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Note:
I want your feedback! If you like the
show, don't like it, are offended, want to ask a question, want to buy
the 'Sassy Southerner's Budgeting System...
send me and email. |
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Check out the
TBLPodcast merchandise at
CafePress
The show gets a small chunk of the sales price
Richard Bowen lays
the opinionated smack down for your listening
pleasure. TBL takes an irreverent look at
decision making, personal finance, and efficient
living. |
10/20/07
- Personal Pics from Lodi Chili Festival
I just put
these pics up so that people in the
family could see them. I hope you like. |
9/24/07
- Highland High School Class of 1997 10 year
reunion
Hey if you want to see all the
pics, and my rediculous commentary for the
reunion, then just
click here. The photo's are real high
quality so it will take a while for them to
load, but if you want to download them, then you
should have some great high quality shots. |
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9/9/07
- It is not over yet
Sorry for not
notifying you BottomLiners, but I have been
super busy and just have not had time to
develop great topics for the show. The
Bottom Line is not dead, just on a short
break. There should be a new amazing show in
the next two weeks. If you have any topics
you would like addressed, stories told, or
gripes reported then drop me an email.
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8/8/07
- New TBL Store
If you want some TBL merchandise then go
check out our Café Press shop
http://www.cafepress.com/tblpodcast
Check it out… tell me what you think… if you
have ideas for logos or items that you would
like included, then let me know and I will
update the products list. Sorry about the
cost, there is not much I can do there.
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8/6/07
- Tell me about your dreams
The show coming up this Sunday is going to
be about perusing your dreams. My question
to you that I would like you to email me or
VM me about is this… What is your life goal
or dream, and what would you be willing to
risk to try it?
Example: Some people would like to be a
great dancer and win a competition, but what
would they be willing to risk to get that.
If they were allowed to train with one of
the top instructors in the world, but would
have to leave their job and move to France,
would they do it? Should they do it?
I want to hear your ideas because this is a
very interesting topic. I have some big
opinions about it, but would like some input
from my loving listeners. email me
show@tblpodcast.com or use the
voicemail line at 206-984-0792.
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 8/5/07
- Time to Gamble
So after a two week
hiatus I am back. Podcasting feels strange after
the break but I am happy to be back. We are
going to talk about gifts and taxes, I will tell
you what I have been doing for the last couple
of weeks, and we will have cursory discussion of
gambling and how it fits into normal life.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
 7/15/07
- Amber's Show
You like that picture nigs?
That is the old Richamaroo wearing his shirt
tucked in with a belt. That is right.... WITH A
BELT! You will get it after you listen to the
show. On Amber's amazing show we have an SNL
sketch, discussion on why people lie, the Roobot
gets hurt, some great music, and I embarrass
myself for love. You are gonna love it.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
 7/08/07
- Tax or Butt Rape
Only one week till
Amber's special show and it is going to be a
doozy... get ready. I respond to a long
voicemail on this show giving you some very
special information about the IRS's auditing
practices, how to setup a small business, and
how to tell the difference between a business
and a hobby. Thank you to whoever did the VM but
I did not get your name.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
 7/01/07
- A Little R&R
Well, the countdown to my
secret shame is officially over, and Amber is
the winner. If you want to know what it was,
then you can listen to the show... I gave you
guys so many hints too! I am looking forward to
finding out what Amber wants her dedication show
to be about... maybe she will make me sing you
all a song. On this show we discuss how to use
Risk & Reward Analysis to make better decisions.
I also bag on the idea of Real Estate Agents
using some interesting information from the book
'Freakanomics'.
BTW! It is a
new month so go vote for us on Podcast Alley
chumps!
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
 6/27/07 -
'Daily Rant' Voting & VoiceMails
I was laid
up sick at home so I decided to kick a little
something out for you. I say mean stuff about my
listeners because I am abusive to the ones I
love, and I play some email, and some of my
favorite music.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
 6/24/07 -
The Circle of Money
This show got
dangerously close to 1 hour... that is what
happens when I do not do a rant... I will try to
get on that this week. On this show I expand the
idea of efficient living and how you put it into
practice. I also discuss the circle of money. If
you want to see my flow chart on this then you
can click here
and view it on the notes page. I play a
bum interview with Thomas, a youngin' with some
super big problems.
If you like
audiobooks go check out
podiobooks.com, or type that into the
search bar in iTunes. All of these very
dedicated writers put there content up on the
web for free. Now that is dedication.
