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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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1st Update in June 2014. Our 2019 Financial Goal. Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. We can now move on to other financial goals.

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Chit Chat: 06.17.18

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we’re working on our Financial Vision Board in the month of June. The topic came to me when I realized that my husband and I haven’t really talked about our future financial goals in awhile. Over on my private Facebook group, Family Budgeters Unite! ,

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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

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I am a stay at home mom and freelance marketer and my husband works in the construction industry. But I would say the breaking point came in June of 2011 when I was in a car wreck. The fear of losing my baby led to the desire for me to be a stay at home mom, but I knew that would never work if we were in such debt.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

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I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. In June of 2010, we hit our rock bottom point. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt? The short term sacrifice was for the long term goal of being debt free.

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Stay the Course Financially

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She looked and looked for new work in her field, but just couldn’t land any of the few openings around. He was retired and unable to resume work. One of the most recent survey’s available reported: “Average expenditures per consumer unit1 for July 2014 through June 2015 were up 5.9 percent in 2009, the U.S.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Andy from Saving to Invest discusses Happiness in Life and Work. Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011. I wish we had some of these in Canada.

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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. For example, if today is May 22, then follow these steps to plan for June’s budget. If you have financial goals, budgeting will be an important tool to reaching those goals.

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