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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Updates on our Debt Freedom Plan over the years: Our Original Debt Freedom Plan – written in March 2014. 1st Update in June 2014. Our 2019 Financial Goal. We can now move on to other financial goals. DONE – 6/1/2014. How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers).

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4 Ways to Enhance Your Financial New Year’s Resolutions

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A little education — and the application of the things you learn — can go a long way toward helping you set and keep financial goals that yield good returns. Get help setting financial goals, and working toward them. For 2014, my goal is to work on my dividend/income portfolio. What do you think?

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. 2014 Update. DONE – 6/1/2014.

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3 Monthly Expenses to Reduce Without Feeling a Sacrifice

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We want to achieve our financial goals, but still enjoy life. In 2013, our average monthly grocery spending was $635. I knew I could do better, so in January 2014, I made a commitment to reduce our grocery spending, but not sacrifice the quality of food and meals that I fed my family. Gym Membership.

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My Word for 2019

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I chose a word back in 2014 and by the end of that year I forgot what the word was! Our main financial goal is to pay off our last non-mortgage loan. It was a goal in 2018, but high medical bills and other financial challenges hindered our progress. Just one word to focus on during the upcoming year.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Listed below is our original debt freedom plan that we wrote back in 2013. Our Debt Freedom Plan – written in 2013. So often, we don’t dream about our financial goals, because we are so entrenched in our challenges. A lot has changed since we wrote this plan. Number 4 was knocked out in 2019. Prioritize.

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Stay the Course Financially

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One of the most recent survey’s available reported: “Average expenditures per consumer unit1 for July 2014 through June 2015 were up 5.9 percent compared with the July 2013 through June 2014 midyear average, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Average incomes also increased, up 6.6