afford vs cause

Some examples from the web:

• She sold her house to afford the fertility treatments.
• A luxury a queen can never afford.
• My family couldn't afford it.
• But they could afford life assurance on Lia Brown.
• I couldn't afford my mortgage anymore.
• A young Queen cannot afford such powerful enemies.
• Fed couldn't afford those cuff links.
• Nora couldn't afford the lighthouse upkeep.
• I can barely afford these Kentish Town rooms.
• Look, Jessica could barely afford food.
• Celebrities can barely afford that place.
• Some say we cannot afford such new financing.
• A social Europe cannot afford hasty reactions or empty words.
• Energy-guzzling humanity can ill afford not to examine this possibility.
• She's going to need capital to afford a proper lawyer.
• Anger is a luxury people like us cannot afford.
• I'm wondering how an enlisted man could afford it.
• I didn't know that drunk could even afford the Internet.
• Your boy could only afford two plane tickets.
• And before you could afford $500-an-hour lawyers.

Some examples from the web:

• 'cause your dad coached football.
• Right, 'cause guests eventually leave.
• Your father needed neither warrant nor probable cause.
• Inflamed arteries in the kidneys cause calcium buildup.
• Your man attacks Mira without cause.
• Patrick's statement gives us probable cause.
• Lord Tae-Ahn for his willingness to join our cause.
• Alcohol intoxication alone shouldn't cause that.
• Lead toxicity doesn't typically cause auras.
• There must be humans helping this cause.
• Pray the goddess may bless our worthy cause.
• Thank you for helping our cause.
• 'cause it didn't come back up.
• You are invaluable to the cause.
• He supplies terrorists for the cause.
• His bannermen will rally to his cause.
• 'cause this affects more than just you.
• Maybe procrastinating does not cause creativity.
• None of those cause bloody sputum or disappearing masses.
• 'cause it's scary in the room all alone.