National Debt to GDP Ratio
thermometer. This is pretty interesting if you
want to check it out.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
 6/17/07 -
Holy Accounting
Does Richard have the big brass ones to
take on the church? Does he have the strength of
character to not fear the repercussions? Or does
he just not give a poo? It is probably the last
one. Either way on this show I put out some long
overdue rants, clarify the definition of
efficient living, and give a damn good analysis
of how churches use and misuse their money.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
6/12/07 - NEW PLUGS
This week we got plugged by
Twisted Pickle show #102, and
Distorted View on the 5/30/07 show. It
only took him 90 years to actually put the
website up on his show. Thanks a lot to Corby
and Tim, the web stats are in and the day they
released their show we got a bunch of hits from
their sites. I would like to return the favor
for any of my listeners that are not listeners
of theirs. Go check them out... you know you
want to. And if you don't want to... do it
anyway or I will send the IRS to your house. |
 6/9/07 - Ep18
- Richard Vs. Oprah
I lied about not putting a show out this
week... suckers! On this weeks show I talk about
an Oprah show that really got my bustle in a
tussle. A bum interview with Mr. Austin Luther,
and a Voicemail from the Roobot, cause he is too
freakin' lazy to actually do a segment....
I want to start
and emailing campaign. The Roobot is get tired
of the show or the negative feedback that he has
gotten so I want all of you to bomb his emal
like crazy. We want you back Roo!
Roobot@TBLPodcast.com
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
 6/3/07 - Ep17 -
Super Sexy TBL
Finally remembered why I was going to be
so busy this weekend, apparently it is me and
The Bear's anniversary. It was a good save.
Luckily we had already bought all of the gifts.
On this show we talk about useless outdated
ceremonies (graduations), amortization/total
cost of financed items, LOVE, and the
subjectivity of value.
Just a note: I
finally got my new video camera and am willing
to do a video cast, but I need some help from
you foompies. I will do a videocast if and only
if one of these two things happens... If I get
25 votes at podcast alley this month, or if I
get 10 new listeners. I have been observing the
downloads and will keep you updated on both
fronts. I have some great ideas for the video I
hope you guys do not miss out. Get on voting and
recruiting new foompies for the show.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
6/2/07 -
Voicemail Line & New Directory
For any of you super cool people who
want to get some air time I have set up a
voicemail line through k7.net (thank you). Call
us at
206-984-0792. Also I got an email from a new
listing service that picked up TBL without any
promoting... Podlounge.com, there is a link on
the sidebar to our specific page, but you can
check them out if you like. |
5/31/07 -
Ep16 - Domicile Day
Not sure if I will be able to do a Sunday show,
because the Roobot is real busy with graduating
and all and it is my anniversary. Still have not
gotten any responses regarding the cutest pet in
the world. You are all a bunch of losers with
ugly pets. On this show we talk about Domicile
Day, a new TBL exclusive holiday, and what it
means. We also talk about how cutting sleep out
of your day will increase you life span. Lastly,
I review a relatively new email scam.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
5/29/07 -
If you are having any problems with the RSS Fees
I was just checking to see if anyone is having
problems with the feed website. Please report
them to me if you are so I can help…. If you are
using iTunes, then I recommend that you
completely delete the feed and recreate it. In
iTunes go to podcasts, find ‘The Bottom Line
Podcast’, right-click on it and select delete.
Then select move to recycle bin.
Now that you have deleted the podcast it is
time to re-add it. Advanced/ subscribe to a
podcast. In the box that pops up put in the
following
http://www.tblpodcast.com/rss.xml
Hit okay. It will automatically start
downloading the most recent episode. If you want
to download the old episodes to have on file you
can only download 3 at a time. If you start to
download and then get a grey exclamation point
to the left of episode, then there may be a
problem. Good Luck! |
5/28/07 -
Domain problems are fixed
Alrighty, after a horrible 48hr session
of html coding, haggling with HostGator and
having my wife give me dirty looks for being in
front of the computer for too long instead of
watching a 24 Marathon we finally have a new
webserver. All of the content has been
transferred and I can rest easy. I still have to
do some updating to the rssfeed, so you may have
some problems downloading through iTunes for the
next couple of days. Please report any problems
that you encounter via my new shiny email for
the show
show@tblpodcast.com. Also, if you
want an official tblpodcast.com email address,
just email me and I will set you one up. Don't
forget to state in the email what you want your
address to be. I will only be offering this for
a limited time. |
5/27/07 - Ep15
- Words Are Just Words, And Apologies Are Free
Well this show has a little bit of
everything. I read an email from a Frank
about a burning desire to hear more
financial information. Sound clips from the
cancelled show 'Action', and the 'The
Whitest Kids You Know'. The RooBot talks
about the news and rants about incredibly
stupid people just giving out their personal
information on random websites. I talk about
hot button words, Business loans, and how
movie producers think we are all a bunch
dim, deep pocketed, consumers. Also, a
tribute to Tim Hensen of
Distorted View (it is not for
everyone). Lastly, a pet showdown... you
probably don't have what it takes to match
up against my little friend, but if you
think you do... take a shot!
