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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Ask Paula: Should We Drain Our Brokerage to Mak...
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What’s In Store for 2024? Bitcoin, Home Buying,...
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Your Blueprint for Life's Toughest Challenges, ...
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Ask Paula: Is Mom Getting Ripped Off by Her Inv...
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Buy the Damn Guac, with Jamila Souffrant
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Ask Paula: Investing for the Future vs. Paying ...
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Astronaut's Guide to Taking YOUR Moonshot, with...
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Tribute to Charlie Munger, The Man Who Taught W...
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Surviving a $35,000 Credit Card Scam, Job Loss ...
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Ask Paula: How to Pay Off a $8,000 Medical Bill...
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Happiness Habits, with Harvard Professor Arthur...
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Ask Paula: I Came Into A Lot of Money. What Sho...
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The GDP Grew 4.9 Percent, Unemployment is at a ...
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Ask Paula: Feeling FOMO About Your Home Equity?...
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How MICE Impacts Your Money, with Bryan Kuderna
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Ask Paula: Use One Debt to Pay Off Another?
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How to Handle Medical Bills, with Dr. Virgie Br...
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Good News for the Economy; Bad News for the Mar...
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The Science of Friendship (and How It Improves ...
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Ask Paula: Student Loan Deferment HACK – How Ch...
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Cracking the Code of the Rich, with Seth Stephe...
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Ask Paula: A Year Off Work, a Career Change, an...
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The Mental Toughness and Confidence Blueprint, ...
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Ask Paula | 10-Year-Old Asks: How Do I Save for...
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The Reality Behind High Home Prices, with Bigge...
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