You can afford anything but not everything.

Every yes to something is a no to something else.

There's an implicit, explicit trade-off with everything.

And this concept doesn't just apply to your money.

It applies to your time, your focus, your energy, your attention.

It applies to anything in your life.

It is a limited resource and that leads to two questions.

Number one, what matters most to you?

Not what the society say ought to matter most, but what actually matters in your life.

And number two, how do you align your daily decisions in accordance?

Answering these two questions is a lifetime practice.

And that is what this podcast is here to explore.

My name is Paula Pant.

I'm the host of the Afford Anything Podcast.

Normally we're a weekly show.

We air every Monday morning.

But once a month on the first Friday of the month, we air a first Friday bonus episode.

Welcome to the December 2018 first Friday bonus episode.

Now in three out of every four episodes, we talk about a wide range of topics from creating

better habits to making smarter decisions, to reaching financial independence.

But in one out of every four episodes, we talk specifically about real estate investing.

This is that one in four episode.

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