If you are interested in writing at all
check out
IShouldBeWriting.com. This is
a great podcast that I found out about
through the Buffy Between the Line audio
drama.
www.BuffyBetweenTheLines.com
is a friend of TBL, go check them out. It is
pretty cool.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
5/27/07 - Does
your fury friend match up?
Email in pictures of your pets to see if they can
match up with the most beautiful dog of all
time. BottomLiners, may I present to you
'Precious' the greatest best friend a human can
have.
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5/24/07 - New
Promo
I created a new promo cause the last one was way too
long and I rambled a lot in it. I like the new
one. You will have to download it manually. If
you have a website and want to link to it that
would be great too.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
5/21/07 - My 43
Things
My43Things.com is a really interesting site that I
found through the RooBot's blog. It is
essentially a list of things you want to do
before you die. My list is not very long yet,
but it is definitely interesting. You might want
to create one for yourself and then send me the
link. I would like to see what you all aspire
to.
Richard's 43 Things |
5/20/07 - Ep13
- Workin' 9 to 5
Why won't you bastards vote for me on PodcastAlley?
Did I do something to hurt your feelings? I will
make it up to you baby. Just tell me what the
problem is, we can get through this thing baby.
On this show we talk about the societal vision
of the work day, being in crisis mode overdrive,
and we have sound clips from Joe Rogan, and The
Rest of the World with the RooBot. Below is the
matrix I talk about in the show regarding being
in crisis mode.
Urgency vs.
Importance Matrix (matrix is a fancy word
for grid)
| |
Very Urgent |
Not Urgent |
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Very
Important |
1 |
2 |
|
Not Important |
3 |
4 |
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
5/16/07 -
Reviving the Blogs
I started blogging in the middle of 2006 and kind of
let it die when I was gearing up for tax season.
I am breathing life back into the blogs.
Bakersfield Poker
I have one for
Bakersfield Poker, which is just a journal about
my thoughts and ideas about poker and follows
our small poker crew.
Richard's Stories
I also just
recently started a blog that is just some
stories from my life. I have a lot of great
stories that I wanted to share. You can click
the blog link on the sidebar and check out the
different blogs that I have. Tell me what you
think. If you like them then you should
subscribe to them. That will give you a
way to be notified when the blog is updated.
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5/15/07 - Ep12
'Daily Rant' - Utilities are Futility
Everyone has experience dealing with a senile,
decrepit, aged useless individual that is
baffled by those infernal machines and the
magical leprechauns that live inside of them.
Well, I tell you a story about a situation like
this. I also, talk about a problem I had with a
local utility. The music at the end of the show
is by a local artist called Lady Kris... check
out her website if you like her stuff. Give me
some feedback, and let me know if you like my
new complaint style show.
Notice: The
Rss feed will be changing in the next week. I
really need to get an accurate idea of how often
the Podcast is being downloaded. I am getting
ready to change servers and need to know how
much bandwidth I will need. So get ready to make
a change.... it will not be hard to do but may
be annoying and I apologize for that.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
5/13/07 - Ep11
- The
Scientist & Performer
Put on your lab coat, reading glasses, and taps
shoes? I respond to a couple emails, and present
some new segment ideas that require some
feedback from the audience. "The Rest of the
World with the Roobot" makes it's first
appearance on the show. The topic of the day is
studying yourself and the people around you to
gather data to use in your evil master plan.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
5/11/07 -
Ep10 'Daily Rant' - Living by the Percentages
Recorded part of the show on the road with my lovely
wife critiquing me the whole time. Have you ever
wondered how to split up school work, work work,
or balance the different aspects of a personal
relationship. I address giving focus to
different areas in your life according to
percentage of importance and scrutiny.... sound
boring? Well shut up and listen anyway.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
5/8/07 - F@^%ing
RSS Feed Problems
Just want you all to know that if you had problems
downloading EP09 through iTunes I have fixed it.
I still do not know what it was, but I fixed it.
