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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Ever since we stumbled past the Fiscal Cliff and the budget crisis, the stock market has been rising like a hot air balloon in an updraft (at least as of the time this post was written at the end of March 2013). I’ve heard predictions that the DOW industrial average will hit 30,000 in the next decade. What strategy are you using?

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

Our Debt Freedom Plan (an update): In 2013, we found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. Increase our emergency funds for the home & office to 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. We took a controversial step and stopped contributing to our retirement plans in 2013, so we could focus on steps 2-4.