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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. Their 2017 goal is to boost their savings rate and get their expenses down to $30,000 a year as they work towards financial independence.

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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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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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My husband and I make some financial goals at the start of every year. In 2013, The Christmas Savings Club encouraged all of us to save monthly so that we could have a cash Christmas. Maintaining a grocery budget is a weekly process for me. When I blow off meal planning, I blow up our grocery budget.

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