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.
The Father of the 4% Rule Finally Sets the Record Straight
Q&A: Should We Ditch Rental Properties Entirely?
Why Your Retirement Math Might Be All Wrong — If You Follow the 4% Rule
Help! The Money is Good … But My Dream Life is Different
Q&A: When a Million Dollars Feels Like a Burden
MadFientist: The Hardest Part of Early Retirement Wasn't the Money
The Most Expensive Election Trade Ever Made (A Cautionary Tale)
The Brutal Money Truth No One Wants to Hear, with Dr. Brad Klontz and Adrian Brambila
The Harsh Truths About Money, with Dr. Brad Klontz and Adrian Brambila
The Dark Experiment That Explains Your Money Problems, with Dr. Brad Klontz and Adrian Brambila
Paul Merriman: The 4-Fund Strategy That Beats the S&P 500
Am I Wrong to Worry About Retirement, with $2 Million Saved?
Is Your Retirement Safe in Today's Economy?, with Dr. Karsten Jeske (Big ERN)
Ask Paula: “We Have $2 Million at 40 – Now What?”
The Surprising Economic Proposal Both Candidates Agree On
Retire at 30? The Math Behind Making Work Optional
How to Face Your Financial Fears
How to Handle 7 Types of Hardball Negotiation Tactics, so You Can Earn More and Spend Less
Are We All Financial Hypochondriacs? Why We Feel Broke, Even When Our Bank Accounts Are Full
Your Dream Retirement Might Hinge on This One Choice, featuring Katie Gatti Tassin, host of Money with Katie
GREATEST HITS: The Science of Empathy, with Stanford Professor Jamil Zaki
Secrets to Getting Promoted, from Harvard Business Alum Leslie Zane
Ask Paula: Escaping a $100K Tax Nightmare
Fed Forecasts, Buffett's Birthday, and Selena Gomez's Billion-Dollar Brand
Ask Paula: “I Ran Out of Gas with 85 Cents in My Bank Account”
The Psychology of Quitting Your Job, with Dr. Tessa West
Ask Paula: Is Your DIY Investing Strategy Holding You Back?
What You Can Learn From the CEO Who Built KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut
Q&A: My Insurance Bill Jumped 60 Percent – Should I Drop It?!
How to Get a Bigger Paycheck
Mastering the Art of Negotiation, with Jeff Wetzler, Ed.D.
The Overlooked Power of Stock-Based Compensation, with Brian Feroldi
Q&A: The Unintended Consequences of Early Retirement
The Stock Market is in Panic Mode and the Unemployment Rate Jumped – But Everything’s Fine
Q&A: Can They Be Financially Independent in Five Years … By Breaking the Rules?
The Real Reasons People Make Bad Investment Decisions, with Finance Professor Meir Statman
Michael Kitces: Is the Economy Worse Than We Think?
Q&A: Don’t Waste Your Inheritance! Here’s How
The Power of Deep Work, with Google’s Productivity Expert Laura Mae Martin
Q&A: Help! I’m STUCK On A Financial Tracking Hamster Wheel
Behind-the-Scenes with Paula and Joe
How The Supreme Court's Chevron Ruling Could Impact Retirement
Jim Kwik: Secrets to a Smarter Brain
Rachel Rodgers: The Million Dollar Mindset
Should I Raid My Retirement Plan to Buy Real Estate?
Dr. Brian Klaas: The Secret to Financial Resilience
Q&A: Sell Your Home or Stay Put?
Why the Latest Economic Report is a Rorschach Test
Bachelorette Star Jason Tartick: The Truth About Financial Infidelity
Don't Let One Big Bill Blow Up Your Budget (Here's How)
Q&A: "I'm Scared of Running Out of Money in Retirement!"
How to Master the Psychology of Persuasion, with Michael McQueen
I’m Retiring at Age 34 and a Half!
Stanford Researcher Dr. Mary Murphy on How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset
How One Ex-Inmate is Building a Better Future
MadFientist: Life is Too Short to Wait for Someday
Harvard Dropout Builds Nation’s First Car-Free Utopia, with Ryan Johnson and JD Roth
The Points Guy: Growing a Side Hustle into a 140-Person Business
Q&A: “My Husband is Not Reliable with Money. Should We Split Finances?
Fed Keeps Interest Rates High; Jobs Grow for 40th Consecutive Month
Mic Drop! ChooseFI's Brad Barrett Interviews Paula Pant
LIVE EVENT Q&A: Episode 500, Part 2, with ChooseFI’s Brad Barrett
LIVE FROM BROOKLYN: Episode 500 with ChooseFI’s Brad Barrett
Vicki Robin: Financial Independence After 70 [GREATEST HITS WEEK]
A.J. Jacobs: Habits, Health, and Human Connection [GREATEST HITS WEEK]
Michael Kitces: Investing in Stocks vs. Skills [GREATEST HITS WEEK]
JL Collins: How to Beat Wall Street with a Boring Portfolio [GREATEST HITS WEEK]
Jean Chatzky: The 50% Off Fallacy & Other Ways You're Sabotaging Your Savings [GREATEST HITS WEEK]
Q&A: We Save $5,000 Per Month. Where Should We Invest It?
Harvard Business Professor Explains Investing in NFTs
Tribute to Dr. Daniel Kahneman, Who Won a Nobel in Economics Even Though He Never Took an Econ Class
The Pay Cut Price of Freedom
Dr. Cal Newport: Achieve More by Doing Less
My Husband Makes Double My Income, But Saves Nothing! Should I Be Worried?
