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September 12, 2012Written By Paula Pant

Why Delegating is the Best Way to Get a Life

Two weeks ago I went camping in the desert, without a phone signal or Internet connection.

During the 10 days when I was “unplugged,” a handful of urgent issues formed. A nasty virus infected Afford Anything, triggering “malware” alerts every time a reader tried to visit. Google de-listed me from its […]

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May 9, 2012Written By Paula Pant

Are You Letting Invisible Scripts Rule Your Life?

Ever met a “should” – er? A person bound by invisible scripts who wants you to conform to their world view?

People seem to crawl out of the woodwork with opinions about how you should spend your money and manage your career.

“Now is the best time to buy a house!” […]

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February 22, 2012Written By Paula Pant

So Much Happens in a Year …

Today, Afford Anything turns one year old.

Exactly a year ago today I wrote my first post on this website, and geez, it was a terrible post. I’m too embarrassed to link to it.

I had no clue what I was doing when I started this site. I didn’t know HTML coding. I didn’t know […]

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December 21, 2011Written By Paula Pant

I’m Investing 100 Percent of My 2012 Income

This was originally published in 2012 as a series of separate blog posts. For the sake of simplification, we have consolidated these blog posts onto this one page that you’re reading. Unless otherwise noted, the information has not been updated, so all numbers and information reflect 2012.

I’m changing careers. Well, sort of.

About two […]

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November 16, 2011Written By Paula Pant

Escape Your Office Job!

Sophia from Minneapolis says:

“The more I sit in an office, the more I want to be location independent. … I feel this need to travel more, to explore, and not be tied to an office in Minnesota.”

In my last post, I told Sophia how she can see the world for […]

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October 28, 2011Written By Paula Pant

Superman is Dead: The Real Secret to Success

Welcome to another round of Reader Mail: Earn More Edition!

Today’s letter comes from Carolyn in Georgia.

You may remember Carolyn from an earlier post when she asked about creating passive income and traveling the world. Today she asks about becoming “location independent” – working from anywhere on the planet, as long as you have […]

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October 12, 2011Written By Paula Pant

Why I Quit My Job – and Why I Almost Didn’t

Several days ago I received a Tweet from a reader named Carolyn saying:

“I’m an ex-newspaper reporter in Atlanta who just found your (old travel) blog. Would love to ask advice if you don’t mind!”

Well, I’m a sucker for helping ex-newspaper reporters in Atlanta 🙂 (My regular readers will understand why!) So I emailed […]

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February 24, 2011Written By Paula Pant

Why Retirement is an Old-Fashioned Idea

I was reading through the January/February 2011 edition of AARP Magazine* which featured an interview with George W. Bush. Regardless of how you feel about his Presidency, one comment he made that rang true: retirement is an “old-fashioned” term.

You never retire.

More people are beginning to recognize that retirement – the notion that one […]

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