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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

Family Balance Sheet

We had our daughters later in life and at a crucial time in our lives, I stopped our retirement contribution. Today, my husband and I can’t park a car in our garage because it is filled with 5 bikes, 2 scooters, 2 wagons, and a big wheel. I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for everything that month.

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Disney Trip Cost, Breakdown & How I Paid For It

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This is the first year I started a Disney/vacation savings account of $25 a week. My daughter will need her car while working at Disney, so we’ll be driving two cars on the way down. I keep a stack of big totes in the corner of the garage and we add yard sale items to them year-round. Gas = $350. It takes 2.5

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

2 – Save $10k in a savings account, specifically earmarked for medical expenses. We hit our Annual Household Portion (kind of like a deductible) of $10,000 with Medi-Share in 2017 when our daughter had an unexpected medical condition arise that required multiple tests, 3 surgeries, and medication.