Wall Street Secrets, with Your Rich BFF Vivian Tu
I’m Earning Extra from my Side Hustle. But Does This Cramp My Chances at Investing?
Why Bitcoin is Back in the News | First Friday
Inside the Mind of a Supercommunicator, with Charles Duhigg
Ask Paula: What to Do with a Six-Figure Windfall?
Gut Instincts and Big Decisions, with Morgan Housel
Ask Paula: "Should I Put My Dreams on Hold … and Buy a House Instead?"
Stocks are Hot. Jobs are Hotter. What’s Next?
How to Start a Business in One Weekend, with Noah Kagan
Ask Paula: The Hidden Cost of Student Loan Forgiveness
Thriving in a High-Pressure World, with Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Ask Paula: Should We Drain Our Brokerage to Make a HUGE Down Payment?
What’s In Store for 2024? Bitcoin, Home Buying, and Kiyosaki’s $1.2 billion in debt
Your Blueprint for Life's Toughest Challenges, with Hal Elrod
Ask Paula: Is Mom Getting Ripped Off by Her Investment Advisor?!
Buy the Damn Guac, with Jamila Souffrant
Ask Paula: Investing for the Future vs. Paying Down the Past
Astronaut's Guide to Taking YOUR Moonshot, with Mike Massimino from NASA and Big Bang Theory
Tribute to Charlie Munger, The Man Who Taught Warren Buffett How to Invest
Surviving a $35,000 Credit Card Scam, Job Loss and Foreclosure, with Tiffany Aliche, The Budgetnista
Ask Paula: How to Pay Off a $8,000 Medical Bill Without Going Broke
Happiness Habits, with Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks
Ask Paula: I Came Into A Lot of Money. What Should I Do With It?
The GDP Grew 4.9 Percent, Unemployment is at a Near-Record Low … and Everybody’s Stressed About Layoffs
Ask Paula: Feeling FOMO About Your Home Equity? Here's What to Do
How MICE Impacts Your Money, with Bryan Kuderna
Ask Paula: Use One Debt to Pay Off Another?
How to Handle Medical Bills, with Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington
Good News for the Economy; Bad News for the Markets
The Science of Friendship (and How It Improves Your Net Worth), with Dr. Marisa Franco
Ask Paula: Student Loan Deferment HACK – How Christina Saved $60,000 in Interest
Cracking the Code of the Rich, with Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Ask Paula: A Year Off Work, a Career Change, and a Divorce: How to Make It Work
The Mental Toughness and Confidence Blueprint, with Dr. Nate Zinsser
Ask Paula | 10-Year-Old Asks: How Do I Save for My First Car?
The Reality Behind High Home Prices, with BiggerPockets CEO Scott Trench
Ask Paula: I Sold All My Stocks Last Year. Now I'm Kicking Myself
The Science of Empathy, with Stanford Professor Jamil Zaki
Ask Paula: I’m Recently Retired. Do I Pay Off My Rentals Or Buy More Real Estate?
Ask Paula: Financial Disaster? How to Get Help Before It’s Too Late
The Importance of Having a Life Outside of Work, with Simone Stolzoff
Mind Games: How Confidence Shapes our Financial Markets, with Economist Peter Atwater
Ask Paula: The Hidden Costs of Leverage
The Surreal Business of War: A Reporter's Account of the Russian Economy in Chaos
Ask Paula: Should You Buy Real Estate in Today’s Economy?
Ask Paula: We Make $300k. Why Are We NOT Financially Independent?
The Human Side of Remote Work, with Nick Bloom
Ask Paula: How to Build a New Career After Adversity
Boldly Unemployed: Embracing Entrepreneurship, with Steve Chou
The End of the Student Loan Pause: What You Need to Know
Building Your Dream Business, with Amy Porterfield
Ask Paula: I Tripled My Income. Now What?
How to Invest in a Volatile Market, with JD Stein
Ask Paula: Am I Saving Enough For Retirement?
Banks Collapsing?! What’s Next? – Plus ENCORE episode with Financial Advisor Michael Kitces
Life in Five Senses, with Gretchen Rubin
The Five Types of Perfectionists, with Katherine Morgan Schafler
Ask Paula: How Do I Pay for Grad School?
Ask Paula: How To Prepare for A Layoff
Tips for Tipped Workers, with Barbara Sloan
Ask Paula: Should I Quit My Cushy Job?
The Risk of Not Fully Living, with Michael Lynch
Mr. Money Mustache Talks About His Dating Life
Ask Paula: My Parents Are Drowning In Credit Card Debt. What Should I Do?
How BIG Things Get Done, with Dr. Bent Flyvberg
Ask Paula: Do I really need a Financial Advisor?
Start a Micro-Business & Build Multiple Income Streams, with Nick Loper
Key Takeaways: Best Lessons from the Last Year
Ask Paula: My Dad Died, and My Mom Is CLUELESS About Finances
The Power of Knowing When To Walk Away
Ask Paula: Can I Make Money With My Passion?
Ask Paula: We’re Saving 72 Percent Of Our Income … and It SUCKS
How to Schedule Your Day for Peak Enjoyment, with Laura Vanderkam
What We Learned in 2022
Ask Paula: Should I Stay At My Job For the 401k?
