Paula Pant graduated college having no idea that self-employment and entrepreneurship were an option. She got a job as a newspaper reporter for a small paper in Colorado. She started going to journalism conferences that covered print, radio, television, and freelancing.

She dipped into some of the freelancing sessions. That’s when she learned she could be self-employed. She worked at the newspaper for three years and wrote freelance articles in the evenings/weekends. She made far more as a freelance journalist. 

She left the newspaper and became a full-time freelancer. Then she decided to build out Afford Anything, which started as a blog and newsletter before becoming a podcast.

Paula’s podcast is now an award-winning show with more than 28 million downloads. It was named by the New York Times as one of “7 Podcasts Your Wallet Will Love.”

In this episode, she shares why her podcast has seen so much success, how you can learn to think differently about financial decisions, and why the notion of traditional retirement is antiquated. 

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

• Paula’s transition from newspaper journalist to self-employment [2:41] 
• Where the idea for the Afford Anything podcast came from [5:20] 
• Why Paula believes her podcast is so successful [10:35]
• Why people believe that money is the root of all evil [13:56] 
• How to grab your copy of “Financial Planning Made Personal” [17:20] 
• How can those working to expand their reach improve their storytelling? [18:17] 
• Breaking away from conventional wisdom on financial independence [23:10]
• Why travel should be a community-based endeavor [27:03]
• What Paula did today that put her in the mindset for success [31:23]

Resources & People Mentioned

• Grab your copy of “Financial Planning Made Personal”
• Sign up for Paula’s Newsletter
• Get the Afford Anything Podcast Show Notes
• The Knowledge Project Podcast
• The Everywhereist

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• On YouTube

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