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My Personal Goals for 2018

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Aside from a health concern with one of my daughters , 2017 was a great year, however, I was distracted by non-necessities, so my overall theme for 2018 is to use my time more wisely on the people and things that are important to me. I’ll update you on my family’s financial goals for 2018 in another post. Check email.

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Our 2019 Financial Goal

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In 2018, we decided to focus on just 2 main financial goals and before I share my 2019 goals I thought I would give you a recap on 2018. Our 2018 Financial Goals: Finish our Will. In March of 2018, we had our wills, medical directives, and powers of attorney completed by an attorney. It’s similar to a deductible.

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An Update on Medi-Share – September 2017

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We generally don’t have a lot of medical bills–just the usual stuff like annual physicals, some blood work, and an occasional sick visit. I spent the next two hours on the phone with the doctors and with Medi-Share. How has Medi-Shared worked for us thru July: A breakdown of our medical bills through July 2017.

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My Word for 2019

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It was a goal in 2018, but high medical bills and other financial challenges hindered our progress. I recently just put a 30 minute screen limit on my phone for social media and hopefully that will help me reduce my time spent on a daily basis. I ran my 10th half marathon in 2018 and have 2 more races planned for 2019.

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Medi-Share Update: One Year Later

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We hit our Annual Household Portion (think: deductible) with this medical event and our medical bills started to be paid by the other members’ shares. On the spreadsheet below, you’ll see that the December bills were quite high. A recap of our medical bills for 2017. Payment due to providers: $75,717.82.