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Ask Paula: Did the Great Recession Lead to the FIRE Movement?
#392: Colleen and her husband own SEVEN paid off rental homes. Now they’re heading into retirement and disagree on what to do with some of that equit…
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07/20/2022
Powerful Tactics to Take Control of Your Life and Career, with Dr. Reza Abraham
#391: Dr. Reza Abraham, an international leadership consultant, walks us through a framework of staying in control of your career and your life. This…
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07/13/2022
Ask Paula: Help! My Bills Are Too High
#390: We start this episode with two anonymous callers who have opposite problems: one says her bills are too high, while the other is worried that s…
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07/06/2022
Invest Anywhere: Should I Bother Investing in Long-Distance Real Estate?
#389: Should you bother investing in real estate … especially from a distance? Is the hassle worth it? What’s the upside? Do you really want this? Or…
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07/01/2022
Feeling Anxious About Your Investments?, with Scott Nations
#388: Recessions are terrifying. Market crashes often bring out the worst in people’s anxieties and fears. This fear triggers us to act even more irr…
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06/29/2022
Ask Paula: Is a Crash Coming?
#387: Lila is concerned about inflation and the risk of a recession. Should she invest in the stock market, despite the scary headlines? Or should sh…
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06/22/2022
The Psychology of Secrets, with Dr. Michael Slepian
#386: We all have our secrets. We keep some secrets from bosses, colleagues and clients, like the fact that we hope to retire early, change careers, …
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06/15/2022
Ask Paula: How to Invest When You’re Unsure of the Goal
#385: Anonymous (“Jennifer”) keeps hearing us say that you should “start with the end in mind” – that your investments should match your goals and ti…
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06/08/2022
Invest Anywhere: Six Strategies to Make Money in Real Estate
#384: Welcome back to the third episode in our special series, Afford Anything Presents: Invest Anywhere. Invest Anywhere is a new monthly series tha…
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06/03/2022
How to Talk About Money with Confidence and Charisma, with Vanessa Van Edwards
#383: Behavioral researcher Vanessa Van Edwards, who runs the research lab Science of People, breaks down the psychological secrets behind feeling an…
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06/01/2022
Ask Paula: What Do I Do With Free Money?
#382: Joe is buying his first house hack and would like to understand if the FHA loan or the doctor loan would be better for him. Sara wants to leave…
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05/24/2022
How to Not Let Your Feelings Hijack Your Decisions, with Mollie West Duffy
#381: Maybe you’re envious of your friend who bought Bitcoin in 2015 and held until it hit 7-figures. Maybe you’re anxious about rapidly rising home …
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05/19/2022
Ask Paula: How to Optimize Your Investments Along the Efficient Frontier (If You Dare!)
#380: Matt wants to optimize his portfolio and wants to know if he should invest along the Efficient Frontier – despite the fact that the asset alloc…
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05/11/2022
Invest Anywhere: 4 Benefits and 5 Challenges of Long-Distance Real Estate Investing
#379: Welcome to our First Friday bonus episode. Once a month, Afford Anything presents a special feature called Invest Anywhere, in which we teach o…
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05/06/2022
Ask Paula: Should I Take a Higher-Paying Job if I Can’t Save As Much for Retirement?
#378: Anonymous is 25. She has a job offer that comes with a substantial raise. Hooray! Buuut … there’s a problem. If she accepts this job offer, her…
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05/05/2022
How I Discovered The 4 Percent Retirement Rule, with Bill Bengen
#377: Today’s episode is sheer retirement nerd bliss. We talk to the creator of the 4 percent retirement safe withdrawal rule, Bill Bengen. If you’re…
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04/26/2022
Ask Paula: How Should My 64-Year-Old Mom Handle a Toxic Boss?
#376: Meghan’s mom is 64 years old and suffering under a toxic boss. It’s tough to switch jobs at her age. How should she think through the next step…
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04/20/2022
The 2X Rule (and Other Wealth-Accelerating Advice), with Nick Maggiulli
#375: Here’s the deal: The majority of people who write about personal finance repeat the same tired aphorisms and cliches. “Millennials aren’t inves…
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04/13/2022
Ask Paula: How Can I Minimize My Taxes?
#374: Andy in Palm Springs wants to create an income stream through a taxable brokerage account. What strategy should he use to minimize the tax impa…
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04/06/2022
Invest Anywhere: The 5 Ways Real Estate Makes Money
#373: How do people make money in real estate? Many focus on rental income, but this is only one of five ways that properties create wealth. We exp…
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04/01/2022