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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

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This week I as your host have chosen the theme of “November” and here is why. November to many of us means nothing more than turning on the heat, finishing the yard work, and beginning our hibernation from the cold. Here are some cool things that happen in November. On November 18, 1883, standard time began in the United States.

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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. We can now move on to other financial goals. 1st Update in June 2014. 2018 Update.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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. | We originally (and naively) estimated that we would be done by end of 2016, however, 2016 was not been kind to us, and we moved this goal into 2017. DONE November 2019. Start college funds for our two girls. So often, we don’t dream about our financial goals, because we are so entrenched in our challenges.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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Robert presents 5 Steps Toward Post College Financial Bliss posted at The College Investor , saying, “Over my past few posts, I’ve highlighted key transitions that have financial ramifications in any college graduate’s life: The job search and managing life in your first apartment.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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But on the other hand, we’re 47 & 55… I’m surprised I can even type that… So in November 2016, we made a decision to pivot. ” It might be small, but its size has probably set us up very well financially. Our goal is still debt freedom. Start college funds for both girls.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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Ryan is a high school math teacher and also officiates college basketball (November thru March). We skipped Baby Step #5 (college funding) because we didn’t have kids at the time. We purposefully waited to have kids (4 years) until we felt financially sound. What are your financial goals now?

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