You can see that podcastblaster under the
podcasting section on the sidebar has been
removed, because I can no longer recommend their
service. It has only been working sporadically
for the last two weeks. Anywho, thank you for
your patience, and if you have been patient,
then shut the hell up. |
5/6/07 - Don't
do grass... In your front yard
I got a full show for you today. We have an email
from Hans, one from RooBot with some fairly
harsh commentary on one of the most recent
shows, a bum interview with Mr. Tyron Taylor,
and some talk about the usefulness of grass. You
are very lucky to get to be some of the first
people to here Mr. Taylor sing on this podcast.
It is a tasty treat for your ears.... LOL!
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
5/3/07 - New
RSS Feed
I know everyone subscribes to the RSS feed in their
own way, but I have updated the feed so that it
goes through FeedBurner.com this will allow me
to track how many actual subscribers I have. I
am actually really curious about what programs,
or aggregators, people use to subscribe to RSS
feeds. I have really only been listening to
podcasts since iTunes started offering them. If
you want to recreate your feed please use
http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebottomlinepodcast
You can just click the RSS Feed link on the
sidebar to the left, then click whatever
downloader you use, and it will do the update
for you. Most aggregators, or podcasts downloaders
should pick up the difference on their own in
the next couple of days. But if you are podcast
savvy please adjust your feed so that I can get
some updated reporting. I will be sure to let
you all know what the reports show at the end of
the month.
BTW... How do
you folks feel about me doing written blogs on
off days? Do most of you read blogs, or just
listen to podcasts. Podcasting is really just a
derivative of blogging, so I figure that most
people that listen to podcasts also read blogs.
You tell me! Email me and let me know if a blog
would be something you are interested in
reading. |
5/2/07 - Plug
the show
Hey, I created flyers for anyone that wants to give
them out to their friends. It is an excel
spreadsheet with four flyers per page. When you
print you will need to trim a little around the
edges, but I printed them and they looked just
fine. You can print in black and white or in
color, they look great both ways.
Download Flyers
to download right click on the link and
select 'Save Target As'. PEACE! |
5/1/07 - What
the hell is a tie for?
Sorry I missed a couple of days there folks. The
Daily rant is back, there was no.... BIG SHOW
for the week because a couple of topics and
segments fell through, but there should be one
next week. Also, the daily things was much
harder than I originally thought. Thanks for all
of the emails and comments... you monkeys know
who you are. Today's show has a new product from
VTS on it and lots of commentary about personal
appearance.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
4/30/07 -
iTunes Review
Hey, left a comment for us on iTunes... I could not
find the iTunes page for this so i just copied
it here... it is by, Dr. Pop & Mr. Fresh -
"The Bottom Line: Truly an interesting look into
bettering your situation through humor and
education. By listening to this program, you
will be more aware of looking at your situation
and making it better. Richard Bowen is the man!
Keep on trucking!" |
4/28/07 - The First Bum
Interview
Sorry for the delay the web server was down
yesterday.
I promised it for a long time, and I have actually
recorded several bum interviews, but did not really
think they were as good as I wanted, but here it is...
Ronald B. Sorgenfreed, is a bum very candid. All it cost
was an iced Starbuck's and a couple dollars that he
promised not to spend on drugs..... Whatever!
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
4/26/07 - Manipulation
Well this was my very first attempt at a 'Daily
Rant' it is about 12 mins, and will auto
download to iTunes just like all the other
shows. I clarify some stuff from yesterdays show
and expand on it. It has all the normal ranting
and raving about stupid people, I play an
infomercial from Bruce A. Berman.... Freakin'
hilarious! It is rough cause I had to use a
different mic and did not do a lot of editing,
but I think you will enjoy. Download below.
BTW... I apologize for the sound quality. I am still
perfecting the process.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
4/25/07 - Know Thy Self
The new show is up... Knowing your personality is
crucial in life... Knowing other peoples personalities
and how to manipulate them is wayyyyyyyyyy better! The
show has a sketch from
Secretpants, check them out on the side bar, an
email from Hans about pop-up problems, and an
interview with some old school Real estate
agents (Joyce & Sal). This episode was very
long, but I have decided to start doing a
shorter daily show. So get ready, starting
Thursday for at least one week you are gonna get
The Bottom Line:
Daily Rant.
You can
download the show below. Also, here are the
websites that I mentioned in the show, they will also
probably get added to the sidebar because they
are tight.
Disc Profiles,
and the
Myer Briggs/Jung Typology Test.
Please don't forget to
vote for the show at PodcastAlley.com. There is a link
on the sidebar.
MP3 FILE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
4/22/07 - We Got
Plugged Baby!
