You can afford anything, you just can't afford everything.

Every choice that you make is a trade-off against something else, and that doesn't just

apply to your money, that applies to any limited resource that you need to manage.

It applies to how you budget your time, where you direct your energy.

It applies to the select few things that you can focus on, and to the people, events,

and ideas that capture your attention.

In all of these domains, pursuing one direction comes at the cost of all other opportunities.

Time, focus, attention, and energy, like money, are scarce resources.

And that opens up two questions.

First, what matters most?

Sounds like an easy question on the surface, but it takes a lifetime to learn and iterate

the answer.

So that's the first question.

The second question is, how do you align that which matters most with your actions?

How do you align it with your decision-making?

That's the real challenge, and that is what this podcast is here to explore and facilitate.

My name is Paula Pai, I'm the host of the Afford Anything Podcast.

In today's episode, we're going to talk about one of the biggest spending decisions in

your life, which is housing.

Today's episode, we're going to cover the housing market, and we will aim this episode

at both owner occupants, meaning you buy a home for yourself to live in for your personal

consumption, as well as real estate investors or aspiring real estate investors.

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