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Setting Financial Goals: Make Them Smart and Simple

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You’ve heard the saying that nothing worthwhile is achieved without a goal? Well, this is especially true with your financial planning. Those who just go along, hoping for the best, are usually the ones who struggle financially or get themselves into too much debt. So, how do you set financial goals as part of a financial plan?

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6 Tips for Setting Better Goals

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Goal setting seems to be one of the Things That We Do in our society. Reaching for goals can be a good thing. Unfortunately, setting goals effectively can trip you up. Your first step when setting a goal is to choose something that matters. Before you get started on your goal, you need to take some time to look inside.

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5 Steps to Succeeding Your Goals

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As I planned my goals for 2012, I realized that I made only one goal for myself in 2011. In 2010, a very close friend called me excitedly to tell me all about her first half-marathon. I was racing to beat my personal goal of a 10 minute mile pace. 5 Steps to Succeeding Your Goals. 5 Steps to Succeeding Your Goals.

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

” The survey released in 2010 indicated: “Average annual expenditures per consumer unit1 fell 2.0 percent in 2010 following a decrease of 2.8 Since then, the rate has been trending upward, reaching around 6% in the third quarter of 2010. The pleasure of accomplishment you get in setting and meeting a goal.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

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In June of 2010, we hit our rock bottom point. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? The short term sacrifice was for the long term goal of being debt free. What are your financial goals now? My goal with sharing our story and maintaining Debt Discipline is to hopefully help someone else out there in need.

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Giveaway: Dave Ramsey Package #wingiveaways

Saving Cents With Sense

His Financial Peace University teaches people how to make the right decisions regarding money and empowers them to achieve their financial goals. This giveaway ends Monday, March 28, 2010 at 3:00 PM EST (noon AZ time). 3) Join the Saving Cents with Sense community on Facebook and share the giveaway with friends.