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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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A lot of life happened over 7 years and our plan changed slightly, but our goal remains to achieve complete freedom from debt. Our 2019 Financial Goal. After years of scrimping and saving and not spending extra money on things, we have achieved the biggest financial goal we have ever set for ourselves in our 19 years of marriage.

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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

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I talk a lot about debt freedom and that is still a goal of ours, and our Debt Freedom Plan will be adjusted. My husband drives a 2012 vehicle and in 2019 we got rid of a 2001 Honda Civic, which we bought new during my previous commuter life–pre-kids. So in the effort of transparency, I took out a car loan. year-old van.

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The Art Of Marriage Ops

Nicoles Nickels

Military divorces have increased 42% since 2001 and it’s our goal to help strengthen the marriages of those who fight for us. For many service men and women the day they return home is the happiest day of their lives, but what happens after the reunion is over?

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The Art of Marriage Ops

Nicoles Nickels

Military divorces have increased 42% since 2001 and it’s our goal to help strengthen the marriages of those who fight for us. For many service men and women the day they return home is the happiest day of their lives, but what happens after the reunion is over?

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Unfortunately, we did not hit that goal and in part, have made some major changes to our Debt Freedom Plan. Where our mortgage enters the equation: We bought our modest home in September 2001, before home prices soared and inevitably, tanked. Our goal is still debt freedom. We bought our home in 2001.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. In September 2001, we bought a 1700 square foot home with a one-car garage and ONE full bathroom. My husband drives a 2012 Nissan that we bought used in 2017 to replace a 2001 Honda Civic. Small home = Low Expenses.

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