{"podcast":{"title":"Afford Anything | Get Smarter With Money","slug":"afford-anything-make-smart-money-choices-49454","podcast_index_feed_id":49454,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PDR2376775771","website_url":"https://affordanything.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/76596ff0-aae1-11ec-9d71-2f600d8e89e7/image/f5c3b856912db26383711530ad533ba2.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network","episode_count":776,"summary":"45 million downloads. One question: what does it actually take to build wealth? Each week, Paula Pant brings in economists, investors, business leaders, authors, and researchers to dig into the five pillars of financial freedom — financial psychology, increasing income, investing, real estate, and entrepreneurship. Deep insights rooted in economics and behavioral finance. First-principles thinking. No surface-level tips. to hear new episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Get smarter with money. Build wealth.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T08:30:06.247039+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/afford-anything-make-smart-money-choices-49454"},"episode":{"title":"Q&A: Should I Quit My Job to Be a Stay-at-Home Dad","slug":"q-a-should-i-quit-my-job-to-be-a-stay-at-home-dad","published_at":"2026-04-07T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/afford-anything-make-smart-money-choices-49454/q-a-should-i-quit-my-job-to-be-a-stay-at-home-dad","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/afford-anything-make-smart-money-choices-49454","url":"https://affordanything.com/episode704","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/www.claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO2872527422.mp3?updated=1775307268","summary":"#704: How do you make smart financial decisions when you’re balancing debt, investing, and big life changes … all at the same time? Today, Brigham and his wife, ages 25 and 23, wonder: can they buy a $500,000 home AND still support a stay-at-home parent? Next, JVR asks how to balance high-interest credit card debt, student loans, and a large cash reserve while planning for a future home purchase in the Bay Area. Then we’ll hear back from Elizabeth, from Episode 611 (from just under 1 year ago), with an update and a follow-up question on how to approach real estate investing over the next five years when she’s unsure where she’ll ultimately settle. We’ll cover all of that in today’s Q&A episode. Resources: Elizabeth's (formerly Anonymous) original call: https://affordanything.com/episode611 Share this episode with a friend, colleagues, and your mailman: https://affordanything.com/episode704 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"#704: How do you make smart financial decisions when you’re balancing debt, investing, and big life changes … all at the same time? Today, Brigham and his…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3136,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/afford-anything-make-smart-money-choices-49454/episodes/q-a-should-i-quit-my-job-to-be-a-stay-at-home-dad/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/afford-anything-make-smart-money-choices-49454/q-a-should-i-quit-my-job-to-be-a-stay-at-home-dad.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}