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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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We loosely based our plan on Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps, but modified them to address our needs and lifestyle. 2018 Update. 1 – Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. Dave Ramsey suggests to have a starter emergency fund of $1000 while focusing on paying off non-mortgage debt. 1st Update in June 2014.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2018 financial goals ? Our 2 Main Financial Goals for 2018: 1 – Finish the will. We’d like to start saving for it in 2018, if possible. The Guidelines for 2018: 1. However, we could use a year of extra thriftiness to find any extra funds to accelerate the $10k. Be Exceptionally Frugal.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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” To get through that time, we crafted our Debt Freedom Plan , based on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps, but tailored to meet our own needs and self-employed lifestyle. The student loan should be paid off by the end of 2018. Projected pay off date December 2018. Build up our Emergency Funds to 3-6 months of expenses.

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