Maybe We Should Spend More, with Dr. Jordan Grumet
Ask Paula: Marriage and Money: What Are the Right Conversations?
The Crypto Crash, the Housing Market, and Hot Takes on the Latest Economic Headlines
How I Give Away 41% of My Income, with Bob Lotich
Ask Paula: I Think I Can Retire Early. Am I Crazy?!
Why We’re Paying Attention to the Wrong Things, with Dr. Daniel Crosby
Ask Paula: Should I Repay Debt or Invest?
Invest Anywhere: Learn About a City Like an Expert
The Routine Habits of Breakthrough Thinkers, with Jeremy Utley
Ask Paula: Should I Sell My Rentals to Buy More Stocks?
Build Your 15-Year Career, with Kiersten and Julien Saunders
Ask Paula: The 5 Types of Accountants (and Who To Avoid!)
Invest Anywhere: I’ve chosen my city…now what?
Ask Paula: How to Handle a HUGE Bonus, Commission or Windfall
How I Paid off $500,000 in Credit Card Debt, Then Launched a Company With $35 Million in Annual Revenue — with Rand Fishkin
How I Reached Financial Independence Through Real Estate – With Chad Carson
The Psychology of Money, with Morgan Housel
You are a Badass at Making Money, with Jen Sincero
#400: The Lies Told About Early Retirement
Ask Paula: The stock market is down - Can I still retire?
How To Travel For (Almost) Free, with Chris Hutchins
Ask Paula: Is the bank trying to scam my parents…?
Creating Happiness At Work, with Julie Winkle Giulioni
Invest Anywhere: There are THOUSANDS of Cities, Where Do I Invest?!
Ask Paula: How Much Should I Invest vs. Keep in Cash?
Money and Investing Have Changed, with Chuck Jaffee
Ask Paula: Did the Great Recession Lead to the FIRE Movement?
Powerful Tactics to Take Control of Your Life and Career, with Dr. Reza Abraham
Ask Paula: Help! My Bills Are Too High
Invest Anywhere: Should I Bother Investing in Long-Distance Real Estate?
Feeling Anxious About Your Investments?, with Scott Nations
Ask Paula: Is a Crash Coming?
The Psychology of Secrets, with Dr. Michael Slepian
Ask Paula: How to Invest When You’re Unsure of the Goal
Invest Anywhere: Six Strategies to Make Money in Real Estate
How to Talk About Money with Confidence and Charisma, with Vanessa Van Edwards
Ask Paula: What Do I Do With Free Money?
How to Not Let Your Feelings Hijack Your Decisions, with Mollie West Duffy
Ask Paula: How to Optimize Your Investments Along the Efficient Frontier (If You Dare!)
Invest Anywhere: 4 Benefits and 5 Challenges of Long-Distance Real Estate Investing
Ask Paula: Should I Take a Higher-Paying Job if I Can’t Save As Much for Retirement?
How I Discovered The 4 Percent Retirement Rule, with Bill Bengen
Ask Paula: How Should My 64-Year-Old Mom Handle a Toxic Boss?
The 2X Rule (and Other Wealth-Accelerating Advice), with Nick Maggiulli
Ask Paula: How Can I Minimize My Taxes?
Invest Anywhere: The 5 Ways Real Estate Makes Money
Ask Paula: I’m 33 and Want to Retire at 45 – What Should I Do?
What’s the Point of Happiness, Anyway?, with Dr. Bill Von Hippel
Ask Paula: My Income Is Dropping From $190,000 to $40,000; What Should I Do?
Why Does the Stock Market Crash? | Stocks 101 Explained, with Brian Feroldi
Ask Paula: Talk Crypto To Me
The Roots of Procrastination, Inattention and Anxiety, with Dr. Ellen Vora, M.D.
Ask Paula: How Do I Invest For My Parents' Retirement?
Inflation, Explained
Ask Paula: No Spouse, No Family - How Do I Financially Prepare For Care Later In Life?
Two Types of Intelligence, with Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks
Ask Paula: Okay Seriously, Why Hasn’t Anyone Solved the Budgeting Issue?
The GameStop Revolution, One Year Later — with Spencer Jakab
Ask Paula: I’m Worried My Parents Are Getting Ripped Off By Their Financial Advisor … Help!
The Four Quadrants of A Successful Life, with Andrew Hallam
Ask Paula: Should I Invest in Index Funds More Actively?
Practical Investing and the Efficient Frontier, with Joe Saul-Sehy
Ask Paula: FIRE vs. FOMO -- How Do You Balance Between These?
A Hospice Doctor's Advice on Financial Independence, with Jordan Grumet
Ask Paula: How Do I Make Sure I Don't Spend the Money I've Invested?
The Secret to Perfect Timing
Ask Paula: Should I Pull Money from My Emergency Fund to Invest or Pay Off Debt?
The Six Myths of Productivity
Ask Paula: How Much Should We Spend on a Wedding?
A Candid Conversation with Mr. Money Mustache & Paula Pant
Ask Paula: How Should We Invest to Retire By Our Mid-40’s?
The Radical Invention of the Index Fund, with Robin Wigglesworth
Ask Paula: How Can We Reach Financial Independence by 35?
How to Understand Your Medical Bill, with Marshall Allen
Ask Paula: I’m Bored at Work, and I’m 14 Years from Retirement; Should I Tough It Out?
Are We Heading for a Housing Crash in 2022?
