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.
