Afford Anything

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. Deep insights rooted in economics and behavioral finance. First-principles thinking. No surface-level tips. Follow or Subscribe to hear new episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Get smarter with money. Build wealth.

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Every guest on Afford Anything

260 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Rose Han

   Why High Earners Stay Broke, with Rose Han · Oct 2025

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   Rosemary Fotheringham

   PSA Thursday: How to Slash Your Food Budget, with Rosemary Fotheringham · Nov 2020

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   Ruth Soukup

   The 7 Faces of Fear -- with Ruth Soukup · May 2019

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   Ryan Johnson

   Harvard Dropout Builds Nation’s First Car-Free Utopia, with Ryan Johnson and JD Roth · May 2024

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   Sam Lamas
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   Scott Alan Turner

   From Money Moron to Millionaire, with Scott Alan Turner · Dec 2016

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   Scott Yamamura

   Money Doubles Every 10 Years (and Most People Never Notice!), with Scott Yamamura · Feb 2025

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   Stephen Day

   How to Teach Kids About Money, with Dr. Stephen Day · Jan 2026

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   Stephen Wendel

   The Gap Between Knowing and Doing - with Dr. Stephen Wendel from Morningstar · Jul 2018

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    Steve Gossett

    What Chess Taught Me About Making Smarter Life Moves -- with Steve Gossett · Apr 2017

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    Steve Stewart

    How to Destroy Your Stupid Debt, with Steve Stewart (and the controversy around Dave Ramsey!) · Feb 2016

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    Steve Wendel

    The Thinker's Guide to Market Volatility, with Dr. Steve Wendel and Sam Lamas · Apr 2020

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    Tatiana Koffman

    What the Crypto Shift Means for Your Money, with Tatiana Koffman · Dec 2024

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    Vicki Robin

    Vicki Robin: Financial Independence After 70 [GREATEST HITS WEEK] · 2 episodes

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    Virgie Bright Ellington

    How to Handle Medical Bills, with Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington · Oct 2023

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    Wendy Mays

    Starting Over at 40 with Six Kids, with Wendy Mays · Jun 2019

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    Will Bowen

    How to Create a Complaint-Free World -- with Will Bowen · Dec 2017

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    William Vanderbloemen

    What If Everything We Know About Hiring Is Wrong?, with William Vanderbloemen · Nov 2025

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    Elizabeth Thames

    How I Retired at Age 32 - with Liz Thames from Frugalwoods · Mar 2018

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    Chuck Jaffe

    Money and Investing Have Changed, with Chuck Jaffee · Jul 2022

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