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Afford Anything | Make Smart Money Choices

Ask Paula: How Can I Get My Spouse Interested in Frugality?

Afford Anything | Make Smart Money Choices

Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Investing, Business

4.73.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

#231: Avie needs to decide between two options: paying off a rental property, or funding a retirement account. Which should she choose? Lisa wants to know: when should you fund an HSA account? Sofia’s parents have lived with her for the past few years, but Sofia’s job is relocating her out-of-state. How can she transition her home to a rental for her parents? Jim is a saver and his wife is a spender. How can he interest her in frugality? Candice wants to know my thoughts about online real estate investment crowdfunding platforms. Good idea or bad idea? Kristen has a mortgage on her primary residence and a rental property. They have similar interest rates. Which should she pay off first? I tackle these questions on today’s episode. Enjoy! For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/epidode231  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You can afford anything but not everything.

0:10.9

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

0:14.2

apply to your money.

0:15.2

That applies to your time, your focus, your energy, your attention, anything in your life

0:19.3

that the scarce or limited resource.

0:21.6

And that leads to two questions.

0:23.4

Number one, what matters most to you?

0:25.8

And number two, how do you make decisions on a daily basis?

0:29.9

And that supports that.

0:31.9

Answering these two questions is a lifetime practice and that is what this podcast is here

0:35.0

to explore.

0:36.0

My name is Paula Pant.

0:37.0

I'm the host of the Afford Anything Podcast and today I'm answering questions that come

0:41.2

from you, the community.

0:43.1

Here's what we're going to tackle.

0:44.4

A.D. wants to know if she should fund her retirement account or pay off her rental property.

0:49.2

Which should she choose?

0:50.8

So Fiya's parents have been living with her for the past few years, but so Fiya's job

0:55.0

is relocating her out of state.

0:57.4

How can she transition her home into being a rental property for her parents?

1:01.3

Meanwhile, Jim is a saver and his wife is a spender.

1:04.6

How can he interest her in frugality?

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