Afford Anything

You can afford anything, but not everything. We make daily decisions about how to spend money, time, energy, focus and attention – and ultimately, our life.

How do we make smarter decisions? How do we think from first principles?

On the surface, Afford Anything seems like a podcast about money and investing.

But under the hood, this is a show about how to think critically, recognize our behavioral blind spots, and make smarter choices. We’re into the psychology of money, and we love metacognition: thinking about how to think.

In some episodes, we interview world-class experts: professors, researchers, scientists, authors. In other episodes, we answer your questions, talking through decision-making frameworks and mental models.

Want to learn more? Download our free book, Escape, at http://affordanything.com/escape. Hosted by Paula Pant.

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1
Q&A: “Help! My Mom’s Financial Crisis Is Becomi...
49 min
2
First Friday: Why Americans Are More Pessimisti...
36 min
3
Q&A: Which Investments Should Go Into Which Acc...
63 min
4
The Hidden Cost of Replacing You at Work, with ...
36 min
5
Q&A: My Company Is Going Public and I Have No I...
64 min
6
How to Retire at 50 While Supporting Aging Pare...
74 min
7
Q&A: We Just Had a Baby and Lost Half Our Income
58 min
8
How Hackers Are Stealing Your Retirement $50 at...
103 min
9
Q&A: We Saved $1.2 Million But We’re Still Rent...
66 min
10
First Friday: The Dollar Is Weak, Bonds Are Exp...
51 min
11
Rachel Rodgers: This Multimillionaire Started W...
91 min
12
How to Know If You're Cut Out for Entrepreneurs...
71 min
13
Q&A: Is It REALLY Different This Time?
63 min
14
Your Goals Might Be Killing You (Literally), wi...
88 min
15
Q&A: How Not To Screw Up Retirement Spending
72 min
16
The Stoic Path to Wealth, with Billionaire Inve...
79 min
17
Q&A: Remember When Money Advice Came From Just ...
78 min
18
Can You Really Afford to Die? - with Hospice an...
71 min
19
Q&A: My Boss Said Return to Office. So I’m Quit...
43 min
20
First Friday: How April’s Tariffs Changed the E...
57 min
21
Q&A: Who Actually Makes Money From Gold and Sil...
58 min
22
The Surprising Science of Six-Figure Thinking
60 min
23
Q&A: The Stock Market Sucks. Is Private Equity ...
50 min
24
Mini-Retirements Are the New Early Retirement –...
97 min
25
Q&A: Retirement Math That Actually Works; Cashi...
72 min