Live Free Now w/ John Bush

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Join John Bush on the Live Free Now Show as he brings you the news, views, tips, and tools you can use to live a free, prosperous, and healthy life.

  1. 6h ago

    LFN #256 - How to Get Local Businesses to Accept Gold & Silver (16 Years of Counter-Economy Lessons)

    I've spent over 16 years building the counter-economy. Trading precious metals for goods and services with real businesses. Actual trades, actual people, actual yeses. In this video I break down exactly how I do it. The scripts, the mindset, and the moves that get a business owner nodding instead of staring at you like you just asked to pay in seashells. You'll learn: How to walk up to a farmers market vendor and get a yes on the spot Why pitching a brick and mortar is a completely different game than pitching an online shop How to know what to pay so you're never overpaying or insulting the person across the counter The objections you'll hit before you even open your mouth, and how to handle them This is what's worked for me across hundreds of real transactions... building a parallel economy that doesn't need the dollar or the banking system to function. If you want to go deeper, join us this Saturday, August 8th, for the Exit & Build Virtual Summit 2. Jeremy Cordon, founder of Goldback, is speaking on using spendable gold in everyday commerce. Free to attend. Grab your spot here: https://exitandbuild.com/virtual

  2. 1d ago

    #LFN #255 - Agorism 101: Opt Out of the System w/ Sal the Agorist

    Sal the Agorist is joining us at the Exit and Build Virtual Summit 2 on August 8th... so we're replaying one of our best conversations with him to get you ready. In this episode we get into what agorism actually means and why Sal thinks politics can't ever produce freedom, no matter who wins the next election. He breaks down the counter-economy... entrepreneurial noncompliance... and why every regulation they pass just creates ten new ways around it. Sal will be one of our speakers at the Exit and Build Virtual Summit 2 — Strategy Edition, happening online August 8th. Register free below. 🔗 Register for the Virtual Summit: exitandbuild.com/virtual 🔗 Join the daily newsletter: livefree.academy/newsletter 🔗 Sal the Agorist: saltheagorist.com | x.com/SallyMayweather Topics covered: agorism, counter-economy, opting out of the statist economy, Bitcoin Cash vs Monero, buying crypto without KYC, entrepreneurship and infopreneurship, financial privacy, decentralized exchanges, Exit and Build Virtual Summit 2.

  3. Jul 28

    LFN #254 - Pragmatism Is Killing the Freedom Movement (Here's What to Do Instead)

    On today's Live Free Now show, I'm breaking down a recent post I saw shared by Alec Zeck about pragmatism versus principles, and why so many in the freedom movement choose pragmatism over consistent principles rooted in the philosophy of liberty. I'll break down why I became a full on anarchist, a voluntaryist, and why I reject government wholeheartedly. And I'll share why we need to go further than just philosophy, into actually applying the philosophy of liberty. In this episode: Why I reject government wholeheartedly as a way to organize society Why government has failed civilization time and time again Why it's responsible for more death and destruction than any other institution in existence How we build systems that actually align with the philosophy of liberty Want to see freedom in action? We're building the free society from the ground up. Join us for Exit & Build 6, November 5th to the 8th, at Sovereignty Ranch. Alec Zeck, Curtis Stone, and Mollie Engelhart, will be speaking, along with an entire cast of folks who are living the philosophy of liberty. Get your tickets at https://exitandbuild.com

  4. Jul 15

    LFN #253 - 5 Ways to Find Your Freedom Crew (24 Years of Hard-Won Lessons)

    In this episode I'm breaking down 5 powerful strategies to meet freedom friends and build your own freedom crew, drawn from 24 years of organizing freedom lovers, homesteaders, agorists, and folks who question the official narrative. Here's what we'll get into: Where to actually find your people (the spots most folks overlook) What to look for so you connect with the right ones How to strike up a conversation without it feeling forced How to organize your own meetups and keep them going What to watch out for so you protect yourself and your crew I'll also talk about the Freedom Cell Network and how it all ties in... it's one of the best tools out there to meet people and get active in your area. Then we'll open it up. I'll be doing a live Q&A and breaking down Exit & Build 6 this November at Sovereignty Ranch in Texas... what to expect, who's speaking, and how the whole thing works. If you've got questions for me, jump in live and I'll answer them on the show. Come hang out, take notes, and start building your freedom crew. Learn more about Exit & Build 6 here: https://exitandbuild.com

  5. Jul 11

    LFN #252 - Your Limiting Beliefs Are The Only Thing Standing Between You And Exit and Build

