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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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2016 will be THE year. Guidelines for 2016: 1. Choose Thrift First. I have made a pact with myself that if I don’t already own something that I need, I will either: make do with what I have, find said item at a thrift store, borrow, or forget about it. What’s your financial goal for 2016?

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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While I love thrift stores, I can be easily swayed to run into Target, TJ Maxx, and/or Kohl’s when I feel like I need something. I’m curious to see how much we can save and also how creative we can get by making do with what we already own or looking for things at a thrift store. 2016 Update. Plan our Spending.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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year-old Honda Odyssey needed four new tires, but before we bought them, we started looking for a vehicle from 2016 or 2017. We didn’t have enough cash though and would need to take out a partial loan. We also started shopping around for a new-to-us vehicle.

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