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Afford Anything | Make smart choices about your money, time and productivity

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 846 episodes

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

Why Self-Worth Predicts Your Income More Than Your SAT Score Does, with Marisa Franco

#751: The belief that’s quietly sabotaging your progress might not even be true. Free worksheet to question it: https://affordanything.com/t...

01:05:15Sep 18, 2026

Why Self-Worth Predicts Your Income More Than Your SAT Score Does, with Marisa Franco

#751: The belief that’s quietly sabotaging your progress might not even be true. Free worksheet to question it: https://affordanything.com/t...

67:15Sep 18, 2026

Your "Diversified" Portfolio Might Secretly Be One Big Bet on AI, with Alec Litowitz

#750: Free worksheet: question the belief that might be keeping you stuck — before reality forces the update for you: http://affordanything....

01:55:09Sep 15, 2026