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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Our Debt Freedom Plan has been a long winding road. The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. To ease my anxiety about our new loans, we took the Financial Peace University home course and it changed how we thought about debt.

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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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We decided on one big audacious financial goal for the year, and it’s a doozy! That was the year that we made the goal of paying off the last of our non-mortgage debts and we achieved it by September of that year. It was a momentous occasion that was many years in the making. How will we make these goals?

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Take Control of YOUR Money in 2016

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And ready to rock the new year. For me the new year’s reality sets in the first Monday after the holiday. This year, we took a long break over the holidays to travel to see friends and family, so today has been a shock to my system. We have new financial goals for this year. I’m back!

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The Importance Of Setting Financial New Year’s Goals

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The New Year brings a chance to make a fresh start and improve our lives. In fact, one of my favorite things to do at the end of December each year is to set financial goals for the new year. You can motivate yourself by creating a way to track your progress visually. How much debt do you have?

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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Every January 1, I get caught up in the hopeful feeling of the upcoming new year. My husband and I make some financial goals at the start of every year. Most of them are related to our small business, my husband’s chiropractic office, but last January I got a bee in my bonnet about debt…thank you, Dave Ramsey.

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How to Get What You Want

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Most people want to see you succeed; whether your goal is to get a promotion, lose weight, get out of debt, or what have you, use your network to help get ahead. You can find subject matter experts through your dad’s best friend, or your classmate from 10 years ago. Use Your Network. Use your network by asking for help.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

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The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy. Those are all great ideas, but one company is taking it a step further to help motivate us. Turn off the lights. Lower the thermostat in the winter. Read on to learn more!