Ask Paula: How to Make Smarter Real Estate Decisions
Courage and The Consequences of Inaction, with Ryan Holiday
How to Make $1 Million in Business with No Employees, with Elaine Pofeldt
How to Invest in Real Estate, Debt-Free, from Thousands of Miles Away, with Rich Carey
Why Investors Need a Latticework of Ideas, with Morgan Housel
Habits are Overrated, with Kristen Berman
Ask Paula: Should We Sell a Condo if We’re Barely Breaking Even?
What You Think You Want vs. What You Really Want, with Luke Burgis
Ask Paula -- What Paintbrush Did Michelangelo Use? (said no one ever)
The End of Recessions?, with Ben Carlson
Ask Paula: What’s the Point of Financial Independence if I’m Not Going to Retire?
Four Thousand Weeks, with Oliver Burkeman
Ask Paula: How Do I Know If I’m Ready to Retire?
Challenging Your Confirmation Bias, with Economist Larry Kotlikoff
Ask Paula: I’m on the Verge of Retirement and My Taxes are Rising … Help!
Decoding Greatness, with Ron Friedman, Ph.D
Ask Paula: The Dangers of Frugality
Bitcoin for Beginners
Ask Paula: I Make $50,000; How Can I Buy a House?
What's in Store for the Economy and the Future of Work?, with ChooseFI hosts Brad Barrett and Jonathan Mendonsa
Ask Paula: If I Retire at 50, How Do I Bridge the Gap?
How to Transition to Your Dream Career, with Ashley Stahl
Ask Paula: Thinking about Money from First Principles
The Scout Mindset, with Julia Galef
Ask Paula: How to Think About Finances at the 30,000-Foot Level
How to Win at Work & Succeed at Life, with Michael Hyatt & Megan Hyatt Miller
Ask Paula: I Doubled My Investments During the Pandemic. What Should I Do Next?
The Science of Behavioral Change, with Katy Milkman
Ask Paula: I’m Worried About My Parent’s Retirement. What Should I Do?
The Unspoken Rules that Could Cost You Thousands, with Gorick Ng
Ask Paula: How Should I Invest $5,000 Per Month?
The Surprising Solution to Overthinking, with Jon Acuff
Ask Paula: What Should I Do With $25,000?
Are We Due For Another Housing Market Crash?
Ask Paula: I Want to Travel After I Retire; How Much Should I Save?
The Tax Risks That Could Blow Up Your Retirement Plan, with Ed Slott
Ask Paula: How to Shift From Financial Independence to a Mini-Retirement?
The 7 Steps to Financial Independence + 7 Rules of Investing, with JD Roth
Ask Paula: Help! I Can Only Save $200 a Month
A World Without Email, with Cal Newport
The Financial Benefits of Optimism, with Michelle Gielan
Ask Paula: How Can I Reach FIRE in 11 Years?
The Two-Fund Investment Portfolio, with Paul Merriman
Ask Paula and Joe: Should I Sell My $575,000 in Tesla Stock?
How to Talk to Friends about Money, with Erin Lowry
PSA Thursday Part II: Let the People Trade!
PSA Thursday: Wall Street Bets, GameStop, and the Rise of Meme Stocks
Ask Paula: Should I Househack or Pay Off My Student Loans?
Investing is the Art of Probabilistic Thinking
What Your Childhood Taught You About Money, with Rachel Cruze
Ask Paula: If I Were to Interview Suze Orman Again Today, How Would It Go?
The One Question That Makes Everything Easier, with Geoff Woods
PSA Thursday: Kickoff 2021 with a 31-Day Challenge
Ask Paula: I’m an Investor Who likes Volatility; What Should I Buy?
PSA Thursday - Year-End Tax Moves to Finish 2020
How to Command Respect at Work, with Tracy Tutor
Ask Paula: Is Upgrading Our Lifestyle Worth Mortgaging a More Expensive House?
PSA Thursday: What’s Happening with Student Loans?
Business Principles that Improve Your Life, with Josh Kaufman
Ask Paula: How Should You Invest a $1 Million Lump Sum?
PSA Thursday: To Buy or Not to Buy?
Put Yourself on the Hook, with Seth Godin
PSA Thursday: How to Slash Your Food Budget, with Rosemary Fotheringham
Ask Paula: How Long Will It Take Me to Become a Millionaire?
Ask Paula: How Can I Pay for Grad School?
PSA Thursday: Broadcasting Live from FinConX
The Psychology of Money, with Morgan Housel
PSA Thursday: Teaching Technology to the Elderly
Ask Paula: Could the Stock Market Be Too Much of a Gamble?
PSA Thursday - The Affordable Care Act, with Tanja Hester
The Smart Way to Start a Side Hustle, with Alan Donegan
PSA Thursday - What’s in Store for the Rest of 2020?
The Art of Decision-Making, with Annie Duke
Ask Paula - Could This NYC Couple Contribute Only $10,000 Per Year Towards Retirement?
How to Avoid Financial and Life Disasters, with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
The Loopholes That Destroy Our Ability to Form Habits, with Gretchen Rubin
Timeless Financial Lessons from My Grandma, with Michelle Singletary
Cut the Fluff and Become a Digital Minimalist, with Dr. Cal Newport
Avoid These 13 Hidden Money Mistakes That Most People Make, with Jill Schlesinger
Finding Hope and Happiness in a Confusing World, with Mark Manson
The Emotional Complexity of Money, with Dr. Dan Ariely
PSA Thursday - How to Avoid Parental Burnout, with Andy Hill
Ask Paula: I’m Three Years from Retirement. How Should I Invest?
