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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The Compound Effect of 52 Tiny Financial Changes
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Financial Lessons We Learned - and What’s Ahead...
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Dr. Cal Newport: A No-Pressure Plan for Next Ye...
79 min
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Your Rich BFF, Vivian Tu: Wall Street's Dirty L...
58 min
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Noah Kagan: 48 Hours to Entrepreneurship — Your...
80 min
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Charles Duhigg: How to Have Smarter Conversatio...
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Morgan Housel: How to Trend-Proof Your Portfoli...
61 min
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Q&A: Why Smart Investors Are Questioning VTSAX ...
78 min
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Lessons from High-Stakes Decisions, with Polina...
59 min
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Q&A: Breaking Up with Total Market Funds After ...
77 min
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Codie Sanchez: From Wall Street to Washing Mach...
102 min
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The Real Story Behind These New Tariffs
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What the Crypto Shift Means for Your Money, wit...
68 min
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The Secret Psychology of Successful Negotiators...
72 min
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Q&A: Why Your Retirement Math Isn’t Adding Up
62 min
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The Father of the 4% Rule Finally Sets the Reco...
53 min
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Q&A: Should We Ditch Rental Properties Entirely?
70 min
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Why Your Retirement Math Might Be All Wrong — I...
63 min
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Help! The Money is Good … But My Dream Life is ...
47 min
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Q&A: When a Million Dollars Feels Like a Burden
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MadFientist: The Hardest Part of Early Retireme...
57 min
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The Most Expensive Election Trade Ever Made (A ...
45 min
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The Brutal Money Truth No One Wants to Hear, wi...
92 min
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The Harsh Truths About Money, with Dr. Brad Klo...
102 min
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The Dark Experiment That Explains Your Money Pr...
79 min