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January 13, 2022By Paula Pant

#359: The Four Quadrants of A Successful Life, with Andrew Hallam

Money, relationships, health and purpose: life is running smoothly when all four of these elements are working together in tandem, like wheels on a car.

But how can we make spending and investing choices that facilitate stronger relationships, better health and a deeper sense of purpose?

Andrew Hallam, who became a millionaire on a teacher’s salary, shares researched-backed, evidence-based insights into how to find balance, drawing from the worlds of behavioral finance and stock market history.

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January 13, 2022By Paula Pant

#353: The Secret to Perfect Timing, with Daniel Pink

Daniel Pink joins us to discuss an unusual theory:

(1) that our energy rises, falls, and then rises again;

(2) that this pattern plays out across our days (morning energy, afternoon slump, nighttime second wind);

(3) this also plays out across our lives, with serious implications for how we spend those “muddled middle” years of our 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.

Enjoy!

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January 13, 2022By Paula Pant

#351: The Six Myths of Productivity, with Geoff Woods

Geoff Woods, Vice President of The ONE Thing and host of The ONE Thing podcast, is an expert on ruthless prioritization, habit development, and goal setting.

The simple framework he presents allows you to focus deeply and commit to the actions you need to take if you want to take your productivity to the next level this year.

Enjoy!

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January 13, 2022By Paula Pant

#355: Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, with Jordan Grumet

When Jordan Grumet realized he had achieved financial independence, he fell into a deep depression. He didn’t know who he was anymore, he says, and he didn’t know what should come next.

He learned about how to deal with us by observing his hospice patients. In this episode, Grumet, a hospice doctor, describes how working with the dying has taught him about life.

Enjoy!

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October 31, 2013Written By Paula Pant

The Essential 4-Step Guide to Escaping the Ordinary

 

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 […]

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June 10, 2013Written By Paula Pant

“I Don’t Want to Be Ordinary” — Can This Woman Escape the Ordinary?

Here’s a recent reader question that grabbed my heart. One reader said:

“I am a single woman with children who believes I can live a great life traveling and making life grand, in spite of the statistics out there. Do you think its possible? Can you offer some saving/investing tips?”

I’m so […]

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November 16, 2012Written By Paula Pant

It’s Not “Luck.” It’s Lifestyle Design.

A few years ago I went camping in southeastern Utah with a group of friends.

“I love this place,” I said, gazing at the towering sandstone canyons. Then, ever so casually, I commented, “Hmm. Maybe I’ll come live here for a summer. Just two or three months. Could be fun.”

One […]

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February 22, 2011Written By Paula Pant

You Are Not Entitled to Retirement (and That’s Great News)

Retirement is such a part of our cultural fabric that it’s viewed as a basic human right.

It’s the final chapter in the American Dream: a home, a family, a secure retirement.

But it hasn’t always been this way.

For much of American history, people worked until they were too sick to work anymore. […]

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