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Afford Anything

Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

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. Every decision is a trade-off aga...

Episodes

20 of 849 episodes

Acorns CEO: The Scariest Part of Investing Is the First Step, with Noah Kerner

Over half of young Americans avoid looking at their money to cope with stress, and the CEO of Acorns says he was one of them. In his twentie...

00:56:22Oct 30, 2026

Q&A: I’m the Executor of Dad’s $500K Portfolio. Should I Cash It Out?

A bond fund that lost 38% feels like proof you should have bought individual bonds instead. But individual bonds would have lost value too;...

01:10:17Oct 27, 2026

3 Million Americans Got Rich From Boring Businesses. Here's How, with Owen Zidar & Eric Zwick

#761: Roughly 3 million Americans who own private businesses — car dealerships, beer distributors, dental practices — are collectively worth...

01:33:35Oct 23, 2026

Q&A: $1 Million Invested, $100K a Year to Live On. Do We Ever Need to Save Again?

#760: A couple in their late 30s and early 40s with $1 million invested may never need to save another dollar for retirement, because left a...

00:57:40Oct 20, 2026

My Bank Account Hit Zero ... Then I Got Rich -- with Jaspreet Singh of Minority Mindset

#759: At 19, Jaspreet Singh bought a rental for $8,000. What followed was a nightmare tenant, a lawsuit, and a later house stripped of its c...

01:39:41Oct 16, 2026

My Bank Account Hit Zero ... Then I Got Rich -- with Jaspreet Singh of Minority Mindset

#759: At 19, Jaspreet Singh bought a rental for $8,000. What followed was a nightmare tenant, a lawsuit, and a later house stripped of its c...

102:41Oct 16, 2026

Q&A: "I’m 26 and No Longer Motivated by Money. Am I Unemployable?”

#758: Joe says that if you tell an employer you’re not motivated by money, you’re unemployable. Paula says that’s exactly the person she wan...

01:10:42Oct 13, 2026

Q&A: "I’m 26 and No Longer Motivated by Money. Am I Unemployable?”

#758: Joe says that if you tell an employer you’re not motivated by money, you’re unemployable. Paula says that’s exactly the person she wan...

72:42Oct 13, 2026

Steve Jobs Hated the Name “Genius Bar.” How He Came Around, with Ron Johnson

#757: Ron Johnson is the creator of the Apple Stores and former CEO of JCPenney. At age 24 Ron Johnson turned down a $120,000 Goldman Sachs...

01:45:20Oct 9, 2026

Steve Jobs Hated the Name “Genius Bar.” How He Came Around, with Ron Johnson

#757: Ron Johnson is the creator of the Apple Stores and former CEO of JCPenney. At age 24 Ron Johnson turned down a $120,000 Goldman Sachs...

108:20Oct 9, 2026

How Losing $500K in ‘08 Led One Trader to a Different Kind of Portfolio, with Jared Dillian

#756: In September 2008, Jared Dillian watched about half a million dollars of Lehman Brothers stock go to zero in a single week. He wasn't...

00:50:19Oct 6, 2026

How Losing $500K in ‘08 Led One Trader to a Different Kind of Portfolio, with Jared Dillian

#756: In September 2008, Jared Dillian watched about half a million dollars of Lehman Brothers stock go to zero in a single week. He wasn't...

52:19Oct 6, 2026

First Friday: AI, Debt, and a Social Security Shortfall. Should Your Money Plans Change? With Rob Berger

#755: Many retirees fear running out of money more than they fear dying. AI is reshaping the economy, the U.S. now spends over $1 trillion o...

01:07:34Oct 2, 2026

AI, Debt, and a Social Security Shortfall. Should Your Money Plans Change? With Rob Berger

#755: Many retirees fear running out of money more than they fear dying. AI is reshaping the economy, the U.S. now spends over $1 trillion o...

69:34Oct 2, 2026

Q&A: We Have $80K in Cash and Want a 1–2 Year Sabbatical. Is It Enough?

#754: Four months of savings in the bank, a goal of eight, and a career break she's excited to fund. Does everything else really have to wai...

01:12:05Sep 29, 2026

Q&A: We Have $80K in Cash and Want a 1–2 Year Sabbatical. Is It Enough?

#754: Four months of savings in the bank, a goal of eight, and a career break she's excited to fund. Does everything else really have to wai...

74:05Sep 29, 2026

Why 60,000 New York Apartments Sit Empty in a Housing Crisis, with Kenny Burgos

#753: New York City is short roughly half a million homes, yet at least 60,000 rent-regulated apartments sit empty. Under current rules, man...

01:23:39Sep 25, 2026

Why 60,000 New York Apartments Sit Empty in a Housing Crisis, with Kenny Burgos

#753: New York City is short roughly half a million homes, yet at least 60,000 rent-regulated apartments sit empty. Under current rules, man...

85:39Sep 25, 2026

Q&A: I’m Tired of Managing My Rental Property. Should I Sell It?

#752: A caller's rental is performing fine, but a late-paying tenant and a roof replacement have her ready to sell it before she moves to Ma...

00:58:05Sep 22, 2026

Q&A: I’m Tired of Managing My Rental Property. Should I Sell It?

#752: A caller's rental is performing fine, but a late-paying tenant and a roof replacement have her ready to sell it before she moves to Ma...

60:05Sep 22, 2026