PSA Thursday - Here's a simple framework for deciding how to earn extra income
Retirement Planning in 2020, with Dr. Wade Pfau
Ask Paula: Buy a Home, Buy Investments, or Pay Off Debt? How Do I Decide?
How to Ask Better Questions, with Charles Duhigg
PSA Thursday - Get Ready for a School Year Like No Other with Mandy Bert and Rob Phelan
Ask Paula: Should I Invest or Pay Off My Mortgage Early?
How to Talk To Your Tenants About Financial Difficulties
This Year’s Financial Reckoning, with Farnoosh Torabi
Ask Paula: Your Real Estate Questions, Answered
PSA Thursday: The Impact of Evictions, with Princeton University Eviction Lab expert Alieza Durana
Personality Isn’t Permanent, with Dr. Benjamin Hardy
PSA Thursday: How to Stay Safe During the Reopenings
Ask Paula: How Do I Pick the Right Mix of Investments for My Retirement Portfolio?
PSA Thursday: The History of the PPP -- and 4 Extra Relief Options for Entrepreneurs
How to Build Financial Resilience in 2020, with Dr. Brad Klontz, financial psychologist
Ask Paula: I'm Taking a Mini-Retirement in a Pandemic. What Should I Do?
PSA Thursday - Your Complete Guide to Donor Advised Funds
Why I Quit My Job in the Middle of a Recession -- Interview from Lessons from a Quitter
PSA Thursday - How Does the CARES Act Impact Student Loans?
Ask Paula: Should I Fire My Financial Advisor During a Pandemic?
How to Lead with a Vision, with Michael Hyatt
PSA Thursday -- Actions Speak Louder Than Words
PSA Thursday - Your Guide to Giving: How to Donate, Volunteer and Practice Spontaneous Kindness
Ask Paula: Can I Quit My Job Before I'm Financially Independent?
How to Stop Screwing Up Our Finances, Even in a World That Leads Us Astray -- with Dr. Dan Ariely
PSA Thursday: How Can I End 2020 in a Stronger Position Than I Started It?
Ask Paula: Bonds Are Tanking. Should I Switch to Real Estate Instead?
PSA Thursday: How Is The Pandemic Affecting the Housing Market?
How Your Personality Affects Your Finances, with Dr. Sarah Stanley Fallaw
Ask Paula: Should I Invest During the Pandemic?
PSA Thursday: How Bad Is the Stock Market Crash?
The Thinker's Guide to Market Volatility, with Dr. Steve Wendel and Sam Lamas
Ask Paula: Will the Stimulus Cause Massive Inflation?
PSA Thursday: 31 Tips to Stay Productive as you Work From Home
From High School Dropout to Successful Entrepreneur, Author and World Traveler -- with Chris Guillebeau
PSA Thursday: How to Build an Emergency Fund During an Emergency
Ethical Investing 101, with Dr. Jon Hale, Head of Sustainability Research for Morningstar
How to Talk to Your Parents About Retirement and Beyond — with Cameron Huddleston
PSA Thursday: I Tested Positive for Coronavirus. Here's What It Feels Like.
Covid-19 and the Bear Market
OMG Monday: Welp, I Have a Fever of 102.3 Degrees
PSA Thursday: Social Distancing is Social Solidarity
Ask Paula: Is the Stock Market Going to Crash in 2020? How Should I Invest in a Bear Market?
Pain, Grief, and the Pursuit of Financial Independence, with Jillian Johnsrud
Ask Paula: I’m 24 and Won a $1 Million Settlement. How Should I Handle This Money?
Why I Quit My Job with No Savings When My Wife Was Five Months Pregnant (and What Happened Next?!), with Grant Baldwin
Ask Paula: How Can I Retire in 10 Years with Rental Properties?
The Art of Trusting Your Most Dangerous Ideas, with Ash Ambirge, The Middle Finger Project
Ask Paula: Should I Raid My Retirement Savings to Pay for School?
10 Questions to Master Successful Investing, with David Stein
Ask Paula: Should I Put My Student Loans in Forbearance? Should I Buy a Vacation Rental? and More
How to Stop Making So Many Money Mistakes, with Jeff Kreisler
Ask Paula and Joe -- Should I BUY a Business, Instead of Starting One?
How We Saved $1 Million and Retired at 31 and 32, with Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung
Ask Paula: Sooo … I Quit My Job. What Type of Business Should I Start?
26 Easy Moves to Improve Your Finances in 2020
Ask Paula: How Can I Retire in 12 Years?
How to Avoid College Debt, with Anthony ONeal
Ask Paula: How Can I Get My Spouse Interested in Frugality?
How to Develop Emotional Agility, with Dr. Susan David
Ask Paula: Help! My Mom or Dad Took Out a Credit Card in My Name. Am I On the Hook?
What I Learned from Losing $170 Million, with Noah Kagan
Ask Paula: How Can I Get the Most from My Mini-Retirement?
How to Make Time for Things That Matter, with John Zeratsky
Ask Paula: How to Invest for the Next Five Years
The Science of Rapid Learning, with Scott Young, author of Ultralearning
Ask Paula: Should I Choose This or That? How to Weigh the Tradeoffs
Seven Ways to Escape the Rat Race - with Michael Robinson
Ask Paula: How Much of My Company Stock Should I Buy?