Recently we were sorta reviewed on the Distorted
View Podcast. It is a super racey and hilarious
show that focuses on strange news stories. The
entire show revolves around the hosts incredibly
distorted view of the world, ranting about stuff
he hates such as the elderly, children, and bad
voicemails. I am an avid listener but have not
put a link to the show on the sidebar because it
is really dirty and over the top. I have since
decided that I don't care. It is too funny to
ignore, but if you do not like dirty stuff, foul
language, and/or audio pronography... then this
is not for you. That is the only warning you are
getting from me.
Click here to visit Tim Henson's Distorted View.
Click here to download the specific show that we were
reviewed on.
Scroll to the bottom of the page
after clicking the link, right click on the show link
and download, or you can use iTunes, it is the show from
3/29/07. |
4/16/07 - EP03 - Pimps
are Businessmen too!
This weeks episode is a little late, but the good
news is that tax season is over and I am going
to try to give you folks a bonus show sometime
this week. In this installment of The Bottom
Line we have a chat with the RooBot, it is very
enlightening, an email question from a teacher
with money concerns, and a whole lot of
inappropriate commentary. This week there is no
notes page, just right click the link below and
click 'save as' to download the episode, and
enjoy.
Mp3 File
available for download |
4/15/07 - Logo Issues
Hey Folkers, wanted to give you an update... I am
trying to get a show out today but it is super
hard cause it is the last couple days of tax
season, which is a very busy time of year for
me. My hopes are that it will be up this evening
though. If you are downloading through iTunes I
am happy to report that the show is officially
listed baby. HOORAAA! However, I am trying to
update the image that we use with different
podcast directories. Please look at the ones and
vote. The size of the images is that actual size they
will appear in the directories, that is why they are so
small. This is just
a sample, please click on one of the images to advance
to the page with all the different options. The colors
here represent the dark blue, light blue, and white
options... more on the next page.
Also
please vote for us at podcastalley.com... the more votes
the show gets the more people will listen.
Click this link to vote. It is very easy, just click
the link, when you get to the site click the vote
button, and put in your email. They will not send you
any junk mail, just a confirmation of your vote. Thanks
for the votes, and the logo feeback. |
4/12/07 - The RSS Feed
is up..... WOOHOOO!!!!!!!
Alright... I have never worked on something so crazy
and complicated before. Thanks to the helpful
service
PodcastBlaster.com I have been able to setup
an RSS feed. This means that you can set up any
download service, like iTunes, to download any
new shows automatically. Here is how you do
it...
Click this link and download the FREE iTunes
software. Note, you do not have to put in
your email address to download. After installing
you can add our podcast to the list to
automatically download.
On the top menu
click 'Advanced' then click 'Subscribe to
Podcast...' a box will pop up, copy and paste
the link below into the box then hit enter. It
should take you to the podcast page and show
'The Bottom Line Podcast' on the list. Click the
dark triangle to the left of the podcast... a
drop down will show you a list of all the shows,
click the 'Get' button on the right side of each
show for the ones you want. Wahla!!!! You are
now subscribed to our podcast.
http://www.tblpodcast.com/rss.xml |
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4/7/07 - EP02 - Best &
Worst Jobs Ever!
Ever wonder what the best and worst jobs in America
were? This topic will help people define where they
stand in the job market, and also where they might like
to go.
All kinds of new segments.... Check it out.
View the notes page
Mp3 File
available for download |
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4/4/07 -
Questions, Comments, or Ideas for the show?
I am really interested in what people thought of
our new first show, and what content you would
like me to cover in future shows... If you have
any ideas you would like me to make real then
send me an email. I will take financial topics,
skit and commercial ideas, baking tips, death
threats, and news articles about financial
morons.
Click here to email me. |
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3/31/07
I had to take this show down, because
I got too many complaints that it was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
too offensive. I have been rethinking the show. Giving
it more financial content and less heartless rude
commentary. |
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3/29/07 - A Promo for
your listening ears
I
came up with the idea to start giving anyone who wanted
to listen a piece of my mind in February of 2007. The
original idea for the show was an irreverent look a
personal finances. It would include segments like, prank
calls to the IRS, Bum Interviews, and news articles
about people financially retarded.
However, when I started doing the research for the show
I decided to take it in another direction. The first
couple of episodes will probably be rough and have a lot
of content... For the entertainment portion you might
just have to rely on my witty banter, and over
emphasized opinions. Below is a link to the mp3 for the
trailer. It is my very first attempt at any type of
recording. Stay tuned for new episodes and updates on
the status of the RSS feed.
TBL - 3/29/07 - Trailer.mp3 |
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