When a Child of Financial Chaos Stumbles into Adulthood - with Paulette Perhach

Published: Jan. 21, 2019, 6 a.m.

b'#173: Paulette Perhach is a journalist who has been published in The New York Times, Slate, ELLE, Marie Claire, and Cosmo.\\n But we\\u2019re not going to talk about that today. We\\u2019re going to talk about the fact that she\\u2019s made every decision by putting her life first, and then forcing her career to follow.\\n She\\u2019s hiked through jungles and watched eclipses and volunteered with the Peace Corps. She\\u2019s been on crazy adventures in far-flung places. She endured unimaginable pain and it\\u2019s because of those challenges -- not despite them, but because of them -- that she knows her one precious, wild life is too short to spend in a cubicle.\\n Many people who pursue financial independence are looking for a fully-funded lifestyle change. But Paulette made an unfunded change. She lives her life, and then figures out how the money follows.\\n What can we learn from her resourcefulness? Find out in this episode.\\n For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode173\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'