Stillness is the Key, with Ryan Holiday
Ask Paula: How Should I Invest $4,000 Per Month for Early Retirement?
Why We're Irrational with Money - with Kristen Berman
Interview on the FI Show: Financial Independence Philosophy and Origin Story | Paula Pant from Afford Anything
How Much Can I Spend in Retirement? - with Dr. Wade Pfau
The Seven Stages of Financial Independence, with Joshua Sheats
ChooseFI Interview
Andrew Hallam (Part Two): The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School
Andrew Hallam (Part One): How I Became a Millionaire on a Teacher's Salary
What’s Your Why? Financial Independence, Debt Freedom and More
How to Be an Adult - with Mark Manson
Ask Paula: Are Index Funds Unsafe?
How to Talk to Your Parents About Retirement and Beyond -- with Cameron Huddleston
Ask Paula: Should I Take a $30k Paycut for Better Work-Life Balance, or Stick it Out?
When Career Zigzagging is Smarter - with David Epstein
Ask Paula: Am I On-Track for Retirement?
Upgrade Your Thinking, with Super Thinking authors Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann
Ask Paula: Early Retirement and The Four Percent Rule
Slow Travel is Cheap Travel - with Nomadic Matt
Ask Paula: Which House Should I Pay Off First?
What I’ve Learned from Interviewing 500 Millionaires -- with Jaime Masters of Eventual Millionaire
Ask Paula: The Three-Year Reunion with J. Money
The Japanese Art of Being a Zen Millionaire, with Ken Honda
Ask Paula: Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA -- What Should I Choose?
Starting Over at 40 with Six Kids, with Wendy Mays
Ask Paula: I Make $168,000 Per Year and Spend $5,000 Per Year. What’s Next?
The 7 Faces of Fear -- with Ruth Soukup
Ask Paula: I Spent Ten Years in School, and Now I’m Behind on Retirement Savings
The Latte Factor, with author David Bach
Ask Paula — Would You Live in an RV to Save Money?
The Next Millionaire Next Door, with Dr. Sarah Stanley Fallaw
Ask Paula: How Does My Net Worth Compare to Others My Age?
The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, with Daniel Pink
Ask Paula - The Real Estate Episode
How Mike and Lauren Retired at 30 with an Average Income of $56,000 / Year
Ask Paula: How Do I Talk to Friends who Ridicule the Idea of FIRE?
The Alter Ego Effect, with Todd Herman
Ask Paula: Should I Sell My Rental Property to Pay Off My Student Loans?
Thirteen Dumb Mistakes Smart People Make with Their Money - with CBS News analyst Jill Schlesinger
Ask Paula: How Should I Plan a Mini-Retirement?
The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, with Elaine Pofeldt
Ask Paula: We Want to Start Househacking in a Duplex. Should We?
How to Make Work Optional, with Tanja Hester
Ask Paula: Should I Buy a House or Catch Up on Retirement Savings?
Digital Minimalism - with Dr. Cal Newport
Three Percent is the New Four Percent - with Larry Swedroe, Retirement Planning Expert
Ask Paula: I'm 48 and Retiring Next Year. Should I Buy More Rentals?
When a Child of Financial Chaos Stumbles into Adulthood - with Paulette Perhach
Ask Paula: Should I Buy a Nice Car or Save My Money?
The biggest study of everyday millionaires in 25 years - with Chris Hogan
Ask Paula - When Should I NOT Use the One Percent Rule for a Rental Property?
One Tweak a Week in 2019 -- Easy Improvements to Your Financial Life in 2019
How to Optimize Your Time and Energy -- with Mike Vardy, The Productivityist
Ask Paula: Should I Pay Off Student Loans While in School?
Everything I Learned About Money Came from My Grandmother - with Michelle Singletary of the Washington Post
Ask Paula - Should I Invest in Index Funds or Rental Properties?
How and Why I Took a Mini-Retirement, with Bob Lotich
Ask Paula - The Future of Index Fund Investing
AI and The Future of Jobs - with author Darrell West
Ask Paula - How Can I Get My Friends Interested in FIRE?
The Paradox of FI -- with Jonathan Mendonsa and Brad Barrett of Choose FI
Ask Paula - I Have Three Kids and I'm Hoping for Financial Independence
What I Love About the FIRE Movement - with Clark Howard
Ask Paula - Can You Force a Rental Property to Cash Flow?
How to Build Incredible Habits - with James Clear
Ask Paula - How Can I Send My 4 Children to College?
Suze Orman Says $2 Million is Nothing; You Need $10 Million to Retire Early. Internet Explodes
Why I Hate the FIRE Movement, says Suze Orman
How to Make Better Decisions -- with Dr. Brian Portnoy
Ask Paula: "I Feel Like I Don't Deserve My Success. What Should I Do?"
How I Reached Financial Independence through Real Estate - with Chad Carson
Tell Me About Something That Scared You - from Camp FI
Ask Paula - Should I Sell My House and Invest the Equity?
How to Believe Your Time is Abundant -- with Laura Vanderkam
Ask Paula - Where Should I Keep My Money if I Want to Retire Early?
How I Paid Off $500,000 in Credit Card Debt, then Launched a Company with $35 Million in Annual Revenue -- with Rand Fishkin, Founder of Moz
Ask Paula - What Do You Think of Real Estate Crowdfunding?
