Written By Paula Pant
Imagine that you spend 45 hours per week at the office — 9 am to 6 pm.
You commute 30 minutes each way, leaving home at 8:30 am and returning home at 6:30 pm. You also spend 30 minutes each weekday morning “getting ready” — showering, dressing, brewing coffee.
You spend another 30 minutes […]
By Paula Pant
There are 168 hours in a week.
If you work 40 hours per week and sleep 8 hours per night (56 hours per week), you’ve accounted for 96 hours. You have an additional 72 waking hours per week.
What are you doing with this time?
Let’s assume you spend 10 hours per week commuting, […]
Written By Paula Pant
How many days have you felt like this?
You toss and turn all night. Wake up groggy. Curse at the alarm.
You stumble through a morning fog. You’re drowsy, even after two cups of coffee. You stare at the computer screen feeling overwhelmed and unfocused. You get sucked into Email Hell. You spend the rest of […]
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
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
“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
A few days ago, I slept in my own bed for the first time in more than a month.
I’ve been on the road nearly nonstop for the past few months — including trips to Costa Rica and Ireland — and the last 30 days really took the cake: from San Diego to […]
Written By Paula Pant
I’m about to tell you something that most travel and lifestyle bloggers are afraid to say.
I’m going to reveal the truth about the “digital nomad” lifestyle.
The term “digital nomad” (or the phrase “location independent”) refers to people (like me) who have the freedom to work from anywhere on the planet with an […]
Written By Paula Pant
You want to escape the ordinary …
But you also want a practical plan.
You’re as pragmatic as you are adventurous. You’re a rebel with a retirement plan.
How do you start?
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After last week’s post, several Afford Anything Rebels asked me how to prepare for a massive leap into […]
Written By Paula Pant
You’re home alone and you walk into a dark room. What do you do?
You flip a light switch. Duh.
But what if an electrician moved the location of that switch this morning? Would you reach for the new location?
Nope. Not yet. You’ll reflexively reach for the old location until you break that habit — despite the […]
