{"id":47773,"date":"2013-09-12T00:14:45","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T06:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=47773"},"modified":"2023-04-11T04:10:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:10:02","slug":"2013-09-12-quitting-job-lifestyle-design-traveling-paula-pant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2013-09-12-quitting-job-lifestyle-design-traveling-paula-pant","title":{"rendered":"Quitting Your Job, Lifestyle Design, and Being a Traveling Landlord with Paula Pant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On today&#8217;s Podcast, we sit down with blogger, investor, BiggerPockets contributor, and perhaps &#8220;the most interesting woman in the world&#8221;- <strong>Paula Pant<\/strong>. Paula has a unique perspective on personal finance that is helping her build a strong buy-and-hold portfolio while maintaining freedom and mobility that most only dream of. This interview is sure to fascinate, entertain, and give some great real estate investing advice that you can use in your own life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp35-paula-pant-podcast-transcript-lifestyle-investing-landlord-travel\" target=\"_blank\">Read the transcript to episode 35 with Paula Pant here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes (Preferred Method!)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=BIGPOC5292315040\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>In This Show, We Cover<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-43638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-_-Real-Estate-Investing-and-Wealth-Building-9.42.11-AM1.jpg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets Podcast _ Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building 9.42.11 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How <strong>traveling the world<\/strong> for two years led Paula to real estate<\/li>\n<li>Tips for managing tenants while on <strong>vacation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How to avoid &#8220;<strong>creative accounting<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paying yourself<\/strong> when managing your own properties<\/li>\n<li>Paula&#8217;s definition of &#8220;<strong>financial freedom<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Why <strong>pinching pennies\u00a0<\/strong>might actually hurt you<\/li>\n<li>What &#8220;<strong>Lifestyle Design<\/strong>&#8221; is &#8211; and how to do it<\/li>\n<li>How to <strong>quit your job<\/strong> and start living a life you want<\/li>\n<li>Tips for saving for that <strong>first rental<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Benefits of <strong>blogging<\/strong> about your investing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links From the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/topics\/your-money\/personal-finance-reference-guide\/your-morning-latte-waste-money-infographic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paula&#8217;s interview on NPR<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paula&#8217;s article: <a href=\"http:\/\/affordanything.com\/2013\/05\/08\/you-know-what-really-sucks-cubicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You Know What Really Sucks? Cubicles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How I Accidentally Bought Two of Kurt Cobain\u2019s Former Homes and Why That\u2019s Not Even The Best Part.\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2012\/07\/15\/bought-kurt-cobains-former-homes-investing\/\" target=\"_blank\">How I Accidentally Bought Two of Kurt Cobain\u2019s Former Homes and Why That\u2019s Not Even The Best Part.<\/a> (Brandon&#8217;s 1st Small Multifamily Property Story)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Buy a Small MultiFamily Property: A Step by Step Case Study\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/04\/09\/how-to-buy-a-small-multifamily-property\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Buy a Small MultiFamily Property: A Step by Step Case Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tenant Screening: The Ultimate Guide\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/01\/27\/tenant-screening\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Ultimate Guide to Tenant Screening<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/travelhacking.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel Hacking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books from the Site:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a1iDTa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Four Hour Workweek<\/a> by Timothy Ferriss<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/14VO06q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rich Dad Poor Dad<\/a> by Robert Kiyosaki<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a1iNKg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From 0 to 130 Properties in 3.5 Years <\/a>by Steve McKight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Theres a difference between active income and passive income. Know that difference. (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/FUKqI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>If I can make, in passive income, as much as the average us household earns &#8211; that&#8217;s financial freedom. (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/8D08s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Life is too precious to spend it doing something you hate. (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/0x2P1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Blogging helps you clarify what you should be doing as a real estate investor. (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/_9Vcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Connect with Paula<\/h2>\n<p>Paula&#8217;s Blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AffordAnything.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AffordAnything.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paula&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/AffordAnything\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On today&#8217;s Podcast, we sit down with blogger, investor, BiggerPockets contributor, and perhaps &#8220;the most interesting woman in the world&#8221;- Paula Pant. 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