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Afford Anything | Get Smarter With Money

Paula Pant, Personal Finance Expert | Cumulus Podcast Network

45 million downloads. One question: what does it actually take to build wealth? Each week, Paula Pant brings in economists, investors, business leaders, authors, and researchers to dig into the five pillars of financial freedom — financial psychology, increasing income, investing, real estate, and entrepreneurship.…

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Afford Anything | Get Smarter With Money

First Friday: Hope in Nepal; Trouble in the Bond Market

Q&A: What Nepal Reveals About Wealth and Safety

The Four Kinds of Rich Nobody Counts -- with Sahil Bloom [GREATEST HITS]

This Historian Says We're Living in the Best Era Ever, with Joseph Moore

Everyone Wants a Piece of You. Here's How to Stay Whole -- with Luke Burgis

Q&A: I Reached Financial Independence Three Years Early … Now What?

You Can't Buy Back Your 20’s — with Jack Raines

Q&A: Should We Retire in Our 40s With $4 Million and an 80% Stock Portfolio?

First Friday: We Lost 23,000 Jobs, Yet Somehow Unemployment is Down?!?!

Hackers Waited 3 Months for This Couple's $1.2 Million Deal, with Dr. Eric Cole [GREATEST HITS]

She's Researched Money for 30 Years—and Never Seen It This Bad for Young People, with Beth Kobliner

Q&A: Would You Spend $60,000 on a Wedding Knowing It Could Be $800,000 Someday?

He Tried 30+ Side Hustles Before 3 Actually Paid Off, with Cody Berman

Q&A: Her Brother Owns 3 Houses — Is That Why We Have a 'Housing Shortage'?

The Hidden Math Behind Every Venture Capital Fund, with former Wharton Prof. David Bell

Your Zip Code Is Quietly Deciding What You Buy, with former Wharton Prof. David Bell

Is AI Making You Dumber? With Lorraine Marchand

Q&A: We Have $1.5 Million. Can We Stop Now?

First Friday: Jobs Are Cooling, Prices Are Climbing, and NYC is Freezing the Rent

Q&A: What $2.4 Million at 37 Actually Looks Like (It's Not What You Think)

Hope Isn't a Feeling. It’s a Skill. - with Dr. Julia Garcia

Q&A: She Has $884K Saved — So Why Can't She Retire?

What Most Families Get Wrong About Passing Down Wealth, with Andrea Baumann Lustig

Why Does Every Good Idea Die in a Meeting? – with HBS Prof Linda Hill and Jason Wild

Six Levels of Wealth, with Nick Maggiulli [GREATEST HITS]

Q&A: Why Do I Still Feel Anxious When I’m Clearly Doing Well?

First Friday: Fed Rate Hike Coming? Jobs & Housing News

Q&A: When the "Right" Decision Feels Harder Than The Math

Your Office Is Making You Sick, with Dr. John La Puma

Q&A: The Goalposts Moved — Is That Actually a Problem?

The 5 Ways Investors Behave When Things Go Wrong, with Clare Flynn Levy

Q&A: Your Kids Just Inherited $350,000 Each. Now What?

Mrs. Dow Jones: Your Childhood Is Running Your Bank Account

Q&A: Should I Sell One Property to Pay Off Another?

BONUS: The Economy Added 115,000 Jobs. Consumer Confidence Just Hit a 74-Year Low. Let’s Unpack This.

Why Smart People Still Sabotage Their Own Money, with Tiffany Aliche

The Rental Strategy That Survived Every City Crackdown, with Jeff Hurst

Is a Computer Science Degree Still Worth the Debt?, with Ron Lieber

Q&A: He Wants to Die With Zero – Here’s How to Spend $1M Without Running Out

The Financial Reality of Developmental Disabilities, with Keith Wargo

Q&A: My Mom Is 73. She Has a House — But It Doesn’t Pay the Bills. Now What?

Q&A LIVE from Texas A&M Texarkana

Q&A: The Case for NOT Paying Off Your Student Loans

What to Fix First When Everything Feels Stuck, with former Lyft COO and Tesla President Jon McNeill

Q&A: Should I Quit My Job to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad

First Friday: Jobs Are Up. So Why Does the Economy Feel Worse?

Q&A: Why 3 Years Is a Weird Timeline for Money

What Retirement Planning Gets Wrong, with Jamie Hopkins

Q&A: A $30K Promotion Near FI, Learning Put Options, and Scaling a 16-Unit Portfolio

Nir Eyal: The Four Questions That Can Change Any Belief

Q&A: Should You Pause Retirement to Buy a Bigger Home?

Bill Gurley: The Biggest Career Regret Most People Have

Q&A: Should Your Emergency Fund Be Invested?

First Friday: Jobs Fell by 92,000. But the Economy Is Still Growing?

Job Titles Don’t Mean What They Used To (And That Affects Your Pay) — with Dr. Ben Zweig (Part 2 of 2)

AI, Layoffs, and the Future of Your Career — with Dr. Ben Zweig (Part 1 of 2)

My Brother-in-Law Wants to Buy a Rental in Mexico. Good Idea?

Your IQ Won't Save Your Career. Your AQ Might. – with Liz Tran

Q&A: Should My Teen Go to College?

Your Brain Is Your Most Important Asset, with Dr. Majid Fotuhi, MD, PhD

Q&A: I'm Burned Out But Not Quite Ready to Retire

First Friday: The Retirement Rules That Changed While You Weren't Looking

Q&A: Are AI Stocks About to Crater?

10 Rules for Building a Portfolio That Actually Works for Your Life, with Cullen Roche

Why You Should “T-Bill and Chill” Instead of Using a Savings Account, with Cullen Roche

How to Teach Kids About Money, with Dr. Stephen Day

52 Tiny Improvements in 2026 [GREATEST HITS]

How NOT to Invest, with Barry Ritholtz

Q&A: I Want to Retire Early Without Selling My Stocks in a Crash

Why AI Taking Your Job Isn't the Real Problem, with Fmr. OpenAI Exec Zack Kass

Q&A: We Want to Save Senior Dogs … But Should We Sell Our Rental to Do It?

First Friday: What 2026 Means for Your Money

Q&A: Should You Keep Part of Your Money Outside the U.S.?

[E] The Myths We Believed About Startups [GREATEST HITS]

[R] Remember When Inflation Was High and Rates Were Rising? [GREATEST HITS]

[I] Why Young Investors Focus on the Wrong Things [GREATEST HITS]

[I] The Hidden Information That's Costing You Money [GREATEST HITS]

[F] Why Your Brain Sabotages Your Money [GREATEST HITS]

Are Credit Card Rewards Really Worth It in 2026?