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For Better Savings: Use Sub Accounts to Differentiate Your Goals

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s fun to watch your account grow, but at the same time, if you have different goals for the money, having everything in one account can be problematic, since you aren’t able to identify which money is earmarked for a specific goal. Think about your top savings goals, and how you can reach them.

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5 Things the Marathon Taught Me About Goals

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I was a gymnast growing up; high power, low endurance. When we set new goals, we attack them with frenzied fervor, then burn out in a matter of days, or weeks if we’re lucky. miles, I began to apply a similar strategy to my other goals. For instance, I set myself a goal of learning to code this year. Get Organized'

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What to Do When You and Your Spouse Have Differing Financial Goals

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We knew that we would at least partially combine our finances when we were officially married, but when we were making our combined budget before going to the bank and officially combining, we hit a bit of a road block when we realized that we have a huge disparity in our financial goals. Compromising is Key. Allocation of Side Job Earnings.

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10 Best Low-Risk Investments In April 2024

Savings Corner

That may be fine if your goal is to preserve capital and maintain a steady flow of interest income. But if you’re looking for growth, consider investing strategies that match your long-term goals. If you opt for only low-risk investments, you’re likely to lose purchasing power over time.

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Contingency Budgeting: Low, Medium, and High

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It can be beneficial to have a strategy in place for all three of these contingencies- or, as we’ll call them, a low, medium, and high budget. Let’s start on the low end and work our way up. The Low Budget. Figure out your “low budget” by stripping everything away and breaking it down to the bare bones. The Medium Budget.

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Goals for 2012

Saving SAHM Sanity

I still enjoy setting goals, but knowing I'll be in school full time from the end of January-May, then again from September-December, I'm keeping my goals simple-ish. I've set 12 small goals I'd like to achieve over the next year that will hopefully put me in better shape. Eat low fat yogurt daily. or higher!

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WIS, WWA | all Safeway

The Frugal Girl

This includes the part where Mr. Collins comes to “condole” with the Bennets after Lydia’s disgrace, a low even for Mr. Collins. <3 I told Zoe about it and we both said that this is goals…to marry a man whom you can honestly say is the best man you’ve ever known. Remember how in A. I should have known.

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