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Create your debt freedom plan

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We also didn’t feel comfortable with Dave’s suggestion of a $1000 starter emergency fund, which is his step #1. The point of the starter emergency fund is to get you through until you pay off your non-mortgage debts, at which point, you build a more extensive fund. How to Build your Emergency Fund.

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

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Fortunately, they willingly shared their advice from their success and I am passing that information on to you, so we can ALL succeed this year. His 2017 goal is to make $100,000 in online income. Her 2017 goal is to save $20,000 in cash. Her 2017 goal is to earn $10,000 a month in online income. goals to get us there.