The podcast delves into our relationship with money as Paula Pant, a financial journalist, simplifies finance concepts and empowers listeners to embrace financial responsibility. Topics include achieving financial independence, aligning spending with personal values, and simplifying investment strategies for future success

#13: Afford Anything founder Paula Pant joins Chris to discuss how you can afford ANYTHING (but not everything). They also discuss how you can escape the 9-5, start making passive income, and take mini and/or semi-retirements throughout your life. Paula Pant (@affordanything) is the founder and creator of Afford Anything where she runs an award winning personal finance website, a monthly newsletter, a top rated podcast and a Real Estate Investing Course. She built her career from scratch starting as a journalist making only $21,000 a year.Full show notes available at: https://www.allthehacks.com/paula-pant-afford-anythingPartner DealsFor all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: allthehacks.com/dealsResources MentionedConnect with Paula: Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeAfford Anything: Website | Podcast | Real Estate Investing CourseHer Book: Escape E-book Full Show Notes(00:15) Who Is Paula Pant?(01:15) What Does It Mean That You Can Afford Anything?(01:58) What You Get Wrong About Spending Your Money OR How You Trick Yourself Into Thinking You Are Being Smart With Money(05:05) Saving Money Might Not Be What You Should Focus On. Focus on Growing the Gap.(06:21) What Is Financial Freedom and Does It Mean You Have to Retire?(08:00) Can You Escape the 9 to 5 and Still Have a Job? (And 4 Factors Great Jobs Have)(10:14) If You Hate Your Job, Here’s a Two-Step Plan to Help You Build a Better Life(13:59) The Two Main Types of Side Hustles (Ones You Can Scale, and Ones You Can’t)(17:59) How Paula Transitioned Her Side Hustle Into a Full Business(20:29) If You’re Terrified of the Risk of Taking a Leap, This Advice Will Help(24:17) Why Passive Income Is NOT Free Money(26:48) Should You Invest in Rental Properties for Passive Income?(29:06) What You Must Do BEFORE Investing in Rental Properties?(30:12) Mistakes Beginner Real Estate Investors Make(31:38) How to Start Learning About Real Estate Investing for Beginners(34:25) Should You Invest in Alternatives to Buying Rental Properties (REIT Portfolios and Why Crowdsourced Real Estate Investing Is Not Good for You)(37:59) How Can You Better Value Your Time?(39:23) How to Get More Comfortable With Spending Money on Outsourcing Things You Can Potentially Do Yourself(43:46) Why Chris Bought a One-Way Ticket to Cairo?(47:58) How the Idea of Afford Anything Was Born (You Heard It Here First)(49:47) What Are Mini-Retirements and Semi-Retirements, and How Are They Different? (And Which Should You Do)(52:53) Taking Short Vacations vs. Taking Long Trips(56:05) Paula Pant’s Favorite Hack: Reframing Your Thoughts (You Are Probably Richer Than You Think)(59:48) How to Build a Daily Gratitude Habit and Stop It From Fading Away(1:04:20) How to Connect With Paula Pant Connect with All the HacksAll the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Membership | EmailChris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedInEditor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this podcast, Paula Pant, an incredible creator, discusses how to leverage attention to expand beyond personal brand and create a billion-dollar offer. Topics include monetizing audiences, building a brand separate from personal brand, scaling to a billion, success story of SwitchPod, and creating a subscription-based offer for a non-personal brand.

PT from Mastery of Money, Len Penzo from LenPenzo.com, and Paula Pant from Afford Anything podcast discuss market collapse, market timing, analyzing rental properties, and the strategy of buying items at full price.

In this insightful discussion, Paula Pant, a respected financial independence advocate and real estate expert, emphasizes the importance of adopting an entrepreneurial mindset. She challenges the notion of job scarcity, highlighting how reframing obstacles as opportunities can lead to personal growth. Paula encourages listeners to embrace resourcefulness, adaptability, and creativity in shaping their careers. She illuminates the idea that anyone can create their own job in today’s dynamic environment, fostering a sense of empowerment and innovation.

Paula Pant from Afford Anything shares her journey from celebrating a 77% savings rate to realizing its limited value in achieving financial freedom. She emphasizes the distinction between savings for deferred spending and investing for wealth growth. Pant urges listeners to focus on investing rates for true financial independence.

Explore unconventional ways to super-charge your savings with a focus on earning extra income, cutting major expenses, and challenging traditional financial advice. Discover practical strategies like the 80/20 budgeting approach, side gigs, and making significant changes to boost your savings rate and achieve financial goals faster.

Paula Pant of Afford Anything empowers listeners to break free from time, debt, and location constraints, guiding them towards unparalleled freedom. By harnessing money for financial independence, she discusses transitioning through stages of freedom for a life unbound by traditional limitations.

Guests include Paula Pant, Doc G, and Angelo Poli. They discuss achieving rewards without taking on additional risk, men's health and fashion choices, minimizing downside and maximizing upside in investments, health and wellness goals, strength training and fat loss, and taking risks for greater returns.

Paula Pant, expert on career burnout and the housing market, joins the podcast to discuss various topics including Perma-Bears on the economy, the housing market in 2024 and if you should buy a house now or wait, Bitcoin spot ETFs, career burnout and sabbaticals, fostering camaraderie in the workplace, the disconnect between economic data and consumer sentiment, prioritizing financial goals and resources, seeking reputable financial advice, and a chance to win prizes by participating in a survey.