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Christmas Savings Club | November 2019

Family Balance Sheet

Today is the final meeting of the 2019 Christmas Savings Club! . On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2019, I held a virtual meeting on the blog to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. My monthly savings goal was $100.

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Our 2019 Financial Goal

Family Balance Sheet

In 2018, we decided to focus on just 2 main financial goals and before I share my 2019 goals I thought I would give you a recap on 2018. Save $10k in a savings account, specifically earmarked for medical expenses. Part of me didn’t even want to make a financial goal for 2019. 1 – DONE!!

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2019 Christmas Savings Club

Family Balance Sheet

I promise I won’t start reciting Christmas carols, but while the holidays are still somewhat fresh in our minds, I think it would be a good idea to start planning for Christmas 2019. You create a plan and put it to work. Step 1: Create a 2019 Christmas Budget. How did you do with your Christmas spending in 2018?

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Christmas Savings Club | October 2019

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome to the 2019 Christmas Savings Club. The club is open to anyone who wants monthly accountability to save for a cash Christmas. This should cover my tentative 2019 Christmas budget that I based on what we spent in 2018. I had amassed $70 and thought it was a perfect addition to our Christmas account.

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Christmas Savings Club | August September 2019

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome to the 2019 Christmas Savings Club. The club is open to anyone who wants monthly accountability to save for a cash Christmas. This should cover my tentative 2019 Christmas budget that I based on what we spent in 2018. I had amassed $70 and thought it was a perfect addition to our Christmas account.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Our 2019 Financial Goal. Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. Our Debt Freedom Plan (October 2019 Update): Exact numbers have been omitted at this time.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

I have a degree in nursing and worked in pediatrics for 8 years, then left the profession right before I had my third child. I think I started reading FG regularly in 2018 or 2019. How did you get interested in saving money? As a teenager, I saved quite a bit of the money I earned babysitting and working in a dining hall.

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