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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. This is our very last non-mortgage loan and we send an extra payment every month as part of our Debt Freedom Plan. We’d like to start saving for it in 2018, if possible. The Guidelines for 2018: 1.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Our Debt Freedom Plan has been a long winding road. The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. To ease my anxiety about our new loans, we took the Financial Peace University home course and it changed how we thought about debt.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

My husband and I have four kids ranging from age 3-8, and I am a stay-at-home mom. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I think I started reading FG regularly in 2018 or 2019. and realized we should pay off this debt as quickly as possible. Tell us a little about yourself Hello! homemade bagels!

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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

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This money gets sent automatically to the 529 accounts we set up for our girls in 2020. I said goodbye to mini-van life in January when we traded in our 2007 Honda Odyssey for a 2018 Toyota Highlander. I talk a lot about debt freedom and that is still a goal of ours, and our Debt Freedom Plan will be adjusted.

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Chit Chat: 06.17.18

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Our kids spent their first week of summer vacation at the beach with their Girl Scouts troop. The restaurant isn’t exactly kid-friendly and we were waiting for the right time to use. Our home was very quiet and we missed our girls terribly, but we had a wonderful week too. Date night!