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
Why Taking a Year Off Might Be Your Smartest Mo...
110 min
2
Should You Ever Get a 50 Year Mortgage? — with ...
61 min
3
First Friday: The Strange Economics of Feeling ...
41 min
4
Q&A: How Much Insurance Is Enough When You’re P...
52 min
5
The Psychology of Sales, Discounts and Deals [G...
61 min
6
Why AI Misleads Investors and How to Fix It
65 min
7
What If Everything We Know About Hiring Is Wron...
77 min
8
Q&A: She's Broke. He's Rich. And You're Asking ...
78 min
9
The Brutal Math of Caring for Aging Parents, wi...
60 min
10
James Patterson Shows Why Comfort Can Be a Trap
66 min
11
First Friday: When the Gov’t is Closed, Where D...
35 min
12
Q&A: Can You Really Beat the Market by Copying ...
57 min
13
Would You Shock a Stranger? What a 1960s Experi...
86 min
14
Q&A: How to Choose Between Financial Freedom an...
72 min
15
How to Stop Fighting About Money
83 min
16
Radical Transparency in Real Estate Predictions
60 min
17
Why High Earners Stay Broke, with Rose Han
70 min
18
Everyone Says Don’t Hold Bonds in Taxable Accou...
82 min
19
How Money Moves Through Markets
71 min
20
Q&A: Should You Buy a House Now or Invest Your ...
66 min
21
First Friday: The Government Shuts Down -- But ...
40 min
22
Q&A: How Do You Maximize a Mini-Retirement?
59 min
23
The Third Option Between Working and Retiring
70 min
24
Q&A: My Friend Won’t Invest - How Can I Help?
74 min
25
The Hidden Psychology Behind Every Financial De...
67 min