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Afford Anything

Ask Paula: I Think I Can Retire Early. Am I Crazy?!

Afford Anything

Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Business, Investing

4.63.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

#414: Amanda is worried that her recently diagnosed health condition might force her to stop working. How should she financially prepare her family? Anonymous is a savvy DIY investor who wants to retire early and is wondering if she should hire a financial advisor. Should Krista tap into the equity from one of her rentals to rebalance a portfolio that is weighted heavily in real estate? Natasha thinks she and her husband have saved enough to retire early but it feels scary. Is she truly ready or is she nuts? Former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy and I tackle these four questions in today’s episode. Enjoy! P.S. Got a question? Leave it here. For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

You can afford anything but not everything.

0:10.8

Every choice that you make is a trade-off against something else.

0:13.7

And that doesn't just apply to your money.

0:15.3

That applies to your time, your focus, your energy, your attention, any limited resource

0:20.3

that you need to manage.

0:21.7

And that opens up two questions.

0:23.5

Number one, what matters most?

0:25.3

And number two, how do you align your decision-making around that which matters most?

0:32.4

Answering these two questions is a lifetime practice.

0:35.4

And that's what this podcast is here to explore and facilitate.

0:38.4

My name is Paula Kant.

0:39.4

I am the host of the Affordable Afton Foundation podcast.

0:41.8

Every other episode we answer your questions.

0:45.0

And my buddy, former financial planner, Joe Salcihi, joins me to answer these questions.

0:49.9

What's up, Joe?

0:50.9

What's up?

0:51.9

We are recording this.

0:54.5

It's been a really weird time for you and me.

0:56.8

Ah, so tell me why it's weird for you.

0:59.4

Well, just to pull the curtain back, it's a Sunday afternoon.

1:03.4

I mean, normally don't do this on a Sunday afternoon.

1:06.2

Wow, when you said time, I was thinking more metaphorical like era in our lives.

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