiaries designated for all of your retirement accounts. It's the right thing to do on, say, Memorial Day, when the markets are closed.

And the story of the VFW "Buddy" Poppy. Here's the poem:

"In Flanders Fields"

BY JOHN MCCRAE

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie,

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

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Hey y'all, today's a ROCKIN' episode, filled with kickass info, sarcasm, profanity, and other assorted nuggets of goodness.

Remember: Dave Ramsey HATES Bitcoin.

Remember: I love Bitcoin.

Remember: Peter Zeihan HATES Bitcoin.

And go HERE to start your Bitcoin SEP IRA - https://rogueretirementlounge.com/sep

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So everyday I get email news updates about retirement planning articles. Honestly, most are shit. (Ever see the Motley Fool?)

Today one caught my eye; it was a very brief synopsis of the book, "Die With Zero" on Business Insider.

Today's a quick rundown on that article with some commentary by your kickass host. Enjoy, and remember: Learn about Bitcoin.

Speaking of Bitcoin, I hold the majority of mine with Swan. Why? Because I trust them (and you know I've been burned, so I'm extra sensitive) and they're Bitcoin-only. Click here, sign up with Swan and you'll get $10 for free. Oh, and they provide excellent service, and the fees are very low.

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In less than two years I've earned over $5,000 worth of free bitcoin using the dumb ideas in this episodes. You can too! So in the words of John Wayne, listen up and listen tight. You'll be glad you did.

Some resources for you:

Venmo

Lolli

Gemini

Fold

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After you've taken the class, get with me at matt@rogueretirementlounge.com and I'll send you $50 worth of bitcoin via lightning. (Don't worry if you don't know how that works now; you will after the class)

Remember: I love you and I want you to have a prosperous retirement. I want you to learn about bitcoin.

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Today we're going to look at three ways to buy your first bitcoin:

1) Inside your brokerage account with the new ETFs

2) Using apps on your phone

3) Buying in an exchange

This is basic stuff, but you might learn something. And if you want to check out Swan, go here: www.swan.com

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Today I answer an email from some turd named Ron.

Listen up, 'cause we get into some REAL TALK about the bullish situation with Bitcoin right now. Are you in? I said, ARE YOU IN?!?!?!?!?!?

I love you. I care about your future. I care about your financial stability in retirement. That's why I want you to have some Bitcoin in your holdings. Can't you feel the love? Don't be a dumbass.

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Today we're gonna take a quick detour. Well, a not-so-quick detour, actually. If you haven't heard it, you need to hear the speech Bari Weiss gave at the Federalist Society recently.

If you don't wanna hear my semi-literate, stammering preamble, you can skip ahead to around 11:30.

Her speech, titled "You Are the Last Line of Defense" is the most important piece of content I've consumed in 2023. Please listen. Please, seriously, listen.

Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press and host of the podcast Honestly. From 2017 to 2020 Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet Magazine.

Weiss is the winner of the LA Press Club's 2021 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism. She is also the winner of the Reason Foundation’s 2018 Bastiat Prize, which honors writing that “best demonstrates the importance of freedom with originality, wit, and eloquence.” In 2019, Vanity Fair called Weiss the Times's "star opinion writer."

Weiss is a proud Pittsburgh native. Her first book, "How to Fight Anti-Semitism," was the winner of a 2019 National Jewish Book Award. She lives with her wife and daughter in Los Angeles.

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We've been seeing and hearing ads for gold. Coins, bars, etc., to add to your portfolio as a hedge against inflation. But is it sound strategy?

Listen up, SUCKAS! Time to get some precious, precious-metal EDU-cation!

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