How To Make a Big Purchase Without Panicking
How To! with Mike Pesca
Peach Fish Projects
4.3 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2021
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Alexandra and her boyfriend want to buy a house, but they're looking in one of the hottest housing markets in the U.S. So when they got outbid for their dream home, Alexandra was secretly relieved. Spending money, even if it's something she can afford, is absolutely terrifying to her. Alexandra grew up homeless and even though she's now a lawyer, she has a hard time ever feeling financially secure. On this episode of How To!, we bring on Athena Lent, founder of Money Smart Latina and financial advice columnist for Slate's "Pay Dirt." Athena had a similar upbringing to Alexandra and learned the hard way how to revise her beliefs around money. If you figure out your net worth and plan for the unthinkable, you'll be free to make big purchases without feeling panicked or guilty.
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| 0:31.5 | in an offer on one house and we put in an offer at 30,000 above asking and they told us that |
| 0:37.2 | ours was the lowest offer. |
| 0:38.7 | Okay. |
| 0:39.7 | But it's funny when we put it in, even though we loved the house, I just felt intense anxiety |
| 0:47.0 | and I hope that we wouldn't get it. |
| 0:49.0 | Oh, interesting. |
| 0:50.0 | Yeah, and I don't know why that is. |
| 0:53.3 | Because then it would have to pay'd have to pay for it. |
| 0:55.0 | That's true. |
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| 1:01.0 | When was the last time you made a big purchase? |
| 1:04.0 | Even if it was a while ago, I bet you remember how it felt. |
| 1:07.0 | Were you maybe excited but also kind of stressed? |
| 1:10.0 | Probably felt good when you received the keys |
| 1:12.1 | to say your new car or maybe even your new house, right? But maybe you also remember that |
| 1:18.1 | brief moment of alarm when you saw your bank account and it was missing a zero or two or three. |
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