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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 was routine for us.

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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

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We think we’ll use the money towards summer vacation. We would have used this sectional in our basement, but it’s too big to get through the basement door. I said goodbye to mini-van life in January when we traded in our 2007 Honda Odyssey for a 2018 Toyota Highlander. We…took out a car loan.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Meet The Achievers: Deacon and his wife paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months. His 2017 goal is to make $100,000 in online income.

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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. Shame on us for dragging our feet on this for too long. This is our very last non-mortgage loan and we send an extra payment every month as part of our Debt Freedom Plan. The Guidelines for 2018: 1. Restaurants.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. I think I started reading FG regularly in 2018 or 2019. and realized we should pay off this debt as quickly as possible. canned peaches = summer in a jar 2.

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Family Office Manager

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My new mission was to manage our money to make sure we used it wisely and stretched it as far as possible. After 20 years, I switched from Quicken software to You Need a Budget (YNAB) software in 2018 for our household. Implement our Debt Freedom Plan. Create our family’s financial goals and Debt Freedom Plan.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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As I reflect back to January 2016, I started that year pretty determined to pay off the balance of our non-mortgage debts. Unfortunately, we did not hit that goal and in part, have made some major changes to our Debt Freedom Plan. Our Debt Freedom Plan Started in 2013: The year 2012 was quite exciting for me and my husband.

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