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You can afford anything but not everything, and that's true.

Not just of your money, but also your time, focus, energy attention.

Anything in your life that is a scarce or limited resource,

and I am not saying this to promote a scarcity mindset.

On the contrary, I believe in abundance, but I also recognize the fact that every choice is a trade-off.

So the question becomes number one, what's most important to you?

What do you value? What are your priorities?

And number two, how do you align your day-to-day decisions in such a way that your actions reflect those

priorities? Those are tough questions, ones that we seek to answer in every episode.

My name is Paula Pat. Welcome to the Afford Anything Podcast.

Speaking of answering questions, every other week, I answer questions that you, the community,

have sent in. And this week, I am specifically answering questions that you've sent in regarding

real estate investing. If you're interested in the topic of investing in rental properties or in

real estate, stick around. If you're not into that topic, you can skip today's episode.

That said, let's jump in.

Hi Paula. Firstly, thank you for this fabulous podcast. I am in a very different situation than

the majority of your usual callers. I am a 45-year-old actress. I am in and out of work,

and on the whole not brilliantly paid. So I'm sad to say I have no savings and no retirement fund,

apart from whatever gets put away when I am in a job in a 401k. On the upside, I own a house in the

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