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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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Our emergency fund. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. Yep, life was good.

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2012 Financial Goals

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We are still working through some numbers and there might be some adjustments in the timelines we have given ourselves, but these are our financial priorities for 2012. Our 2012 Financial Goals. Increase Family Emergency Fund to Six Months Salary. Start a Car Replacement Savings Account. Finish Will.

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What to Do When You and Your Spouse Have Differing Financial Goals

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We bought a house in 2012; we both have fulfilling careers and we have two little dogs that we consider fur babies. My financial goal is to save up enough to travel extensively (such as an around-the-world trip or maybe volunteering abroad for a longer period of time). My fiancé and I are getting married in less than two months.

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Friday Links – Too Swamped Edition

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I have tried to do some reading this week which I have highlighted below: Great Reads From The Blogosphere: Despite 2012 being over, Invest It Wisely’s idea to fight the winter blues by giving to causes you believe in is a sure-fire way to ensure you’re on your way to a fantastic 2013. Working to build your emergency fund?

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. After years of scrimping and saving and not spending extra money on things, we have achieved the biggest financial goal we have ever set for ourselves in our 19 years of marriage.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

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Editors Picks: Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site shares 10 Phrases I have Used to Save Money. Really, we should all carry a cue card in a our wallet that we can just whip out and use anytime we have an opportunity to save money. ”A week in the electric world gets me considering the savings to be had.”

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

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20′s Finances: How I Got 4 Movie Tickets for $9 – Find out how I found the steal of a lifetime in getting four movie tickets for $9 total! Saving Money Today: A Tree Smashed Through My Roof and I’m Lucky – I can’t believe how lucky I feel that a tree fell through my roof and did $9,000 in damage.

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