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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. These are just my personal goals. So far, I love my new 2018 planner! Check email.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. The Guidelines for 2018: 1. Restaurants.

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Family Office Manager

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Instead, he shared the story about Susan, a wife, and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. I read this book around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time workforce to stay at home with our new baby.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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To ease my anxiety about our new loans, we took the Financial Peace University home course and it changed how we thought about debt. 2018 Update. Our 2019 Financial Goal. We can now move on to other financial goals. 1 – Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. 1st Update in June 2014.

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Chit Chat: 06.17.18

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We sent them off on Monday morning and they came home Saturday afternoon. Our home was very quiet and we missed our girls terribly, but we had a wonderful week too. I love yard sales, but need to be mindful that I don’t bring a bunch of other people’s junk into our home. A yard salin’ we will go!

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My Word for 2019

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Our main financial goal is to pay off our last non-mortgage loan. It was a goal in 2018, but high medical bills and other financial challenges hindered our progress. Back in December, I read the book, Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste. It was a good day!!

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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At that time, I couldn’t cash flow the office budget, home budget, our loans, and retirement savings. He went back to school at the age of 34 to pursue a new career and has not regretted it, but his student loan was about the size of a small home mortgage when he graduated in 2000. Our extra funds went towards our cash flow.

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