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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2023 financial goals ? We decided on one big audacious financial goal for the year, and it’s a doozy! The last time we wrote numbers-driven financial goals was 2019. I cried for days and we celebrated the occasion with a family cruise a few months later. Track our Success!

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Our 2019 Financial Goal

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In previous years, I would create a long list of financial goals, only to have little accomplished by the end of the December. I almost stopped writing goals down altogether. In 2018, we decided to focus on just 2 main financial goals and before I share my 2019 goals I thought I would give you a recap on 2018.

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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. Family Camping to Watkins Glen KOA. Restaurants.

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Setting Financial Goals: Make Them Smart and Simple

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Those who just go along, hoping for the best, are usually the ones who struggle financially or get themselves into too much debt. Setting financial goals is an important part of planning to achieve financial security and have enough money in your retirement years to live the way you want. That’s because it’s so important!

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. Their 2017 goal is to boost their savings rate and get their expenses down to $30,000 a year as they work towards financial independence.

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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Finally, we are able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and are more motivated than ever to pay off these final two loans. Post our goal sheet in a very prominent spot, like the refrigerator, bedroom closet door, or bathroom mirror and update it as we make loan payments. What’s your financial goal for 2016?

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Identify Your Money Motivations

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Instead, it’s important to figure out your money motivations. Looking at your motivations helps you figure out how to address the problem, and to make long-term changes to your spending behaviors. Consider your money motivations, and then look at whether your spending plan matches your priorities. You can either write.