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Make Your Own Board Game

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Because just deciding to have a business, or buy a bunch of empty toothpaste tubes to fill (or whatever the decision might be), doesn’t mean that you will actually make any money, I knew that I needed the winner to have to meet a certain profit goal. Then I made some cards to accomplish the games goals and facilitate play.

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

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We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. Who initiated the debt free goal? So we needed to find a balance between taking care of the kids and the house. What are your financial goals now? It’s important to find others who understand and want to keep you motivated.

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3 Savvy Ways to Save on Kids’ Sports Gear

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Seeing your child run the ball down the field to score a goal may get your adrenaline pumping. You can find secondhand sports gear at thrift stores, garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and sports resale shops, like Play It Again Sports. Instead, focus on finding quality products intended for young athletes.

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What Makes a Saver?

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One of those something’s is probably going to be finding a way to never be in that situation again – which means you will learn to start saving, some how, some time. Once we hit retirement, assuming your saving efforts have been successful, we might once again become spenders – pursuing delayed goals and dreams.

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Investment Methods

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I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. Graham (and Buffet) are known for their practice of ‘value investing’ – finding stocks that are undervalued. You pick a long term money goal, then figure out how much you should have at each period. My copy has a copyright date of 2008.

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It’s Easy To Make A Million Dollars

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In order to get to a million, you have to be willing to prioritize your life’s goals to get there. You have to be willing to work hard towards your goal. You have to persist in pursuing your goal, no matter what life brings. Is having a million dollar net worth an important life goal for you and your family?

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How Are Billionaires Different Than Millionaires?

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Billionaires see the world through the lens of finding solutions to problems that might not even yet exist. They are confident in their goals. Do You Know a Millionaire Garage Sale-er? The rest of us get caught up in conformity. They are great problem solvers. Millionaires solve problems for their customers.