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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. This reimbursement is from a foot injury I sustained while running back in September. This money will be put in our Medical Out-of-Pocket budget category. Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach!

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

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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. She hit that goal in September 2016. Her 2017 goal is to save $20,000 in cash. Then create a plan to get there.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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There were a lot more fun and purposeful things we could have done with that money than pay the lender. After the FPU class, we looked at our debts differently. Becoming debt-free became very appealing and the idea of being able to give more, save more, and live more was the direction we wanted to go.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Here are the ins and outs of the whole process – why you need one, how much you should have, how to save for it, where to keep it and what do to (and what not to do) with it. Sustainable Life Blog: September Monthly Review His review of finances in September. Do you review your finances monthly? So what did they do?

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. When the smallest loan was paid off, we put that minimum payment towards the next smallest loan.

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