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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? They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. with their goals. Getting Started.

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Where I found money in February

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. In January, I found more extra money than I ever have and I was so excited about it, BUT unexpectedly, February…blew.it.out.of.the.water! In January 2020, we booked round-trip flights to Paris for the four of us.

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What are YOUR Financial Goals? | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Today’s assignment: List your SMART financial goals.

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Where we found money in March 2021

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. January and February were stellar months with finding money. This money will be put in our Medical Out-of-Pocket budget category. I donated plasma 5 times in March which is short of my goal of 8 times.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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We also were working on paying for Jon’s master’s degree and then my own masters degree, which I completed in December 2013. With tuition payments and debt payments we spent about $60,395 between January 2012 and March 2014 when we became completely debt free with two bachelor’s and two master’s degrees between us.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Something happens mentally when you WRITE down your goals and plans for execution. During our debt payoff mode, we camped and went on beach trips with extended family, but never left the country…honestly, we never left the east coast. We used Dave Ramsey’s debt snowball method. | How to Create your own Debt Freedom Plan.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. We still refer to it often to remind ourselves of our goals and objectives. It’s taking forever for us to accomplish the step we’re on (paying off our non-mortgage debt), but we keep plugging away.