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My Husband Makes Double My Income, But Saves Nothing! Should I Be Worried?

Afford Anything - March 20, 2024 17:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#494: Tatyana is about to pay off her house at age 39! What’s next? Her husband, who earns twice as much (and whom she met after she bought the home), has no savings. They want a boat. Should she focus there? Matthew recently ended a relationship that resulted in a real estate buyout with an 8.1 ...

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Wall Street Secrets, with Your Rich BFF Vivian Tu

Afford Anything - March 13, 2024 08:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#493: Do you ever wonder what happens behind closed doors on Wall Street? Vivian Tu, also known as Your Rich BFF, is here to spill the tea. Vivian grew up in a modest immigrant family. After college, she found herself working insane hours on Wall Street after college. While working on Wall Street...

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I’m Earning Extra from my Side Hustle. But Does This Cramp My Chances at Investing?

Afford Anything - March 07, 2024 12:51 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#492: Christine’s business is struggling. She needs more income. If she adds a full-time remote job to her plate, how will her retirement and finances change? Rob enjoyed a banner year in 2023. He made over $1 million. But the sting of income tax has him making moves that violate his investment s...

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Why Bitcoin is Back in the News | First Friday

Afford Anything - March 01, 2024 22:38 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#491: Welcome, Emma Chamberlain’s fans!! Thanks for joining the Afford Anything community. You can find out how to escape the 9-to-5 grind at affordanything.com/escape Once a month, on the First Friday of the month, we explore the hot economic and money stories that are dominating the headlines. ...

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Inside the Mind of a Supercommunicator, with Charles Duhigg

Afford Anything - February 28, 2024 21:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#490: Great communication will get you a raise. It'll get you promoted. You'll land the corner office. You'll make friends and be the life of the party. You'll land business deals and form lucrative partnerships. Supercommunication is a superpower. But how do we build it? Sometimes, you might wa...

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Ask Paula: What to Do with a Six-Figure Windfall?

Afford Anything - February 21, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#489: Cara made $100,000 in commissions this year, her biggest bonus ever. What should she do with the money if she wants to retire early? An anonymous caller is upset that the 401k plan he sold his boss on is charging him an Assets Under Management (AUM) fee. Should he keep the 401k at all? Remy...

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Gut Instincts and Big Decisions, with Morgan Housel

Afford Anything - February 14, 2024 23:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#488: Ever made a flippant, seemingly minor decision that radically changed the course of your life? Morgan Housel has experienced this. At age 17, he made a quick decision that ended up saving his life. Sadly, two of his friends were less fortunate. He shares that story in today's podcast episod...

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Ask Paula: "Should I Put My Dreams on Hold … and Buy a House Instead?"

Afford Anything - February 07, 2024 16:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#487: Luis’s wife is killing it at her side hustle. The unexpected income has led Luis to YouTube for hacks to capitalize on their surplus. Can a 529 plan double as long-term care savings? Elizabeth is frustrated with the housing market. She’s been saving for years but isn’t anywhere near her goa...

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Stocks are Hot. Jobs are Hotter. What’s Next?

Afford Anything - February 02, 2024 16:23 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#486: By every definition of the word, we’re in a bull market. The S&P 500 hit record highs for five consecutive days last week, and remained strong throughout this week. The Dow is above 38,000 for the first time in history. Unemployment has stayed below 4 percent for 24 months, marking the stro...

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How to Start a Business in One Weekend, with Noah Kagan

Afford Anything - January 31, 2024 22:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#485: If you’ve ever thought: "I’d love a business BUT …” I don’t have TIME I don’t have MONEY I don’t have IDEAS I have TOO MANY ideas and I don't know where to start I'm not technical I'm not creative or artistic I'm not good at sales You're not alone. Countless people don't start busin...

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Ask Paula: The Hidden Cost of Student Loan Forgiveness

Afford Anything - January 24, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#484: Kristen’s financial advisor charges a 1.3 percent fee on her investments. They also sold her term life, whole life, and long-term disability insurance. Do they have her best interests at heart? Casey has $290,000 in student loan debt. He committed 10 years to one employer for a chance at pu...

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Thriving in a High-Pressure World, with Jennifer Breheny Wallace

Afford Anything - January 18, 2024 03:55 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#483: Competitive. Results oriented. Driven to be the very best. These are a few ways to describe achievement culture. Achievement culture can also be described as stressful, high pressure and unhealthy. Yet, there is consistently the pressure – internally and externally – to make more money, be ...

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Ask Paula: Should We Drain Our Brokerage to Make a HUGE Down Payment?

Afford Anything - January 10, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#482: A caller named “M” wonders if liquidating stocks for a larger down payment makes sense in a high-interest rate environment. An anonymous caller wants to take a pay cut to pursue his passions. But 75 percent of his net worth is in real estate. Is this too risky? Tiffanie hasn’t saved enough ...

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What’s In Store for 2024? Bitcoin, Home Buying, and Kiyosaki’s $1.2 billion in debt

Afford Anything - January 05, 2024 21:36 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#481: Predicting the stock market is a terrible idea. But we can look at economic indicators and upcoming events to get a big-picture, 30,000-foot view of where our economy might be heading in 2024. In today’s episode, we explore what’s in store for 2024. We talk about the recent surge in Bitcoin...

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Your Blueprint for Life's Toughest Challenges, with Hal Elrod

Afford Anything - January 04, 2024 10:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#480: The death of a sibling. Being declared dead after a head-on collision with a drunk driver. Suffering financially during the Great Recession. CANCER. Today’s guest, Hal Elrod, has battled all of these tough challenges. His little sister passed away in his mother's arms. Years later, Hal was...

