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.

Business
Investing
Entrepreneurship
1
Vicki Robin: Financial Independence After 70 [G...
43 min
2
A.J. Jacobs: Habits, Health, and Human Connecti...
33 min
3
Michael Kitces: Investing in Stocks vs. Skills ...
64 min
4
JL Collins: How to Beat Wall Street with a Bori...
28 min
5
Jean Chatzky: The 50% Off Fallacy & Other Ways ...
28 min
6
Q&A: We Save $5,000 Per Month. Where Should We ...
62 min
7
Harvard Business Professor Explains Investing i...
63 min
8
Tribute to Dr. Daniel Kahneman, Who Won a Nobel...
34 min
9
The Pay Cut Price of Freedom
63 min
10
Dr. Cal Newport: Achieve More by Doing Less
77 min
11
My Husband Makes Double My Income, But Saves No...
47 min
12
Wall Street Secrets, with Your Rich BFF Vivian Tu
57 min
13
I’m Earning Extra from my Side Hustle. But Does...
54 min
14
Why Bitcoin is Back in the News | First Friday
21 min
15
Inside the Mind of a Supercommunicator, with Ch...
78 min
16
Ask Paula: What to Do with a Six-Figure Windfall?
66 min
17
Gut Instincts and Big Decisions, with Morgan Ho...
60 min
18
Ask Paula: "Should I Put My Dreams on Hold … an...
66 min
19
Stocks are Hot. Jobs are Hotter. What’s Next?
51 min
20
How to Start a Business in One Weekend, with No...
81 min
21
Ask Paula: The Hidden Cost of Student Loan Forg...
65 min
22
Thriving in a High-Pressure World, with Jennif...
46 min
23
Ask Paula: Should We Drain Our Brokerage to Mak...
63 min
24
What’s In Store for 2024? Bitcoin, Home Buying,...
33 min
25
Your Blueprint for Life's Toughest Challenges, ...
70 min