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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. But after that, our goals were not as specific. Travel and vacations will always be a part of our budget.

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Family Budget Spreadsheets 2021

Family Balance Sheet

For more information about the spreadsheets and details on how to order, visit: Family Budget Spreadsheets. One summer, we didn’t have enough money to cover vacation and some day trips, so we hosted a yard sale to find the extra cash. Many years ago, we could say yes to the questions in the above graphic.

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Introducing: Family Budget Spreadsheets

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One summer, we didn’t have enough money to cover a vacation and some day trips, so we hosted a yard sale to find the extra cash. You enter your information and the spreadsheet calculates your total assets, liabilities, and your net worth.

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We're Saving for Disney and We Need Your Advice

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To be honest, the two of us were never interested in a Walt Disney World vacation. It is one of our 2012 Financial Goals and I am starting to research it. From what we hear, a Disney vacation is not a vacation that you can just book and hope for the best when you get there. But life has changed.

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Financial Tasks for First Quarter

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Of course, there are some tasks that are dictated by others, such as when we must pay taxes or submit certain information to government entities. I have two LLCs, one for a vacation rental and the other for my online activities. After 44 years of marriage, we have collected quite a bit of financial information.

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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We knew the principles of Financial Peace University; however, we also met with a financial planner who was also a huge Dave Ramsey fan. He took all of our financial information and put together a plan for us to get out of debt as fast as possible. We just went on our first vacation together since our honeymoon.

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Make Money Your Hobby

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Find something to motivate you into becoming financially literate. It can be something financially prudent like starting a retirement account or something totally frivolous like saving for a vacation. The important thing is to get started; any major goal that inspires you to do that is a good start. Put a System in Place.

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