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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- Q&A: ChatGPT Built Her $1.2M Portfolio … But Should You Trust It? 09.09.2025
- First Friday: Jerome Powell's Remarks at Jackson Hole 05.09.2025
- Q&A: How to Invest in Your Community (by Finding the Third Option) 02.09.2025
- [GREATEST HITS] James Clear: How Small Daily Actions Compound Into Life-Changing Wealth [RERUN] 29.08.2025
- Q&A: Can You Open an IRA for Someone Else's Kid? (And Should You?) 26.08.2025
- How to Talk to Your Parents About Money, with Behavioral Economist Etinosa Agbonlahor 22.08.2025
- Q&A: Gold vs. Stocks – and Why Inflation Panic Makes You Poor 19.08.2025
- Wharton Professor: The 7 Hidden Types of Entrepreneurs | with Lori Rosenkopf 15.08.2025
- Q&A: How to Spot Investment Scams Before You Lose Everything 12.08.2025
- How to Get Everything You Want at Work 08.08.2025
- Q&A: Is ChatGPT's Portfolio Better Than VTSAX? 05.08.2025
- BONUS First Monday: How Did the BLS Get the Jobs Report So Wrong? 04.08.2025
- First Friday: We Were Wrong About 258,000 Jobs (This Changes Everything) 02.08.2025
- Nick Maggiulli: The Wealth Ladder Has Six Rungs (and Most People Never Climb Past Four) 30.07.2025
- Why Nice People Struggle with Money, with Dr. Sandra Matz, Professor at Columbia Business School 25.07.2025
- Q&A: When Being Good With Money … Isn't Good Enough 22.07.2025
- The Hidden Psychology Behind Failed Dreams, with Yale’s Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle 18.07.2025
- JL Collins Part 2: What Happens When You Don't Need to Work Anymore? 15.07.2025
- JL Collins Part 1: The Simple Path vs. The "Optimal" Path 11.07.2025
- Q&A: “Help! My Mom’s Financial Crisis Is Becoming Mine!” 08.07.2025
