The 2 Best Afford Anything Podcast Episodes
1) Digital Minimalism - with Dr. Cal Newport
#176: Cal Newport created a philosophy called digital minimalism, which is idea of reducing your digital life down to only the most important core essentials. Remove the apps from your phone, then slo...Show More
2) Your Money or Your Life -- with Vicki Robin, bestselling author
#123: In the 1970's, a woman named Vicki Robin teamed up with a man named Joe Dominguez. They came from different backgrounds: she was an Ivy League graduate with a comfortable upbringing; he was rai...Show More
3) Q&A: Should You Pause Retirement to Buy a Bigger Home?
#698: We explore financial decision-making at different stages of life: A high-earning federal couple debates whether to pause retirement contributions to accelerate a $200,000 down payment.A part-ti...Show More
4) Bill Gurley: The Biggest Career Regret Most People Have
#697: Most people regret the things they never tried. Venture capitalist Bill Gurley says that pattern shows up again and again in research on end-of-life regrets — including regret about the careers...Show More
5) Q&A: Should Your Emergency Fund Be Invested?
#696: (01:50) Jeremy has been a careful budgeter for years, but a surprise car repair has him tapping his emergency fund. With rates falling, he’s wondering if cash is enough or if he should try bon...Show More
6) First Friday: Jobs Fell by 92,000. But the Economy Is Still Growing?
#695: The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February, pushing unemployment to 4.4 percent.That result contradicts a different report released two days earlier showing 63,000 jobs added, leaving economists tryi...Show More
7) Job Titles Don’t Mean What They Used To (And That Affects Your Pay) — with Dr. Ben Zweig (Part 2 of 2)
#694: There are about 90 million unique job titles in the U.S. labor market. Ninety million. If you are trying to negotiate a raise, switch companies or launch a side hustle, that number has consequ...Show More
8) AI, Layoffs, and the Future of Your Career — with Dr. Ben Zweig (Part 1 of 2)
#693: AI learns your job in weeks … and you start wondering if you still have one. That question shapes our conversation with Dr. Ben Zweig, CEO of Revelio Labs, a workforce data company that uses AI...Show More
9) My Brother-in-Law Wants to Buy a Rental in Mexico. Good Idea?
#692: Anonymous (02:01) is excited about early retirement and family time but worried about his brother-in-law, who just returned from a vacation in Mexico with a bold plan: sell everything, move ther...Show More
10) Your IQ Won't Save Your Career. Your AQ Might. – with Liz Tran
#691: Your IQ used to be your biggest career asset. Then AI scored in the 99th percentile on the LSAT, the SAT, and the MCAT — and suddenly the cognitive skills that once set you apart became someth...Show More