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Our 2023 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

In 2020, our financial goals were to read, research, and understand both college and retirement planning. Our oldest is a junior in high school and college becomes reality in the fall of 2024. We want to assist our daughters with their college expenses. College is crazy expensive right now. My basement is still a mess.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

Family Balance Sheet

We still have a mortgage, however I feel like we can switch gears to be less focused on paying off debt and more focused on saving money, building our net worth and retirement, setting up a plan for college for our girls, and having some fun. 8 – Start college funds for our two girls. We’re way behind on this.

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What Is A Home Equity Loan?

Savings Corner

While both of those kinds of big expenses can be fun, they are not reasons to hock your home. Paying for college: You may find lenders who advocate paying college tuition via home equity, but this is a risky move. There are no restrictions on how you purpose your home equity loan.

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