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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. Restaurants. Some of our favorite campgrounds:

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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Restaurants. We will cut back, but it is unrealistic for me to say we won’t eat out at all this year. I’ll do my best to follow my own advice, 10 Ways to Save When Eating Out , and we will bring snacks, bag lunches, and drinks whenever we can to save money. What’s your financial goal for 2016?

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. Some items are fixed and are recurring each month, but other things are variable (change month to month) such as groceries, heating/cooling, clothing, restaurants. Total your expenses.

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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. Restaurants. We LOVE to go out to dinner! But at one time, we ate out quite a bit. But once we started our Debt Freedom Plan, we cut restaurants back to once a week. Who doesn’t?

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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We definitely spend a lot more money on eating out at restaurants and using babysitters now that we are debt free. It’s feels nice to spend money on a date night out. What are your financial goals now? Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free?

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Find Out How Ruth and Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage

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We also stopped eating out and even went on regular spending freezes. Stop eating out. We went out for a really nice dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. What are your financial goals now? We started making a monthly cash budget and paying with cash instead of credit or debit cards.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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This meant moving to a less expensive rental, cutting cable and changing our eating-out and entertainment habits. We did cut back on eating out quite a bit and we are people that LOVE to try new foods. What are your financial goals now? I took on a babysitting job for about 8-9 hours a week.

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