    John's on the road in Chattanooga this week, so today's episode is a powerful one pulled from the archives.  This throwback dives into one of the most foundational topics for anyone pursuing financial sovereignty, freedom, and a life outside the mainstream system: limiting beliefs. If you've ever told yourself "I can't do this" or "I'll only mess it up," you're not alone. John shares his own journey through poverty, divorce, and self-doubt, and the exact mindset shift that helped him go from struggling to make rent to building the life he has today. This is a real conversation about the internal obstacles that keep people from pursuing land ownership, entrepreneurship, and true financial freedom... and practical tools to break through them. Whether you're working toward buying land, starting a business, exiting the 9-to-5, or just trying to build a life with more purpose and autonomy, this episode will help you identify the false beliefs holding you back and replace them with the mindset it takes to actually get there. 🔥 SAVE THE DATE: Exit and Build 6 — Freedom in Action 📍 Sovereignty Ranch, Bandera, Texas 📅 November 5th–8th 🎟️ Get your tickets: exitandbuild.com

  6. Jul 1

    LFN #251 - How to Find the Perfect Homestead... Curtis Stone's Full Framework

    Most people buy the wrong land. They fall in love with a view, sign the papers, and only later find out the water's no good, the soil won't grow, or the access road washes out every spring. Curtis Stone has spent years helping people avoid exactly that. In this keynote, originally delivered at Exit & Build 3, Curtis breaks down his complete framework for finding the perfect homestead... the same system he uses through Freedom Farmers and the Homestead Accelerator to vet land for serious buyers. Curtis Stone built a 40-acre off-grid homestead in British Columbia and ran the Urban Farmer (now Off Grid with Curtis Stone), one of the biggest homesteading channels out there. This talk is him handing you the checklist. In this replay you'll learn: - The make-or-break factors most people completely overlook when buying land - How to read topography, water, soil, and climate before you ever make an offer - Why "cheap land" is often the most expensive mistake you can make - How to weigh trade-offs between properties instead of buying on emotion - The difference between land that looks good and land that actually works Curtis is joining us live and in person at Exit & Build 6, November 5–8 at Sovereignty Ranch in Bandera, Texas... where he'll be leading homestead land workshops and sitting down one-on-one in our Implementation Zones to help attendees vet real properties on the spot. Grab your Exit & Build 6 ticket here: https://exitandbuild.com  Follow Curtis: Off Grid with Curtis Stone (YouTube) and @offgridstone on X Freedom Farmers: https://freedomfarmers.com

  7. Jun 26

    LFN #250 - How They're Building an Off-Grid Community in the Private Realm (Trust + PMA + Ministry)

    I'm out at Haven Village right now... spending the next couple weeks on the land, connecting with members, and dialing in the private realm side of the project. So I figured there was no better time to sit down with River and Imani and pull back the curtain on what they're building out here. Haven Village is a 216-acre regenerative development in Tennessee, built entirely in the private realm... trust-stewarded land, organized through a PMA, under a ministry of nature. River and Imani aren't talking about exit and build. They're living it. Hemp homes going up, regenerative agriculture in the ground, real people moving onto real land. In this conversation we get into: - What it actually takes to develop land in the private realm... trust, PMA, and ministry structure explained - The hemp home build-out and the regenerative agriculture plan for the property - The wins, the setbacks, and the lessons you only learn by doing it - How a community like this holds together when the founders are stewards, not owners We also talk about how River, Imani, and Haven Village will be featured at Exit & Build 6 this November at Sovereignty Ranch in the Texas Hill Country... the workshops they'll lead and the hands-on Implementation Zone work attendees will get to do with them.  If you've ever wanted to sit with people who've actually built a sovereign community and walk away with a plan, this is the kind of thing E&B6 is built around. Come build with us at Exit & Build 6: https://exitandbuild.com

  8. Jun 17

    LFN #249 - Mollie Engelhart - We Can Have Resilience or We Can Have Convenience, but We Can’t Have Both

    "We can have resilience, or we can have convenience. But we can't have both." That's the line Mollie Engelhart builds this entire talk from Exit and Build 4 around, and it might just reframe how you think about your food, your land, and your freedom. Join us in person at Exit and Build 6, hosted right on Mollie's Sovereignty Ranch: https://exitandbuild.com  Mollie is the founder of Sovereignty Ranch, a 200+ acre regenerative ranch and farm-to-table operation in the Texas Hill Country. She walked away from a lot of what she used to believe, put in the hard work, and built a thriving, self-reliant life rooted in faith, family, and the land. In this talk, she makes the case that real resilience always costs you some convenience... and why that trade is more than worth it. If you've ever felt the pull to get back to the land, grow your own food, and stop depending on a fragile system, this one's for you. Want to experience it for yourself? Exit and Build 6 is our in-person immersive freedom event, November 5 to 8, 2026, hosted on Mollie's Sovereignty Ranch in Bandera, Texas. Four days of building real systems alongside Mollie and dozens of others who are actually living this out. Come build with us: https://exitandbuild.com

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Join John Bush on the Live Free Now Show as he brings you the news, views, tips, and tools you can use to live a free, prosperous, and healthy life.

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