Life After Financial Independence - with millionaire investor Emma Pattee
How Can We Downsize from Two Incomes to One?
The Gap Between Knowing and Doing - with Dr. Stephen Wendel from Morningstar
Ask Paula - Should I Buy a Rental Property with an HOA?
How I Save Half of My Income as a Firefighter, While Living in an Expensive City -- with Kim E.
How to Create an Authentic Life
Ask Paula: What the F**k are Annuities?
How I Bought 20 Houses, Debt-Free, While Serving Overseas in the Military - with Rich Carey
Ask Paula - How Can I Get a Downpayment for a Rental Property?
How Radical Curiosity Leads to Innovation in Life and Work - with Shane Snow, founder of Contently
Ask Paula and Joe -- How to Give More to Charity While Also Building Financial Independence
Ask Paula - I'm Six Years Away From Financial Independence, But I Want to Quit Now
How We Slashed Our Costs 70 Percent and Gained Happiness -- with Scott Rieckens
Ask Paula - Should I Sell Stocks to Buy a Rental Property
How I Paid Off Thousands in Credit Card Debt - with Laura Adams, from Money Girl Podcast
Should I Choose a Roth vs. Traditional IRA and 401k for Early Retirement?
Four Unhealthy Attitudes Towards Money -- with Dr. Brad Klontz, Financial Therapist
Ask Paula - Should I Buy a Beachfront Rental Property?
How to Gain a Competitive Edge, with Morgan Housel
Ask Paula and Joe - Should I Sell My Brand-New Car (and Lose $6,000 in 4 Months)?
Your Money or Your Life -- with Vicki Robin, bestselling author
Ask Paula - I'd Like to Airbnb a Yurt. Should I?
How I Retired at Age 32 - with Liz Thames from Frugalwoods
Ask Paula - I'm Retiring at 53. How Will Early Retirement Impact My Social Security?
How Much Can I Spend in Retirement? - with Dr. Wade Pfau
Ask Paula - How Do I Buy a Foreclosure? - and Other Real Estate Questions
How to Avoid Killing Your Spouse (and Should You Get Married in the First Place?) - with Farnoosh Torabi
Ask Paula -- Help! I'm Underwater on My Car!
How Dave Ramsey Taught His Kids About Money -- with Rachel Cruze
Ask Paula -- How Should I Invest $100K in Real Estate?
How I Run a Six-Figure Business and Host an Airbnb while Traveling the World -- with Natalie Sisson
Ask Paula - How to Convince a Spouse to Invest in Low-fee Index Funds?
How We Retired at Age 38 and 41 -- with Tanja Hester & Mark Bunge
Ask Paula -- Get Ready for the Next Recession
How to Create a Complaint-Free World -- with Will Bowen
Ask Paula - I Don't Know How to Invest
How Scott Harrison Brought Clean Water to 7.3 Million People
Ask Paula - How to Estimate Repair Costs, File Taxes on Rental Income, and More
Life as an Experiment -- with A.J. Jacobs
Ask Paula - How Can I Learn about Money from the People Around Me?
Random Smattering of Lessons on Money, Work and Life — plus A Call for Radical Authenticity
Ask Paula - Should I Sell My Rental Property and Invest the Proceeds in the Market?
The Code of Trust, with Robin Dreeke
Life After Financial Freedom, with Brandon - the Mad FIentist
How I Grew BiggerPockets From 0 to 870,000 Members - with Joshua Dorkin
Ask Paula - The Side Hustle Episode
There Are More Heroes Than Villains
How to Be Awesome at Your Job, with Pete Mockaitis
Ask Paula - Should I Be an Out-of-State Airbnb Host?
Money for the Rest of Us, with JD Stein
Ask Paula - The Early Retirement Episode
The Secret Lives of Introverts - with Jenn Granneman
Ask Paula - How Do I Hire an All-Star Rental Property Team?
How to Spend Less, Earn More and Grow the Gap
Ask Paula -- I'm Tired of Paying Rent. Should I Buy a House?
Imagine You Only Have 10 Years to Live ...
Ask Paula - When is Lifestyle Inflation a Smart Business Decision?
Myths about Money - Are Your Ideas Holding You Back?
Ask Paula - Should I Keep My Properties in an LLC
How to Make Money without a Job -- with Nick Loper from Side Hustle Nation
Ask Paula: No, Really, I'm Asking for a Friend! -- How to Crush $500,000 in Debt
This is The Toughest Episode I've Created So Far
Ask Paula - How Do You Pick a Rental Property?
Get Me Out of This Crappy Job! - with Jenny Blake, author of Pivot
Joe Says Life Insurance Won’t Make the Headline. But it Did.
How I Bootstrapped a $4 Million Company, with Laura Roeder
Ask Paula (and Will) - How Technology is Changing the Future of Real Estate Investing
What I've Learned from 9 Years of Nonstop Travel, with Geraldine DeRuiter, The Everywhereist
Ask Paula - How to Handle an Inheritance, Should I Invest in Properties or Start a Business, and More.
