Founder, Afford Anything | Entrepreneur, Investor
Paula Pant is the founder of Afford Anything, a platform and podcast that covers financial psychology, increasing income, investing, real estate, and entrepreneurship — the five pillars of "Double-ii FiiRE."
Her podcast has more than 35 million downloads and is often ranked by Apple as a Top 100 Business podcast, with The New York Times hailing it as one of "7 Podcasts Your Wallet Will Love." Her newsletter, First Principles, reaches 75,000 subscribers.
As an educator and course creator, Pant has developed "Your First Rental Property" and "Your Next Raise," teaching more than 2,500 students. She gained broader recognition through her role as both cast member and consulting producer in the Netflix documentary "Get Smart with Money."
A sought-after speaker, Pant presents on personal finance at major events including Talks at Google, Morningstar, Bogleheads, White Coat Investor, and World Domination Summit, and has guest lectured at Georgetown University.
Her expertise is widely recognized in major media outlets, with citations in Forbes, Fortune, Kiplinger, NPR, Yahoo! Finance, Business Insider, Inc. Magazine, and many others. She has contributed articles to prestigious publications including MSN Money, AARP Bulletin, Motley Fool, Bankrate, and The Huffington Post; she also served as the About.com Expert in Budgeting & Personal Finance.
Pant holds a masters in business and economic journalism from Columbia University, where she was awarded a prestigious Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Business and Economic Journalism.
Real Estate
Founder, Afford Anything | Entrepreneur, Investor
I'm a licensed real estate agent and multifamily unit rental property investor in Georgia, as well as an internet entrepreneur. You're correct; you must hold a real estate license to collect a referral fee. However, this isn't the only way to monetize your website. You could select from a wide variety of monetization methods, such as CPM or CPC advertising, charge a flat fee per listing, or use the site as a lead generator for webinars, seminars or premium material. In short, there are many ways to create revenue streams from your site that go beyond simply collecting a referral fee. (Bear in mind also that referral fees on rentals work differently than referral fees on buy/sell arrangements). If you'd like to discuss these ideas in greater detail, I'd be happy to speak with you by phone. Thanks!
Start Ups
Founder, Afford Anything | Entrepreneur, Investor
Many people will answer this question by describing how much they disliked their job, and wanted to be their own boss. I have a different take: I enjoyed my job, but I wanted to notch up to the next level. I wanted freedom to set my own schedule, get rid of the gatekeepers and have no upper limit to my income. I also started building this business during the evenings and weekends, testing the idea, before I left my position. That gave me both the funds and the proof-of-concept that I needed.
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