Written By Paula Pant
Last month, I pocketed $7,461.43 from my rental properties — after expenses — and spent 5.5 hours looking after these investments. That’s $1,356 per hour.
That story is below.
But before we dive into those details, I’d like to highlight one event that made last month special.
Nope, it’s not the income.
Nope, it’s not the […]
Written By Paula Pant
Another month is over. Your bills have arrived.
You settle down on the couch, scanning through your statements. Sheesh. It happened. You’ve spent more money than you intended. Again.
You made a resolution. Maybe for New Year’s. Maybe on your birthday. Maybe on any random day of the year. You promised yourself that THIS […]
Written By Paula Pant
Once a month, I share my rental property investment numbers.
I hope that this gives you more insight into whether or not buy-and-hold real estate investing is a path you want to pursue.
(Also, I’m trying something new this month by directly putting the net income — not the gross, the net — into the headline, […]
Written By Paula Pant
Today is Afford Anything’s five-year birthday. Er, anniversary. Birthiversary?
Exactly five years ago today, I published my first blog article. Actually, I published my first five articles.
They were terrible.
Deplorable. Appalling. Ghastly. An affront to the English language.
I’ve edited those articles multiple times over the past five years. I wouldn’t go so far […]
Written By Paula Pant
Here’s the thing:
Many people think that I focus on real estate investing. They assume that blogging (and now podcasting) is a hobby that I handle on the side.
In reality, the opposite is true.
Real estate investing takes up almost none of my time. It hums along in the background.
The cash flow I collect through […]
Written By Paula Pant
I used to be obsessed with optimizing.
I opened new checking accounts if a bank offered a $50 sign-up bonus. I monitored gas stations near me to know where fuel was 5 cents cheaper. I once wasted an hour to save $3.60.
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
I started making real progress once I figured out two truths:
#1: I […]
Written By Paula Pant
Back in March 2015, I had asked new Afford Anything subscribers to answer two questions:
What’s your wildest dream? What’s keeping you from getting there?
After reading through thousands of responses, I heard a theme emerge:
“I don’t know how to invest, and I’m afraid of making expensive mistakes.”
Let’s tackle that today.
As a […]
Written By Paula Pant
How much income did I earn through real estate investing last month?
And how much time did it take?
I’m back for another round of baring my financial books to the world.
Ready?
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Written By Paula Pant
“I want an iPad!”
“I want a pony!”
“I want to take my family out for a $100 dinner, followed by $60 for a set of four movie tickets, $20 for popcorn and sodas, and $75 to fill up the gas-guzzling SUV that I bought on credit. And it’s SO HARD to save money! How can […]
Written By Paula Pant
Got a little extra free time around the holidays?
Taking a few days off?
This is a perfect time to settle down with a few books.
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