Jen Sincero says she used to be a "grouchy broke person"
Ask Paula - How to Repay $50k in Student Loans on a $31k Income, What's the Deal with Bonds, and Do I Really Need Insurance
What Chess Taught Me About Making Smarter Life Moves -- with Steve Gossett
Ask Paula -- Should I Loan Money to Friends? Stay Sane While Repaying Debt? ... and More
Can I Retire Yet? - with Roger Whitney, the Retirement Answerman
Erin Lowry on Raising Children Who Are Enabled, Not Entitled
Ask Paula - The Real Estate Edition
Ask Paula - How to Invest Your Tax Refund, Save for College, and Avoid Massive Pitfalls
Ask Paula -- How to Care for Aging Parents, Buy a Car, and Organize a Business
Take Radical Responsibility for Your Life -- a Breakfast Chat with 26-Year-Old Millionaire Emma Pattee
How to Improve Your Relationship with Money
Michael Kitces -- Your Mind is More Powerful Than Money
Ask Paula - Travel vs. Passive Income, Proximity in Real Estate Investing and Selling Off Properties
Ask Paula - Q&A Featuring Special Guest Joe Saul-Sehy from Stacking Benjamins
John Lee Dumas - From Small-Town Kid to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur
Andrew Hallam (Part Two): The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School
Andrew Hallam: How I Became a Millionaire on a Teacher's Salary
Ask Paula -- Death, Taxes, Crushing Debt and Moving in with Mom
Philip Taylor - Top 5 Financial Lessons PT Learned in the Past Decade
Billy Murphy - Expected Value, or What Professional Poker Taught Me About Running a 7-Figure Business
From Money Moron to Millionaire, with Scott Alan Turner
Ask Paula - Automating Savings, Starting a Blog, Emergency Funds, Investing in Real Estate Confidently, and More
Live Q&A with Paula on Real Estate and Travel
How to Combat Lifestyle Inflation, with Julia Kelly
Six Types of Financial Frenemies, with Mary Beth Storjohann
Ask Paula - Retirement Savings in Your 50's, Starting a Side Hustle, Buying Health Insurance, Home Warranties, and More
Behind-the-Scenes Mastermind Call - with J.D. Roth
How to Overcome Procrastination and Perfectionism, with Stephen Guise
How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy, with Clark Howard
The Unbelievable Power of Building a Community - Live at FinCon
Ask Paula - Should I Invest $5,500 in One Huge Chunk? - and More Investing Questions
"Why I Quit My Dream Job" – with entrepreneur Leslie Samuel
Jean Chatzky Shares Money Rules for Modern Life
The Incredible Value of Deep Work, Instead of Distraction – with Cal Newport
Ask Paula: Investing, Rebalancing and Renovating
The Power of Habit Formation, with Gretchen Rubin
The Seven Stages of Financial Independence, with Joshua Sheats
Why You're Not As Busy As You Think, with Laura Vanderkam
Chris Guillebeau -- How to Live a Remarkable Life in a Conventional World
Ask Paula -- Should I Buy a Turnkey Rental Property? -- and More Real Estate Investing Question
How to Start Freelancing on the Side, with Carrie Smith from Careful Cents
How I Built a Six-Figure Online Store -- with Steve Chou from My Wife Quit Her Job
How I Became a Millionaire on a Military Salary - with Doug Nordman
Ask Paula: The Market Might Drop. Should I Sell?
The Simple Path to Wealth, with Jim Collins
Okay, I’m Financially Independent. Now What? -- with Jim Wang
Ask Paula: Pay Debt vs Buy a Home? Invest in Index Funds vs Creative Alternative?
How I Woke Up, Removed the Blindfold, and Noticed My Money for the First Time -- with Evelyn Connors
Pete the Planner, Comedian-Turned-Money-Columnist, on Millionaires and Mock Retirements
The Last Show With Jay
The Stacking Benjamins Roundtable Plays a Game of 'Would You Rather'
Ask Us Anything #4 - Betterment, Wealthfront, Robo-Investing -- What's the Deal?
Farnoosh Torabi, Host of CNBC's Follow the Leader, Spills the Secrets of Successful CEOs
How Jeremy and Winnie Retired in Their 30's
Making Money as a Voice Over Actor with Carrie Olsen
From Debt to Financial Independence, with Get Rich Slowly Founder JD Roth
Football and Hip-Hop's Financial Advisor Rob Wilson Talks About Managing Celebrity Money
Ask Us Anything #3 - Real Estate Investing Edition
Making Money as an Uber and Lyft Driver, with The RideShare Guy Harry Campbell
How Aaron Epstein Went from Side Hustler to Selling a Multi-Million Dollar Company
Ask Us Anything #2 - Dollar Cost Averaging, Pay off Debt or Invest
So You Want to Be a Blogger?
How to Destroy Your Stupid Debt, with Steve Stewart (and the controversy around Dave Ramsey!)
Ask Us Anything #1 - Student Loan Help, Tax Hacks, Time Management Tips and REITs
Making $100k from eBay and Airbnb with Jay & Ryanne
From Millionaire to Broke, Plus the Habits of the Rich, with Tom Corley
Tools We Use to Kick Ass and Grow Wealth
How Jay Became a Half-a-Millionaire -- and Why He Wants You to Track Your Net Worth
The Mad Fientist Reveals the Science of Financial Independence
How to Transition from Hustler to Entrepreneur
How Kids Affect Your Hustle (and it's Okay!)
Ultimate Beginner Guide to Real Estate Investing
Habits We Rock to Kick Ass and Grow Wealth
Don’t Feel Guilty - Buy a Coke Zero and Pay Someone to Mow Your Lawn