You can afford anything but not everything.

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

And that 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 that's a limited resource.

And that leads to two questions.

Number one, what matters most to you?

Not what a society tell you ought to matter most.

But what actually matters to you in your life?

And number two, how do you live your life accordingly?

Answering those two questions requires a lifetime of practice.

And this podcast is here to help facilitate that.

My name is Paula Pant.

I'm the host of the Affordable Care Foundation.

And before we get into today's episode, I want to talk about something that's been bothering

me for a while.

I go to a lot of face-to-face events and meet-ups that are around the personal finance

or financial independence community.

And I go to these so that I can connect with people.

And that connection is what makes it worthwhile.

But lately, I've realized that when I go to these, what often happens is that people want

to talk to me about real estate.

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