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Ask Paula: Is Mom Getting Ripped Off by Her Investment Advisor?!

Afford Anything - December 27, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#479: Nicole’s 78-year-old mom is paying huge fees for low returns. How can Nicole help her mom make better investments? Paul is a single dad, worried about paying his daughter’s college costs. He’s trying to figure out how to report lower income on the FAFSA, so that his daughter can get better ...

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Buy the Damn Guac, with Jamila Souffrant

Afford Anything - December 20, 2023 21:55 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#478: Ever skipped that extra drink, pricey cheese, or a night out for the sake of your wallet? If this feels familiar, then you’ll appreciate today’s episode with Jamila Souffrant. Jamila is a Certified Financial Education Instructor, podcast host, and author, guiding us on making savvy choices ...

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Ask Paula: Investing for the Future vs. Paying Down the Past

Afford Anything - December 13, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#477: Kayla is torn between paying off a loan early or catching up on missed retirement contributions. Josh wants to retire early and meets the threshold for zero capital gains taxes. Should he put all his retirement savings into a brokerage account? An anonymous caller wants to know how to merge...

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Astronaut's Guide to Taking YOUR Moonshot, with Mike Massimino from NASA and Big Bang Theory

Afford Anything - December 06, 2023 22:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#476: Mike Massimino stared in disbelief at his TV. The date was July 16, 1969, and he marveled as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. At that moment, he knew he wanted to become an astronaut. He was six years old. But as Mike grew older, he developed more “realistic” dreams. After...

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Tribute to Charlie Munger, The Man Who Taught Warren Buffett How to Invest

Afford Anything - December 01, 2023 06:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#475: Born in 1924, Charlie Munger was raised during the Great Depression. At the time of his death on Tuesday, his net worth was estimated at $2.6 billion. But Munger’s greatest achievement wasn’t merely the scorecard of his net worth. His wit and wisdom, which Munger shared with the world throu...

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Surviving a $35,000 Credit Card Scam, Job Loss and Foreclosure, with Tiffany Aliche, The Budgetnista

Afford Anything - November 29, 2023 21:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#474: When Tiffany Aliche was in her 20’s, she fell victim to a credit card scam. A crafty swindler convinced her to take out a cash advance against her credit card for $35,000. He said that he’d invest the money and produce Bernie Madoff-style returns. She was an inexperienced investor. She beli...

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Ask Paula: How to Pay Off a $8,000 Medical Bill Without Going Broke

Afford Anything - November 24, 2023 21:22 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#473: Sarah has cash to pay a $8,000 medical bill but she’s reluctant to drain her savings. Should she sign up for the hospital’s interest-free payment plan? Jennie is an independent consultant but gets paid as a W-2 employee. Without access to a SEP IRA or a 401k plan, is there another option to...

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Happiness Habits, with Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks

Afford Anything - November 15, 2023 22:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#472: Imagine this: You’re a teenage musical prodigy, a world-class classical French horn player. You drop out of college at age 19 and spend your twenties touring the globe as a musician (including, once, tripping and falling off the stage at Carnegie Hall). At age 31, you retire from your music...

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Ask Paula: I Came Into A Lot of Money. What Should I Do With It?

Afford Anything - November 08, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#471: Bob split a $350,000 windfall between savings and paying down his mortgage. But now he’s wondering if he made a good choice. Can Paula and Joe do the math to justify his gut-driven decisions? Julia wants to tap the equity from a second home to buy a third home in Texarkana, Texas. Is this a...

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The GDP Grew 4.9 Percent, Unemployment is at a Near-Record Low … and Everybody’s Stressed About Layoffs

Afford Anything - November 03, 2023 17:28 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#470: The economy is booming. GDP grew 4.9 percent last quarter, the fastest rate of growth since 2021. Consumer spending jumped 4 percent. Unemployment is holding steady at 3.8 percent, historically low. The U.S. added net new jobs for the 34th consecutive month. And yet – people are worried. ...

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Ask Paula: Feeling FOMO About Your Home Equity? Here's What to Do

Afford Anything - November 01, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#469: Lindy feels like her $300,000 of accumulated equity could be put to better use. But she doesn’t want to buy more real estate right now. What’re her options? Katie wants to become a landlord in her home state but she’s concerned about the effects of redlining. Should she look into Section 8?...

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How MICE Impacts Your Money, with Bryan Kuderna

Afford Anything - October 26, 2023 17:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
Money management is all about setting priorities. Maybe you have the twin goals of sending your kids to college while also saving enough for retirement. And maybe you’re struggling to figure out how to balance the two. Today, Bryan Kuderna, a certified financial planner, shares a framework for he...

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Ask Paula: Use One Debt to Pay Off Another?

Afford Anything - October 18, 2023 22:41 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#467: Should Knoxville use a higher-interest Home Equity Loan (HELOC) to pay off a lower-interest 401k loan? Joelle’s tenant is interested in a rent-to-own agreement. Is this a good idea from a landlord’s perspective? A recent wildfire shifted Sharon’s house into a flood zone. Should she sell bef...

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How to Handle Medical Bills, with Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington

Afford Anything - October 12, 2023 21:03 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#466: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported in 2022 that medical debt is the most common reason to get a debt collector call. A Census Bureau study in 2021 found nearly 1 in 5 households (19%) couldn’t pay for medical care when it was needed. These statistics underscore the fact that ...

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Good News for the Economy; Bad News for the Markets

Afford Anything - October 06, 2023 19:24 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#465: The Fed is holding interest rates steady for now. The jobs report is better than expected. Stocks and bonds are both going down. What's going on right now in both the economy and in the markets and where should you put your money and your time and attention? That’s what we’re going to cover...

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