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2012 Financial Goals

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We talked through some issues and opportunities for our business and our personal, family, and financial goals. 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.

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What are YOUR Financial Goals? | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Today’s assignment: List your SMART financial goals. Earlier this year, my husband and I wrote a specific list of financial goals and named it Our Debt Freedom Plan. Prior this plan, we had set goals, but never before had we been so specific with a step by step approach. Is it to pay off your house?

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Resolve to Regularly Discuss Your Finances with Your Spouse

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When my husband and I are focused on our goals , we nail them. But for the two of us to achieve our financial goals, we need to have money conversations and they need to be done regularly. The third section is for our 2012 Financial Goals. Every home has different short-term financial goals.

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We're Saving for Disney and We Need Your Advice

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It is one of our 2012 Financial Goals and I am starting to research it. Our goal is to get there by Fall 2012 or Spring 2013. Thanks for reading. We are raising two stinkerbelles who adore princesses and Mickey and Minnie. So, we're Saving for Disney! And we're really, really excited about it!

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Marriage and Money: 5 Tips To Reduce the Money Arguments

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I'm participating in Women’s Money Week which is about encouraging women to speak up about money, take control of our finances, and reshape our financial future. Women’s Money Week will run from March 5th-11th, 2012 on WomensMoneyWeek.com — coinciding with International Women’s Day. Make Clear Financial Goals {Together}.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together. I became debt-free on May 29, 2012 and the first thing I did was quit my job as a seasonal tax pro. What are your financial goals now? Our financial goals have shifted to growing my new business.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. In 2020, we still use and are thankful for Medi-share.

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