You can afford anything, just not everything.

Every choice that you make is a trade-off against something else, and that doesn't just

apply to your money, that applies to any limited resource you need to manage.

Like your time, your focus, your energy, your attention.

Saying yes to something implicitly means turning away other opportunities.

And that opens up two questions.

First, what matters most?

Second, how do you align your decision-making around that which matters most?

How do you align your actions with your values and your priorities?

Answering those two questions is a lifetime practice, and that's what this podcast is here

to explore and facilitate.

My name is Paula Pat.

I am the host of the Afford Anything Podcast, and one of the most common questions I get

from you, the community.

Is how to handle awkward, uncomfortable conversations around money?

Sometimes you might need to ask your boss for a raise, or to go in for a salary negotiation

when you're interviewing.

Sometimes you might need to convince your spouse or partner to buy a rental property, or

to get excited about pursuing financial independence, or to dig out of credit card debt, or pay off

your student loans.

Sometimes you need to have these conversations with your spouse or partner, with your family,

with your kids, your parents.

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