About this episode

Paula Pant discusses the value of time and lessons learned from her frugal upbringing.

Paula Pant grew up watching her mother spend six hours going between four different grocery stores, coupons sorted by location, all to save a few dollars on milk and bread. Frugality wasn't a choice in the Pant household — it was the operating system. It took years for her to realize that nobody had ever asked what all that time was actually worth. Host of the popular podcast Afford Anything, Paula talks with Chris Hill about that early lesson and how she unlearned it, as well as: - How getti...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Hill

Guest: Paula Pant

Topics covered

• time management
• frugality
• personal finance
• value of time
• life lessons

Keywords

• time worth
• frugality
• personal finance
• Afford Anything
• money management

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