Q&A: Retirement Math That Actually Works; Cashing In on the World Cup; and Why Your Parents' Housing Advice Is Wrong

Afford Anything

Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Business, Investing

4.6 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

#599: Becky and her husband are about to semi-retire. But the four percent retirement withdrawal rule doesn’t make sense for them. Are there other financial frameworks they should explore? Kris is excited about a potential boost in local real estate values when the World Cup comes to town. Will this have any significant impacts on his property? Peyton’s parents are pressuring her to buy a house, but she’s worried this will cripple her early retirement goals. Is she right to be concerned? Former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy and I tackle these questions in today’s episode. Enjoy! P.S. Got a question? Leave it here (https://affordanything.com/voicemail) For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode599 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Joe, have you ever lived in a city that's had a huge sporting event come to town?
0:04.4	Not when I live there, but after I left, Detroit, Michigan did.
0:08.4	Oh, which event was it?
0:10.5	Super Bowl. And then they also had the draft. They had the record last year for the number of people to attend an NFL draft.
0:18.7	Oh, that's amazing. Well, we're going to answer a question today from someone who's wondering
0:22.6	if and how a big sporting event coming to town might impact real estate values.
0:28.5	We're also going to hear from someone who's wondering what to do if the 4% rule doesn't quite fit
0:34.6	and we'll hear from someone who's toggling between the rent versus buy
0:39.1	conundrum and is intrigued by the idea that renting isn't necessarily throwing money away.
0:45.4	Welcome to the Afford Anything Podcast, the show that understands you can afford anything but not
0:49.8	everything. Every choice has a trade-off, and that applies to your time, your money, your focus,
0:54.1	your energy. This show covers five pillars. Financial, and that applies to your time, your money, your focus,
0:58.0	your energy. This show covers five pillars. Financial psychology, increasing your income,
1:02.5	investing, real estate, and entrepreneurship. It's double eye fire. I'm your host, Paula Pant.
1:07.8	Every other episode, ish. I answer questions that come from you, and I do so with my buddy,
1:11.9	the former financial planner, Joe Saul C-high. What's up, Joe? That means I'm part of the ish.
1:13.7	Yeah, yeah, you're totally.
1:14.5	The ish movement.
1:15.7	You're so-ish.
1:18.7	Welcome to the shows with Joe-ish.
1:24.2	You know, Techsharkana for a while had some major sporting events.
1:29.4	We had a bulgear look at me like, no. Yeah, like mini golf? It didn't happen.
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